Hi. I'm back. Sorry I haven't updated for a month. Sorry for the cliffhanger last chapter.
I was busy. C'mon, isn't everyone busy in September and October? School and other things in life kept me from updating. Sorry about that. I'll try to keep it to a monthly update, maybe 3 weeks.
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The power emanating from Kamijou was larger than anything Shouto had seen in his life. Even the full power of Endeavor he had felt when fighting some villains didn't even compare. He doubted that All Might could compare to this power as well.
Shouto looked over at the dragon, which mouth was opened. It roared, and Shouto cowered fearfully at the shrill sound that hit his eardrums.
He looked over at Kamijou, whose face was covered by blood. However, he could see his mouth, and it looked distressed.
Surely, Kamijou could not control this great power. He did not mean to unleash it, and that scared Shouto even more. If the wielder couldn't control the dragon, who could?
Endeavor was also affected by the dragon and the power. He stood in place, frozen. Even the quirk of the Psycho Pirate couldn't influence him not to feel feat in that situation. He wanted to hide, run away. He couldn't face this; who could? But his hero instinct kept him from running. He was a hero, he must face all adversary fearlessly. He shakily stepped forward slowly.
Shouto saw this, and shook his head. Was he mad? Stepping up to power of that magnitude? He also saw his father in a new light, from then. This was not done by the power of rage; this was the instinct of a hero. He really did take his hero job seriously.
Endeavor, was out of the influence of the Pirate, as the Pirate himself was cowering in fear. The faraway roof of the skyscraper he was on suddenly didn't seem far enough away from the dragon. He unconsciously deactivated his quirk, which was a thing he didn't think was possible anyway. He realized this too late and tried to reactivate it.
With a roar, Endeavor rushed towards Kamijou, hero instincts kicking in, intending to seal away a potential threat to humanity. Halfway through, he felt something flowing inside of him. It gave him more confidence, and his vision turned red. It was the Pirate manipulating things again.
"No! Stop, Father! You are no match for that thing, you will perish!" Shouto shouted at his father desperately, hand outstretched, momentarily forgetting the things he had done to him before.
Endeavor, ignored Shouto. Actually, he didn't hear, as the only thing he could hear was pure rage. He lit up his whole body in flames, intending to use one final move to end this. His most powerful signature move; Prominence Burn.
Kamijou was inside, trying to suppress the dragon. He was concentrating so much that he didn't notice the burning man that was rushing towards him at a blinding speed. Naturally, he raised his hand to defend himself, forgetting that the dragon king was still in his stump.
It looked, to an outsider, that Kamijou was going to wield the dragon and defeat Endeavor, so Shouto desperately summoned his whole power and tried to attack the two of them. Not that it was going to do anything. But one thing he noticed after he shot the attack, was that he used his flames.
Now, Kamijou did not want to hit anyone with the Dragon, but it was already pointing at Endeavor, ready to do some major damage. The only thing he could do right now, without being either burnt or consumed by the dragon, was try to defend himself from the flames with the dragon, while trying to control it so it won't kill everything around him.
So that was what he did. To his amazement, he could feel some of the power coming from the dragon going back into his arm. Without anything holding him back, he raised his arm for a punch towards the Number 2.
Moments before Endeavor reached Kamijou, Shouto could felt an even stronger power, also coming from Kamijou's right stump, reeling in some of the dragon's power. 'He had some power to control the dragon as well? Who the hell is this kid..?' He looked at Kamijou with amazement. He could figure out his plan as well. All was going to be well. He deactivated his fire, now that there was no immediate need for it.
Then a huge shockwave blew them all out of the ground, into the air, along with the whole bunker underground and the surrounding buildings.
The power from the strongest attack of the No.2 colliding with the weakened dragon king created a shockwave that cleared around a hundred meters of ground, creating a crater. Nothing was in the crater; everything had been burned by Endeavor.
Shouto, someone survived. He used his ice to maneuver in the air, avoiding the full force of the shockwave. He fell towards the ground at breakneck speed, however, using his ice to avoid falling too fast, he landed safely in the middle of the crater, where Kamijou and Endeavor were at.
The dragon had disappeared, replaced with a new… right arm? Shouto took a closer look and confirmed it. It was a brand new right arm, to replace the one Endeavor had burned. Kamijou, who was lying on the ground, stood up slowly, seemingly not noticing his new arm.
Shouto decided to keep quiet about this. Something tells him this was not the first time something like that had happened. "I'll need an explanation later." He said, glaring at Kamijou.
Kamijou laughed sheepishly. "Can't be avoided, huh? Such misfortune."
Kamijou looked at Endeavor, who was trying to stand up. Kamijou could still sense the rage on him. The quirk was still working on the Number 2. His eyes wandered to Endeavor's neck. There was a small metal thing stuck to the neck of the No.2. This wasn't here before. It must have been the item that was influencing Endeavor.
Kamijou walked over at Endeavor, his hand reaching towards his neck. He used two fingers to break the metal bullet off. After the bullet was off, when Kamijou touched Endeavor with his finger accidentally, there was a sound of glass shattering. Kamijou, satisfied, walked back to Shouto to explain what had happened.
Kamijou rose the bullet above his head, gesturing to it. Some liquid fell on Kamijou's right hand. Kamijou did not pay much attention to it, but he did note that it was dark red. "This was the item that was influencing Endeavor to use his power on us," Kamijou explained. "Pretty sure this contains some sort of liquid, that when in contact with one's skin, it will influence their emotions." Just then, a drop of the liquid fell on Kamijou. A shattering glass sound could be heard. "See, that means my hand just negated the liquid, so it really is the liquid that influences Endeavor. Must be a quirk of some sort."
Shouto inspected the bullet. It was made of metal, so why didn't it melt when Endeavor raised his heat? He activated his flames, trying to melt this metal.
It didn't work. Kamijou looked over. "It might be made of a metal that is really hard to melt. Like tungsten, for example." Kamijou offered. The only reason he knew about tungsten was that of some anime.
Shouto dropped the bullet and ground on it with his boot. "No matter. This event has ended. No point speculating about it."
After he said this, Kamijou collapsed. He fainted, he was knocked unconscious. It could be because of many reasons. Heat stroke, exhaustion, quirk overuse. Regenerating an arm would need a lot of energy, Shouto reckoned.
