It all happened so fast. In a moment, the lady was on the ground and unconscious, the blood from her head displaying the cruelty of the blow.
Then, Spinner, Magne, and I were exposed to the others. The kids were in shock how the League of Villains could've been there. It was to be expected; I would've been too.
A few things happened within only a couple seconds. Magne threatened to kill the hero on the ground, then Spinner revealed he was a follower of Stain, then he also showed his gigantic multi-sword sword, and, finally, the heroes told the students to run. A few things caught my attention though. One, one kid with glasses was quite taken aback that Spinner was a disciple of Stain so it made me wonder if Stain and the teen had history. Two, the man-cat hero said how he couldn't believe that we could scar the hero's face and act like it's nothing. I scoffed, seeing another display of what heroes really value. Three, one green-haired boy hung back while his classmates fled. His action terrified me. Why not run and get away from this situation? What reason do you have not to save yourself?
Then, the next sentence I heard the boy say nearly made me step backward.
"I know where he is!"
Why? Why isn't saving yourself your top priority? Why?!
My mind raced through the possibilities, but, as I saw him leave, my urge to follow grew. Without my consent, my body just started traveling around the clearing towards him. Luckily, I was able to sneak back into the forest and stick to the brush so no one would see me.
As I followed the green-haired boy, I noticed the look on his face. Determination. For who? For who could that face be? A face I had never displayed was plastered on this boy's like second nature.
He was also quite fast. I could see a lightning covered his body that launched him forward. It had to be his Quirk, but figuring that out didn't make it any easier to catch up to him. I had to use my own Quirk to keep up. I was Switching constantly to a point closer to him. Curiosity my only fuel.
Finally, we reached a cliff. I remembered it as the one Muscular said he would use as a vantage point. I was wondering how he could've known where Muscular was.
Suddenly, the boy leaped up to the top of the cliff as I heard two large explosions sound.
I needed to get a higher look, so I Switched up to a point that was above the cliff and where the brush covered me. I looked down to see the green-haired boy standing in front of a small, maybe six-year-old boy. I figured the boy was the one he was there for and Muscular was just a bonus. Muscular was standing across from the other two. He had already taken his mask off, which wasn't a surprise. The green-haired boy was scanning the field. As it looked now, his only option was to fight Muscular.
Bad. The whole situation was bad. Can't he just use his Quirk to run? He could get out of there fast enough. That would leave the small boy there since he'd only be dead weight but that was better than both of them being left there to die. Muscular was someone that could fight All Might and still have a chance. So how could either of them hold a candle to the villain?
Finally, it seemed as though he made up his mind.
"I'll save you!"
So naïve...
"You're gonna save him?" Muscular scoffed. "A budding hero would say that." I agreed with him. The statement was far fetched and couldn't be promised.
"Your name's Midoriya, right?" Muscular asked. "You're high up on our kill list."
"Midoriya"?
At first, I had thought I recognized the green-haired boy but didn't think too much about it. But the name Midoriya sparked my memory. He was the kid who had the guts to punch the Nomu in the USJ. He was also the one who nearly died to save All Might. At least he had experience.
Then, it clicked. This was payback. The Villains had a grudge against the kids who tore them down so easily.
Suddenly, Muscular came to the side of Midoriya and punched him right in his left arm which slammed Midoriya into the large rock wall I was on top of.
The whole blow shook me to the bone literally and figuratively. That blow was merciless and probably shattered Midoriya's arm and some ribs.
"Oh! Wait. Better not." Muscular said. "Might as well tell me, if you know.
Where's the kid named Bakugou?"
They're looking for a student? But why? They already had a kill list. Why would they look for someone specifi-
No
They aren't looking to kill him, they're looking to capture him! I can not let that happen!
I looked at the Midoriya below. It was hard to see from my angle, but I could tell he was surprised. Too surprised.
Maybe he knew where Bakugou was. If he did, I had to help him. I couldn't risk someone else being taken by the villains.
Muscular went for another blow that Midoriya dodged while desperately clutching his elbow. That blow had done serious damage. I wasn't sure how he could be standing through all that pain.
"Don't know? That your final answer?" Muscular asked. "Fine. In that case, LET'S PLAY!"
Muscular kicked Midoriya across the ground. It was a toying blow that was hardly meant to incapacitate, but-to Muscular's enjoyment-still left Midoriya with lacerations on his head and arms that were large enough to bleed out.
Muscular kept taunting Midoriya and his heroic remarks. Meanwhile, up above, I was close to screaming at Midoriya to run. He was already being beaten to a pulp and he hadn't even dealt a blow! A movement on the ground pulled me back to Midoriya. I had to ask myself if he was actually going attack.
He picked himself up and reeled his arm back for a punch. Green lightning gathered around his body, his Quirk in effect. Judging from his velocity and the amount of power in his Quirk I had seen before, this attack would deal significant damage that could give Midoriya a fair chance...
Unless...
Midoriya stood still, his fist still connected to Muscular's arm.
Unless this match wasn't fair to begin with.
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