It was none of these reasons. The Psycho Pirate looked up from his sniper, barrel still smoking from the tranquilizer dart he shot. He was not giving up now.
The only real threat was Kamijou. Now, he just needed to shoot Endeavor with one more tungsten bullet, so that Endeavor would kill both Shouto and Kamijou, framing Endeavor, and getting rid of the evidence. He wasn't expecting him to figure out how his bullet worked.
He re-aimed his sniper to the struggling figure of Endeavor. He loaded in another Rage Bullet, and got out his special bullet, which made people feel no pain. This would be the end. His plan had been foiled too many times.
He was going to make sure it was not going to fail. He loaded the Painless Bullet into the sniper, so he could fire two successive shots. He squeezed the trigger twice, sending the bullets flying to Endeavor's neck. As a parting shot, he shot some liquid adrenaline to him as well.
Endeavor stood, flames brighter than ever. He felt amazing. The pain he felt in his whole body completely disappeared. It was not an anesthetic as well, he could feel normal things, like the wind, and the ground. He played around with his flames.
He also felt stronger. Like he could do anything. But, his objective was not to play around. He needed to quench his rage. The rage was so much, that he almost thought that was his normal state. He looked at Kamijou Touma and his son. Those two. The source of his rage.
They needed to be eliminated. Kamijou had caused him pain, and Shouto had disappointed him to no end. They needed, to die. But a small doubt lingered in the back of his head. Does he really want to kill his son?
Shouto noticed the intense heat from behind him, and turned slowly. His eyes burning with determination. Kamijou was not here to help him anymore. He had to use his own power to defeat his father. This was the chance he was waiting for. He didn't care if he wasn't ready. With only his ice, he would completely defeat his father in one on one combat. This was what he was living for. Revenge. "Come."
"Stand down Shouto. Your father is pissed." Endeavor obliged halfheartedly, flames flickering dimly. He shot a torrent of flames at Shouto, which was dispelled easily by the ice. Shouto went on the offensive, creating ice spikes traveling towards Endeavor, who melted it with one wave of his hand.
Shouto used this as a distraction to get close, which he did. He stomped the ground, and sent a spike of fast-moving, spearing towards Endeavor's eye. Endeavor created his own spear of fire, throwing it against the ice spear, creating a mini explosion of fire and ice. Shouto blocked the force of the explosion with a wall, then throwing a fist at Endeavor.
The fist was shrouded in ice, but it was melted when it hit Endeavor's torso. Endeavor raised his fist and dropped it down on Shouto's back, slamming him on the ground. Spittle flew out of Shouto, who instinctively created a mega ice wall to escape his father.
The ice brought him to a decent distance away from Endeavor, carrying Kamijou with him. He was still unconscious, which was an inconvenience.
Endeavor was not going to let them go that easily. Flames appeared on his boots, and it propelled him forward, towards the two of them. Todoroki created multiple walls of ice to block Endeavor, but they were all broken through. "Shouto! I'll kill you if I have to, so just give me that boy!"
Endeavor raised his hand out, palm facing Shouto. Blue fire blasted out of his palm, uncontrolled, displacing throughout the air.
Todoroki touched the ground with his right arm, generating a block of ice comparable to a small glacier. The glacier blocked the fire well, and trapped Endeavor within its icy walls. Todoroki had a moment to rest, but his whole body felt numb.
He look at his right hand, and it looked pretty blue. "Shit. I'm nearing my limit." He looked towards the glacier. He knew it would not hold Endeavor for much longer. He didn't have much options left for him now.
'Dammit. I can't do anything now.' Todoroki hesitated. He looked at his left arm. He was getting desperate, so he might consider using his fire side… 'No. No. What am I thinking? Using his own power against him? That would be the ultimate sign that my own power is not equal to him! If I have to resort to using the power he gave me to defeat him, I will never forgive myself.' He clenched his left hand. He was not going to use it.
The glacier was slowly melting. It was about half its original size. Soon, Endeavor would break out, and he would have to fight him once again.
He could use the new special move he developed… But it would probably kill him in the effort. He was already damaged by the frostbite, if he used any more, he would lose a limb or something. So far, using fire would be the best option.
But then, he suddenly remembered why he was even fighting Endeavor. Kamijou. He was here to save Kamijou. Why was he so obsessed with defeating Endeavor without his fire? This was not a spar, it was not a game. Endeavor was basically a villain at this point, and if he treat him like a villain, and try to defeat him with his full power, he would die.
Was he that selfish to let Kamijou die, just because of a grudge between him and Endeavor that had nothing to do with the two of them? It would be ironic, to die from Endeavor, the reason that Shouto wouldn't use his left, which was what Kamijou swore to make him use because Shouto himself wouldn't use his left. He would not let someone like that, die on his watch. 'I'll do it. Just this once.' He thought.
Flames were generated from the whole left side of his body. It melted the ice, it melted his frostbite. It warmed the whole of his body. Within seconds, he suddenly felt good as new. He felt like he could use his ice freely, without restraint once again. He could use his new move, which he developed just to fight Kamijou.
When he had witnessed All Might defeating Kamijou easily, then losing to him a few moments later, he knew he had to change something. His ice wouldn't be enough, he had to create something he could not negate. Like the displaced wind that came from the force of All Might's punch, he would use his ice to make the surrounding temperature freezing. Kamijou could not negate the temperature that was not directly influenced by one's quirk. The ice made the air cold, which in turn makes Kamijou cold.
But this ice had to be very, very cold in order to do that. It also had to encompass him in all directions. With those conditions, he made this move. Ice cage. The ice made was at the temperature of absolute zero, surrounding his opponent. The air inside the cage would be lowered heavily, so everyone inside would be frozen instantly.
This, however, was a move that would trap himself inside the cage, freezing him as well. He dare not use his flames, as they would raise the temperature and make the move less powerful. This was a self-sacrificing move, but he was willing to use it against his father, just to prove him wrong.
Kamijou opened his eyes. What he saw comforted him. Shouto was using his fire. 'I guess he really can do it if he wants to, eh?'
Shouto's fire was weak, so it would take time to build up enough strength to use his ultimate move. It was gradually getting stronger; he would need to wait only a few more minutes until he would be in top condition. However, Endeavor was almost out.
The glacier was now the size of a small house. With a small burst of flames, Endeavor blasted the top part of the ice out and jumped out of the ice frame.
Shouto smiled triumphantly. He had enough time to build up his attack. Endeavor was a few seconds away from him, and that was all he needed. It was over, he thought, until Endeavor appeared right in front of him, hand touching his left side.
The flames on Shouto's shoulder flickered dimly, before finally extinguishing. The fire of Shouto had been absorbed by Endeavor. Shouto, feeling the cold once again, fell to his knees, at the mercy of Endeavor.
Endeavor looked at his son, rage dimenishing. No matter how much the bullet manipulated him, he could not kill his own son. Instead, he turned his sights on Kamijou, the boy he really hated. He walked towards him, intending to finish the job.
The Pyscho Pirate smiled. He really had succeeded now. He packed his sniper back to its compact bag, and slinged it around his neck. A job well done, indeed.
There was one thing he missed, however. The whole fight was done overground, where anyone could see it happening. It was not shrouded in darkness like he intended it to, underground. That meant it would easily attract the attention of pro heroes everywhere. And how could he forget the Number 1. Hero, All Might, who was stationed in this city.
"Shit!" When the pirate realized this, it was too late. A blur of red and blue whizzed past the city and landed in the crater. The Pirate took out a pair of binoculars and saw All Might carrying two boys to safety. Kamijou Touma and Shouto Todoroki. All Might was here to foil his damned plans. "Fuck!" He got out his modified pistol and made his way down on the ground.
Shouto looked up at the face of All Might. He was not smiling. "I can't believe, that Endeavor would attack you, Young Shouto. Are you two hurt in any way?" He growled.
"N-no." Shouto said quietly. All Might was really damned pissed. "By the way, this was caused by some outside interference. Maybe a quirk to manipulate emotions?"
"I see." All Might, in a way, was relieved. He was relieved to hear that Endeavor wasn't the villain he was made out to be. If the number 2 hero was found to be a villain, the reputations of the other heroes would be damaged as well.
All Might placed the two of them down at the edge of the crater. Kamijou sat up from his unconsciousness. "Ah, All Might. Glad you're here." Kamijou rubbed his head, which was pounding. "He's being influenced by a third party. By a metal bullet probably, sticking to his skin. Break that off, and I'll touch him with my right hand. That'll turn him back to normal."
All Might sighed. "I don't want you to get involved, but if that's the only way, fine." He looked at Shouto. "Young Shouto, I know you want to help, but you'll need to stay with the other heroes."
Kamijou looked back, and sure enough, there was other pro heroes there, as well as TV crews, policemen, and firefighters.
Shouto grunted. "I can't promise you that. I'll be on the battlefield soon enough anyway."
All Might chose to ignore that. "Well, stay safe kids. I'll show you a battle between pros!"
With that, the figure of All Might disappeared and reappeared in front of Endeavor. "ALL MIGHT! YOU'RE FINALLY HERE! YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN IN FRONT OF ME, THE ABSOLUTE STRONGEST! IT PISSES ME OFF. I'VE WORKED SO HARD, AND PEOPLE STILL RECKON THAT I AM MUCH BELOW YOU! YOU, ARE THE SOURCE OF MY RAGE. I AM THE TRUE NUMBER ONE!" Endeavor's eyes burned with rage, and aggressively engaged All Might
The fight began.
All Might got in close and tried to punch Endeavor with his full 100%. "Detroit Smash!" All Might shouted out, aiming for Endeavor's stomach. Endeavor dodged the punch and grabbed All Might's head. "Rocket Punch." Like a gun, a huge explosion of flames stemmed out from Endeavor's hand. All Might was not there, moving too fast for the eye. He was now behind Endeavor.
"Texas Smash!" All Might shouted, aiming for Endeavor's back. Endeavor created a wall of fire form the ground to shield the blow. The air blasted through the flames, and hit Endeavor, who was momentarily stunned by the compressed air blast.
All Might used this chance to throw a combo of punches at him, all of them 100%. Endeavor, using martial arts techniques, misdirected every and each of All Might's punches, and stomped on the ground, creating fire to flow out of the ground below All Might, which seemingly consumed the man.
When the ground flames disappeared, All Might could not be seen. Endeavor cautiously scanned his surroundings, knowing that attack wouldn't kill All Might. He was not expecting the strongest to make use of underhand tactics like these
All Might struck from above. "Washington Smash!" All Might yelled, while punching the ground beside Endeavor with full force. The shockwave released blew Endeavor backwards until he crashed full speed into the walls of the crater. Endeavor stood up and spit on the ground, saliva red as blood.
All Might pulled his fist from the ground, and rushed Endeavor once again at full speed, intending to land one more punch before attempting to remove the bullet.
When he got close, Endeavor met All Might's punch with his own punch. This time, his hand is wrapped in light blue flames. The two attacks meeting each other canceled each other, and All Might was thrown back to where he started the fight.
Endeavor coughed. His lungs can't handle the smoke the light blue flames make, one of the drawbacks of his most powerful flames. He walked forwards, wiping blood from his lip, where All Might had damaged him in that previous collision.
"What's wrong, All Might? Do you realize what my true power is now? After all that training, I have now become stronger than you!" Endeavor mockingly said
All Might gritted his teeth. Endeavor was a lot stronger than he had expected, he never knew he had light blue flames up his sleeves. He really was training hard to defeat him. But, there was a reason he was called the Number 1 hero.
It is because he is the strongest. The strongest won't lose to the second strongest. It just does not happen. All Might laughed. This was the most he exerted himself since fighting All for One all those years ago. He did not have much time, muscle form was already fading.
Endeavor prepared another attack. His quirk was arguably better than All Might's. It is very versatile and can be used in many ways. That was one thing One for All lacked. That one weakness of One for All could be that it wasn't very flexible.
But it made up for that using brute force.
Endeavor created a dragon, a Chinese style dragon, very much like the one that he saw in Kamijou's arm. Perhaps that was what inspired the attack. The dragon moved forward at the beckon of Endeavor, rushing towards All Might, burning the ground whenever it made contact. The smell of burnt air, ozone, could be detected.
All Might took a step back. "Don't" He raised his fist, ready to strike. "Underestimate," He leaned forward. "The strongest hero!" All Might cried while throwing his fist forward like a baseball pitch. "Florida Smash!" The air pressure and wind quickly disassembled the dragon, the fire dissipating throughout the air.
The air reached Endeavor, and it took him all his strength to stay on his feet. This was a problem. Endeavor growled in frustration and his rage built up inside. He activated his purple flames once more, holding nothing back.
All Might sensed this as well. Getting ready for a fight that wouldn't compare to the intensity of the previous one, he let out an aura of caution.
Kamijou was watching the high powered fight closely, watching for the time he would strike. But first, All Might had to break off the device. But it was getting too tedious.
There was too much damage being dealt. Kamijou had an urge to go in and help All Might defeat him. But he sensed the aura All Might was emitting. This fight was going to level up, this fight up till now was just to test the waters. The real fight starts now.
And it did not disappoint. Only blurs could be seen, in the fight between the two heroes. All Might was faster, but Endeavor blocked every single 100% punch. Turns out his light blue flames also give him a boost in defense, because even blocked, All Might's punches did not do much.
All Might was on the offensive, throwing punches left and right, trying to get through Endeavor's guard. It was tough, his hands burning from the heat, but he didn't even notice it. His punches were not connecting, so he tried a different method. "New Hampshire Smash!" He propelled his whole body towards Endeavor at speeds Touma could barely react to. Endeavor welcomed this attack, knowing there was no way he could get through his guard.
This was a feint, however. All Might braked on his body slam, and landed in front of Endeavor's shoes, grabbing his legs. Endeavor instinctively let flames erupt from his legs, but All Might gritted his teeth and held on. This was all part of his plan, after all.
All Might used his extraordinary leg and core strength to get to his feet with Endeavor without using his hands. He jumped in the air, towing Endeavor with him, who was currently blasting All Might with flames with his hands.
"Oklahoma Smash!" All Might roared, spinning around in the air, throwing Endeavor to the ground. Endeavor landed hard on the ground, winding him temporarily. All Might stayed in the air, and prepared another attack. "New York Smash!" He yelled, then using his legs to propel his whole body forward, aiming to tackle Endeavor on the stomach.
The attack hit, and Endeavor's whole body went underground. All Might lifted his limp body out of the ground and located the metal bullet. It was in his neck. When All Might reached to disable the bullet, Endeavor's eyes filled with life. He clutched All Might's hand and lit up in a spiral of light blue flames.
'Shit! What are these flames!? I have never encountered anything like them! I can't get close…' All Might thought nervously. Even he had been damaged by the flames. They were much stronger than what he normally used. This had to be a trump card of sorts, it was too powerful to use in normal situations.
Endeavor got to his feet, recovered from the beating he took from All Might. His eyes glowed even more dangerously. "All….Might…" he said with a raspy voice, radiating killing intent.
'This is going to be his most powerful attack…" All Might thought, getting ready for the unavoidable damage he will take. He would counter this with his own attack, a gust of great wind which would hopefully blow the fire away.
Light blue flames circled Endeavor. Kamijou remembered from his science classes that blue flames were the hottest of all the colored flames, and they could reach a temperature of 3000 centigrade, and that was its base heat.
All Might had seen Endeavor using these flames before, but not to this extent. He mostly used them as a finishing move, a one-off attack. This was different. This was more like a transformation, a powerup. Endeavor would be faster, stronger, and hotter than ever.
In an instant, Endeavor had already reached in front of All Might, who was more than 10 meters away. All Might, surprise, blocked his face instinctively, knowing that blocking would be more effective.
The punch came, and it was propelled forward by the blue flames. Endeavor was controlling the flames to add speed to the punch, increasing the power. The punch hit and All Might winced in pain. The Punch itself was something he could handle, but the heat was overwhelming. All Might jumped back, escaping the fire. Even he could not withstand those flames for a prolonged period of time.
Endeavor, again, pushed forward. The pressure he gave All Might was substantial. All Might barely dodged or blocked his punches. He could not even get a chance to get his own attacks in. 'Shit… I didn't want to hurt Endeavor, but I'll have to go all out.' All Might got ready to dodge this incoming punch, and respond with his own.
Endeavor's right hook came at him like a rocket, but All Might ducked underneath the fist and threw his own punch. "Texas Smash!" He roared while throwing an uppercut with all his might.
The punch hit Endeavor, who flew a few meters in the air. All Might again winced in pain, clutching his hand. The knuckles were burnt, and they hurt a lot. He unclenched his fist, flexing his fingers.
Even if the punch hit Endeavor, it did not do much damage. The flames protected him, as they could be used as extra shield or armor. Endeavor could shape his flames into solid objects, so his power could be much more versatile and useful in different situations.
Endeavor stayed in the air, supported by his flames. He then blasted a torrent of flames at All Might from above, exploiting the range effectiveness of All Might's fighting style.
All Might punched the flames, dispersing them around him. He could feel the heat of the flames all around him, but he did not dwell on this. He cast away his hesitation of the flames, and attacked Endeavor head on, holding nothing back.
He jumped, cracking the ground beneath him and sending himself at supersonic speeds to Endeavor, who was still levitating on the ground. He willed his flames to form a shield around him, but All Might batted it away with apparent ease and landed a direct hit on Endeavor.
The wind from the blow subsided, and Endeavor was on the ground, clutching his stomach in pain. Even the No. 2 hero going all out could not stand up to the strongest's full powered attacks. All Might looked at Endeavor, a blue glint could be seen in his left eye. "You have proven to be much stronger than I thought. I, from now on, will go all out and treat you like a villain." All Might declared.
Shouto stared at the two squaring off in wonder. This was a fight between the two strongest, and All Might hadn't even been going all out from the start? All Might was truly far and above any other hero. "So this is what the top is like…" he muttered, starstruck.
All Might disappeared in a flash, faster then he had ever been before. He reappeared at Endeavor's left side, intending to finish it with a final punch to the liver. Endeavor's reactions were fast, and so he managed the redirect the punch with his flames to the sky. The wind created rocked the surroundings.
Endeavor towered over All Might, who was unbalanced from the punch and sent his own fist towards All Might. All Might dodged easily and got into a position where Endeavor was apparently open. All Might sent in a smash, expecting to gain a direct hit.
However, Endeavor turned around expectantly and got ready to throw a punch of his own. All Might, noticing this, got his defenses ready for the incoming heat.
"Flashfire Fist - Jet Burn" Endeavor roared, throwing his fist forward at speeds that far eclipsed his previous punches. The speed was nothing like All Might had seen before. All Might's punches relied on the stored up power within his body, and did not rely on speed and momentum to create power. This punch by Endeavor was far faster than anything All Might had seen before, and that made it as powerful as his own punches. "How do you like that, eh, All Might? I made it just for you!"
'I can't block this in time… I'll have to take it head on!' All Might steeled himself, and redirected his own fist to meet Endeavor's own. Endeavor's punch overpowered All Might's punch, as it took some power off his punch to forcefully and quickly get in the way of Endeavor. It hit All Might's face with blinding speed, causing All Might to crash down to the ground
"Release!" Endeavor screamed after All Might went down. The fire that was supporting the punch rushed down to where All Might was, and enveloped him in blue flames.
Or so he thought. A sound of shattering glass was heard over the intense sound of the flames. All Might could see a spiky-haired boy holding up his right hand against the torrents of intense fire, protecting him. Kamijou Touma looked at him. "I'll create an opening, and you'll have to stop him."
"Did I not tell you that you should only come to get the finishing blow?" All Might asked indignantly.
Kamijou smiled. "You're time limit is almost up. I figured I should interfere." All Might noticed his right arm was not completely negating the attack. This was the explanation he had retrieved.
The Imagine Breaker was a mysterious power. It only lay in Kamijou's right hand, and it could negate anything supernatural, so most attacks he could instantly disperse. However, some attacks it could not negate immediately. Those attacks had a continuous amount of power flowing through it, so the Imagine Breaker needed to break the source of that power before being able to completely negate it. This attack by Endeavor fit that description.
Kamijou, had come across some of these attacks, even if he didn't remember. Dragon's breath, Innocentius, the white wings of Accelerator, just to list a few. To overcome this weakness, he subconsciously shifted his right hand to a position where it could redirect the attack, and that was what he was attempting to do right now. He shifted his palm to the left, directing the flames over to the left, leaving an opening at the front.
All Might took advantage of this, so he got in close and hit Endeavor with a full powered punch, intending to knock him unconscious. "Detroit SMASH!" He roared, as he hit him with his strongest.
The punch hit Endeavor's chest, throwing his body further into the air. Endeavor now could not control his movement in the air, and flew around like a ragdoll.
"He blocked the punch with those solid blue flames of his. He used most of them on the attack, and left the rest protecting his chest and face. This isn't over." All Might said, coughing. "I have figured his power out. He can only generate so much of those blue solid flames, so he uses them mostly for defense. That last attack of his was meant to finish me. He is weakened now, so I can take him. I'll quickly destroy that metal thing, and I'll leave the rest to you." After he said this, he blasted to the air once again, engaging Endeavor in a mid-air battle.
Endeavor had been severely weakened. The blue flames he had summoned was a one-time thing only, and he had used most of them for the Jet Burn he had used before. If he tried to summon more, his lungs would not hold up from all of the smoke they would make. No, he could only use them to coat himself in a sort of armor, to increase his speed and power. With that, he had a chance to beat All Might, who could not fly himself.
That did not stop him from attacking vigorously though. All Might threw punch after punch, without once touching the ground. He used his exceptional strength to stay in the air, by using the wind from his punches to launch himself at Endeavor without stop.
All Might could not see the metal bullet, but he could see that there was a place where the flames were most concentrated. That was his target. He would end it soon.
All Might, after staying in the air so much, finally got back onto the ground. He resigned himself to the fact that he could not match someone who could fly in a fight in the air. He would bring him down to his domain, the ground. All Might got into a stance which was meant to propel him into the air with as much power as possible. The ground cracked beneath his feet, and with a sonic bang, All Might launched to the air.
Before Endeavor realized what had happened, All Might was already behind him, in the apex of his jump. He punched the air to propel him downwards, and spun his whole body, somersaulting and building momentum. "California Smash!" All Might yelled, as he got back into a standing position mid-air, carrying the momentum from the incredibly fast spinning, and transferring it to the right hook All Might sent downwards to Endeavor, who's reactions led him to defend the place All Might would most likely strike with his flames.
The punch was not meant to hurt Endeavor, but to ground him. It worked. The punch sent the Number 2 hero down to earth as a fiery meteorite, spiraling wind flowing throughout the crater, a result of all that spinning All Might did for the buildup of the punch.
After punching Endeavor, All Might landed swiftly on his feet about 20 meters away from where Endeavor made his impact, and once again ran towards Endeavor to take advantage of his current situation, but Endeavor was already up and recovering. He wiped his mouth, which had hints of blood on it.
It was his turn to attack. "Flashfire Feet - Rocket." Flames came out from his thighs, and propelled Endeavor, like a rocket. It was as fast as All Might at his fastest. The two were going to collide at supersonic speeds. It would destroy the surroundings even more. "Ultimate Move…"
'Shit. He's going unleash his full output here? With all these people?' All Might thought frantically. This was going to bad; there were many people in the area. He could not bring harm to them. He, therefore, had to bring this battle to the sky, where the flames would not reach the ground. This attack would likely injure himself very much, but it would most probably burn off the metal that was keeping the Pirate's quirk working.
Endeavor grabbed All Might by the waist with both hands, holding strong. The momentum he had was still active, so they flew at the speed of sound in the direction Endeavor was going before.
All Might, winded by the stomach shot took a second to regain his bearings, before taking a deep breath. He planted his legs on the ground, and kicked off into the air, bringing Endeavor with him. He focused on Endeavor, who was glowing a bright yellow. This was the end of the battle.
"Prominence Burn!" Endeavor screamed, his whole body glowing with power. With lightning quick reactions, All Might threw Endeavor further up in the air, trying to avoid the incoming ultimate move. It was too late.
All Might's eyes were so focused on his opponent, and victory, that he failed to notice the news helicopter that was right in the trajectory of where he had thrown Endeavor. Even if Endeavor did not hit them directly, the damage would still have been done. The heat from his ultimate move would melt the helicopter and the lives inside it.
A few moments before the attack happened, a bee buzzed past Kamijou. The noise allowed Kamijou to turn his head, and what he noticed was a helicopter.
It was right in way of major damage. It was like nobody else had seen the helicopter. The heroes and the news where all focused on the fight. It was too late to tell anyone. He had to do it himself. "Shit." He cursed, turning and trying to find a way to stop this.
His shoulder bumped into Shouto, who luckily was present. "What's wrong?" Shouto asked tentatively. Kamijou said nothing and simply pointed at the helicopter.
"Bring me up there. I can stop it." Kamijou said frantically, grabbing Shouto's shoulders and shaking him desperately.
'Shit…' Shouto thought while preparing his ice. He had to first prepare a foundation to avoid the ice breaking due to the force of gravity.
"Be careful with your quirk." Shouto said. He raised his hand and an ice pillar shot the two of them up to the level of which Endeavor was at. "Don't touch the ice." He finished, breathing out water vapor from the cold.
"You don't need to tell me that," Kamijou said. "In case I fail, use your ice to protect the helicopter." Kamijou crouched, getting ready for the jump. "Cover me with ice, so that I won't be burnt as bad."
Shouto obliged, covering the entirety of his body with cold ice, leaving his right hand alone. "Good luck." He muttered.
The attack was due to happen any time now, and All Might was barely a few meters away from him. Photons burned as All Might was blinded by the bright light that came from Endeavor. Any time now he should feel the overwhelming heat coming from his attack. But that was the least of his worries.
The helicopter was still in the way, unable to get away due to the quickness these events were happening. It was about a dozen meters away from the source of the heat, Endeavor.
Tungsten is a metal that melts at exactly 3422 degrees Celsius. That was what made the Psycho Pirate's special bullet, made just for Endeavor.
But Endeavor's top output was higher than that. That was one thing he did not anticipate. This attack would disable the Pirate's quick, finally ending this seemingly never-ending battle.
"Fire!" Endeavor turned the front of his body to All Might. His whole body superconducted and heated up. This was an attack that used his whole body to create flames that could melt even tungsten, and possibly carbon. The surroundings heated up, but the beam of flames that was the main body of the attack were the real problem.
All Might felt the overwhelming flames and fire of Endeavor's Prominence Burn. But he could barely feel the pain.
He opened his eyes, and saw ice, instead of the helicopter.
Shouto Todoroki's attempt to protect the civilians was admirable. He would make one great hero.
But the ice melted like it was nothing. The heat was still there. All Might was starting to burn as well. This would give him severe burns, that would damage him a lot.
But the heat disappeared.
A sound of shattering glass was heard.
Kamijou Touma had once again came to everyone's rescue.
The strongest attack had been negated.
And when All Might's eyes focused on Endeavor, he could see that the metal had just melted. One more touch would end it.
"ALL MIGHT!" Kamijou shouted with all his might. "End it!" All Might immediately knew what he meant.
All Might punched the air, the displacement carrying him upwards. "Got it!"
By then, Kamijou was beginning to fall. Endeavor was already falling, but he had a head start. Kamijou could not reach him in time, and on the ground were many civilians. He would finish it here and now.
All Might reached Endeavor, and grabbed his right arm. He spun a couple times to gain momentum, and launched him to Kamijou, right arm waiting.
"Sorry I said all those things to you before. That was unprecedented, but now that I know that isn't the true you, I'll apologize." Kamijou said to Endeavor, who he knew was not in his right state of mind. "But you're still an asshole for doing that shit to your son. So take this punch as payback for that." He punched with his full strength downwards at Endeavor's face, with enough force to cancel the momentum he had from All Might's throw.
A shattering glass sound was heard, and the flames subsided.
It was over.
Endeavor fell to the ground, a couple of heroes who used air quirks breaking his fall. He instantly fell unconscious, the rage fueling him subsided. His breathing was heavy, a result of overusing his powerful fire quirk.
All Might landed on his feet without trouble. He raised his right arm in victory. The crowd went wild, and all was well. He was very near his time limit, so he used his remaining energy to go to a safe place to change back into his true form.
Kamijou was saved by Todoroki, who carefully used his ice to catch Kamijou, without letting his right arm reach any part of the ice. The two safely landed on the ground, panting for breath as they sat down in relief.
"Nice save, man." Kamijou gratefully thanked Shouto. "You really saved me back there."
"You can thank me all you want, but you're the real hero here." Shouto said, wanting to give the credit that Kamijou deserved. The media and the other heroes were now approaching the scene, now that it was over.
The two technically broke the law, as they used their quirks in the public.
But they did have the protection of the top two heroes, so it wasn't all bad.
Kamijou Touma and Shouto Todoroki walked to Endeavor, who was now conscious and sitting up.
"My ice… is not enough." Shouto admitted quietly.
"Hmm? You seemed to hold up against Endeavor pretty well." Kamijou replied breezily. Was this a change of heart by Shouto? Maybe he would be willing to use his fire now that he said it.
"That's only because my ice counters his fire. But even then, he beat me easily. He wasn't even using the power he used when fighting All Might." Shouto looked down at his feet. "And then there's All Might. He didn't even need any ice or anything countering the fire to beat him."
"You might have two powers, but it's still one quirk. It's like only flying with an attack helicopter. It's useless. Each element of the quirk is important, and you'll get nowhere if you only use one part." Kamijou said. He tried to think of an analogy, but it wasn't very good.
Shouto seemed to think about it deeply, which pleased Kamijou.
All of a sudden, two figures dropped down on the crater, and a wall of fire surrounded them.
This fire was no ordinary fire.
It was blue. Wild and unleashed, it was dangerous.
One of the figures had a sniper rifle strapped to his back, and was wearing a unique costume of different colors. He had goggles on, and was chewing something. He had a pistol in his right hand.
He was the Psycho Pirate.
The other had black hair, but was wearing a mask that covered everything but his one eye. The mask was black, with intricate markings on it. His eyes were a startling blue, and his hair was as spiky as Kamijou. He wore a basic outfit of a white T-shirt with a black jacket and jeans.
He was the Psycho Pirate's employer. Blue flames trailed him. He was the origin of the blue flames.
Kamijou got into a fighting stance. He sensed that these people were no good. "Who are you?" He demanded sharply. He felt a sharp pain in his body.
He looked and two bullets had been fired into him. A silenced gun held by the masked man was smoking. "Negation. Can't negate a bullet can you?" The man said in a mocking tone. "You'll be kept alive for now." He shot at Endeavor, but a wall of ice blocked the bullet. The man looked at Shouto questioningly. "Protecting him? How surprising."
Endeavor stood up shakily and shot some flames their way. The two dodged easily, but the masked man was still uneasy. "Tch. Pirate, shoot him. To incapacitate him. And I doubt a bullet could kill him anyway."
"Ok~" The Pirate said happily, slinging his rifle and loading a small liquid canister in it. Without even looking at the scope, he shot. The bullet hit Endeavor on the knee, and the Pirate's quirk kicked in.
The bullet was a guilty bullet.
All of the things Endeavor had done so far was unfitting of a hero, especially the things he had done while under the influence of the rage bullet.
That made him extra guilty, the quirk working more effectively.
The guilt put Endeavor in shock, the shock freezing him.
The bullet had already melted, so 5 minutes was the limit. The objective of the two men was to kidnap all three of them. They had already defeated two of them.
Kamijou could not move from the pain of the bullets, and Endeavor had been put into shock. Shouto was the only one in the way.
The other heroes noticed nothing wrong; fire was Endeavor's quirk after all.
Shouto stood over the two protectively, both sides activated.
The masked man scratched his neck. "Honestly, I'm disappointed, Shouto. Protecting your father? Using your fire side?" He made eye contact with Shouto. "Have you become our father's pawn, Shouto?" His eye shone dangerously, and he slowly took off his mask.
"Todoroki Touya. Brother." Shouto said without any hint of shock or surprise. He was honestly not very shocked by this revelation. He knew that the eldest son of Endeavor and his big brother got it the worst out of the four siblings. Vengeance did not come as a surprise. Actually, it was expected.
"You can call me that. But that name does not mean anything to me." Todoroki Touya's voice turned menacing. "My name is Dabi. And since I have no ties to you or your family, I can go all out!" He swiped his hand and wild blue flames ravaged the landscape.
Shouto generated some ice instinctively, but it was quickly melted by the incoming onslaught of hot blue flames. He was too cold to generate anything else that was colder. 'Shit. I can barely make ice… the temperature barely reaches freezing." Shouto looked at his left side, his fire side. Dabi seemed to have no problem using it. Why should he? Fuck it, just this once.
Fire blasted out of Todoroki's left side. It was quite a sight, the sheer output and raw power Shouto could use, after neglecting the entire side for a long time. "Wa… As expected of Endeavor's successor." Dabi said sarcastically.
He rushed forward to meet Shouto in battle. "Seriously, is that all you can do?" Blue flames came out from his arm and shot towards Shouto, who once again blocked it with his ice. "But that ice is pretty annoying." This time the ice didn't melt instantly and effectively blocked Dabi. '5 minutes is almost up… besides, even the dim-witted heroes would notice something wrong about this situation.'
Shouto shot some flames at him to test his power, but Dabi didn't even bother dodging those. His brother sent some of his own flames at him, which he blocked once again with his ice. 'This isn't so bad… I can hold him off, and his fire can't overcome my flames.'
Just when he thought that his ice broke, and flames enveloped Shouto. It didn't damage him much, but after receiving the attack he felt like he had through a good soaking of a hot spring. His breath left him, and sweat dripped off him. He cooled himself off using his ice, while also using the ice to keep Dabi at bay.
He was focused so much on Dabi that he forgot about the other person who was part of this. The Psycho Pirate shot a few silenced bullets at Shouto, who reacted just in time to coat the part of the body where he was being shot at with ice to lessen the damage of the bullets.
'Shit… I can't keep up with two villains on this level…' Ice continually flowed out of him to counter the threat of Dabi, and fire was used to attack the Pirate.
But it was not enough. Very soon Shouto's neck was in the right hand of Dabi, and he lifted him up, strangling him. "You really piss me off you know? This operation took a lot of resources to pull off." Shouto grasped Dabi's hand with his right and froze it.
It didn't do anything, and Dabi burned it in an instant. "Everything was planned to perfection. It all went perfectly, until now. I didn't anticipate you two being able to overpower Endeavor."
Shouto sent an ice glacier to Dabi, who jumped on top of it easily. The Pirate joined him. "And you ruined it. I'll remember this." Dabi didn't seem that disheartened. Endeavor's reputation had to take a dip after this, so it was a partial success.
"You won't get away with this." Shouto heavily said, out of breath.
"Yes I will." Dabi looked at the skies, where he could see many feathers floating. That meant the number 3. Hawks. "...And that's my cue to leave. I'll see you soon, brother. Very soon." He smiled, and disappeared in a column of flame.
Shouto looked around at the damaged city with the crater. He looked at the fire and the masses of people spectating. There were pro heroes everywhere, and ambulances. Police and the such. Kamijou was out and bleeding beside him, and Endeavor was still in shock.
He heard a voice behind him. It said his name quietly. It was Endeavor.
"Shouto… I'm sorry." Endeavor said, under the influence of the guilty bullet.
Shouto was shocked to say the least. He didn't know that Endeavor was still under the influence of artificially induced guilt, and so he took these words to heart.
It was finally over.
Hawks was a careful and plotting man. He let Dabi go on purpose, to let his guard down. He scattered his feathers everywhere, to make Dabi panic and retreat. They were in a alleyway somewhere.
He was named after the predator bird, after all. They were among the most intelligent of birds, and one of the best hunters. Dabi was the prey and he was the predator. He was merely creating an ideal situation for him to win.
And this was it. His prey was standing alone, calling someone. His companion had left already, but he already had a tracker planted on him.
Endeavor had messed up, and he might even rise in rank to the No. 2 hero after that fiasco.
But he didn't really care about titles like that. Nothing much really interested him. But he was a hero. He would eliminate the villains, and save everyone he could save.
Which is exactly what he did. He saved every single one of the people in danger in this event. His feathers were mighty useful for rescue situations, and his speed was unmatched.
Hawks sent his feathers to Dabi, hoping to quickly incapacitate him. They did not touch his skin, as the villain went up in flames and burned all of them. "Hoping that would work." Hawks muttered, disappointed.
"Oho. It's number three. It's an honor to meet you in the flesh." Dabi said emotionlessly. "So you've followed me here? I knew those feathers in the sky was fishy."
"Hmm, you figured it out?" Hawks took a closer look at Dabi. "That was quick. You must be quite intelligent." Hawks said aloofly. "Well, you're under arrest, so can you give up and bring yourself in?" He asked hopefully
"..." Dabi put his hands in his pockets.
"...I'll take that as a no." Hawks said as he sped towards Dabi.
'He's fast.' Dabi could not keep up with his eyes and attacked using an AOE attack, to keep him away. He could not pinpoint exactly where the hero was, so he attacked everywhere. A wall of fire covering all 360 degrees with Dabi in the middle appeared, and was sent forward.
Hawks merely flew up to the sky, avoiding the attack entirely. He then dived, just like a hawk. He broke the speed barrier and hit Dabi with his wings in the stomach. "You're no match for a pro-hero."
Dabi grunted in pain, but lit up in flames, singeing Hawk's feathers as he barely avoided the fire. 'Shit… he's right. My reactions are not fast enough to catch him, and he's just way too fast for me. I'll have to retreat.' He turned on his heels and started to run.
Hawks scoffed at the attempt and effortlessly caught up to him, restraining him by tripping him face first onto the ground, grabbing his right arm and held it in a lock.
One more twist would break the whole arm. "Surrender." Hawks then pulled out a pair of plastic disposable handcuffs. Metal ones would weigh him down.
Dabi was in big trouble now. He was this close to being captured, which would be bad for him. He was a villain destined for big things, he could not get caught now. 'Shit… this sucks... I'll have to use my max firepower.'
"Now, keep still while I put on your handcuffs. If I suspect that you're trying to run away, I'll break that arm." Hawks said while slipping the handcuffs on. "Now, you have rights, do you know them? You have the right to remain silent…"
'How retarded. Nothing could hold me. My flames burn through everything!' Dabi grit his teeth, ready for the heat he was going to produce
His quirk was hot. Very, very hot. His father, Endeavor, could withstand that heat. But he, Touya Todoroki could not. He had inherited a part of his mother's quirk, the ice quirk, to have a lower resistance to heat overall. He could not use flames that were that hot, that much. It would burn himself.
That was why he was shunned by his father. He had the firepower, but he didn't have the body. It was like having a top quality graphics card, with a 60-hertz monitor. There's no point to it.
The flames released was unlike anything Hawks had seen. It rivaled; maybe even surpassed Endeavor's heat. It was like a firebomb had gone off, and Dabi was the container. The flames swirled and created a tornado, a blue swirling giant of a tornado, which rose to higher than most of the low rise buildings in this area.
Hawks was caught in the flames but quickly escaped with his full speed. His feathers were active, ready to save whoever might be affected by the flames, but it wasn't needed. The flames died down quickly and didn't do any lasting damage.
Hawks sighed in both relief and disappointment. There was no one hurt at least, but it was disappointing that he lost the culprit. There was no way he could find him now, he could be anywhere in the city. He flew back to the crater
Dabi crouched in a warehouse that would be his base of operations. He was burnt throughout his whole body, his hands, his face, his neck, his legs; Nothing was left unscarred. 'Ugh… this is a pain.'
He really needed to find a way to use his fire without any restrictions. This heat limit is fucking frustrating as hell. And he'd have to get skin grafts, at some dodgy unlicensed place because he was a criminal whose name was known. This really was a pain.
He looked at himself at the mirror. Todoroki Touya was no more.
He was created by heroes. He was crafted by fire.
This was the birth of the villain, Dabi.
And he would get revenge on all three of them.
Between the Lines:
"Principal, don't you think these two should be removed from the recommended? Look at all the commotion they've caused." A tired man with long black hair said.
The mouse-like principal jumped out of his seat and looked at the files the man gave him.
The students were Kamijou Touma and Shouto Todoroki.
The principal laughed. "No, no. On the contrary, if we don't allow their recommendations to be valid, the public will not be happy. They're treated as heroes, after that incident with Endeavor, even if the authorities disapprove."
"They broke the law."
"And for good reason. We are not a normal school. They acted like heroes, so we should give them extra credit, really." The principal happily said.
"That's well and all, but they aren't heroes yet. They are still normal highschool boys where you can find anywhere." The man argued
"Of course they aren't heroes yet. That's why I want them to attend the course." The principal showed no signs of budging.
The man growled. "What is your plan, principal? Why did you partner me up with the person who you know I do not like." He demanded.
"Oh, for no good reason. Just that your quirks are pretty similar. It would make for an interesting fight." The principal sipped his tea calmly.
"Why is he in the recommended anyway? Kamijou Touma I'm talking about. His quirk doesn't increase his physical capabilities; there's no way he'd keep up with the others. Especially when there's only 5 spaces for recommendation." The man slipped his hands out of his pockets
"He will pass. I'm sure of it." The principal looked at the man. "You underestimate him, Aizawa-sensei."
"Well, I'm not holding back." On that note, Shota Aizawa turned on the principal and walked away, hands in pockets and slouching.
Kamijou Touma… What an interesting quirk he has.
Erasure vs Negation.
Aizawa was oddly looking forward to it.
Boom. It's the end.
Next chapter will be about the entrance exam arc, but since Kamijou is a reccomended student in my story, I'll be taking some liberties with the creative side of things.
You can maybe figure out some of the things that will happen in the next chapter ;)
OK first off, Kamijou only unleashed one dragon. That's the dragon he used against Izzard, so it isn't that powerful. But he has grown since then, so even a single dragon is pretty powerful.
Kamijou's true power is way too overpowered, so I'll only be using them for special occasions. Kamijou will find ways to use IB in different ways, so it won't be boring. I promise
Now, thanks for reading, and review please!
A/N #1 Minor edits, put some line breaks
