I know there hasn't been much of All Mom yet, yes I mean Inko, but trust me, there will be more of her after this arc is over.
I hope you are liking this so far, but this is the end of this arc. Don't worry, the story is not ending. There is more to come!
* I don't own Boku no Hero Academia or any of its Characters*
U.A Arc #4
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All Might was pissed, but to be honest that was understatement.
The students looked at him and the hope in their eyes lit up once more. He frowned. They shoudln't have lost their hope in the first place, but then again it wasn't their fault. It was the fault of the villains.
He was running towards the USJ when he ran into a student, Iida Tenya. The boy had explained the situation, and how Thirteen had been injured and that Aizawa was trying to hold off the villains. Hearing those words only made him run towards the building even faster. He told the boy to head to the school, wanting him to get more help from other heroes.
But himself, he would deal with the villains.
He looked down at the lower level and saw Aizawa, who was on the ground with several people surrounding him. Tearing off his tie and throwing down his jacket, made his way to help.
In the blink of an eye, he was at the bottom of the stairs, easily taking out the weak villains. He knocked the last one to the ground and picked up Aizawa, looking over the damage on his colleague.
The man's arms were both broken, one of them having a strange crumbling on the elbow. His face was bloodied and the man was unconscious and covered in his own life liquid. He girt his teeth. Had he been here sooner, he would have been able to prevent this. No, don't look at the past, only look to what he could do at the moment.
Looking to his side, he saw both Midoriyas, one next to a grotesque creature, a villain he assumed, and the other some distance away. He spotted two other students further off and put himself into action.
Faster than any of the villains could see or do anything about, he grabbed the students and pulled away, all of them now looking so small in his left arm.
He set them down along with Aizawa, who had been in his right. Looking back up, All Might stared at the hand covered man with anger.
"Itsuchan!" Izuku wrapped his arms around his brother. He let tears fall from his eyes, happy that his twin was alive and uninjured. Itsuki was still in shock and didn't respond, obviously not comprehending what had happened and that he had actually been saved.
"Leave and get to the entrance. I'm leaving Aizawa with you. He's unconscious, Hurry!" Those words finally got through to Itsuki and he got a feeling for his surroundings, including the brother that was holding on to him.
Izuku let go of his brother and looked him in the eye. "Are you okay?" Itsuki couldn't find it in his heart to be cheeky at the moment and simply nodded. He looked down at his own hands and felt the throbbing pain from the burns. He could only hope that Recovery Girl could help him.
Izuku picked up his homeroom teacher along with Sero's help. Itsuki looked up from his hands at the number one hero. "All Might, that thing...it's strong. It took my attack and healed itself right after. It wasn't moved at all by the impact and all the damaged parts on its body were healed right after. It even tore off part of its own arm to have it grow back. I don't know if-" All Might raised his hand to the boy, cutting off any more of Itsuki's argument.
"Young Midoriya." The hero turned around and gave the boy a smile with a peace sign over his head. "It's fine!"
Itsuki looked down at his hands once more before nodding and following along with his brother.
Izuku listened to the conversation and was also nervous. The creature was fast and could take a lot of damage. Itsuki's attack would have obliterated anyone else, yet it burned the monster. Granted it was probably enough to beat it, had it not had the ability to heal all it's injuries in a flash.
It was dangerous. He just hoped All Might could make it through this. He almost lost his brother today. He didn't want to loose All Might.
The blond hero charged forward, his hands crossing in front of him in an X. "Carolina..."
"Nomu." Shigaraki called out and the beast appeared right in front of the hero.
"Smash!" The man sliced his hands out, causing the waters behind to explode into the waves, but nothing happening to the creature now standing in front of him.
'It really didn't do anything?' He thought in shock, though he didn't show it.
He jumped back when the creature made a grab for him, making sure to avoid any of its attacks. He made several more punches to its body, but with equal success to his first attack.
He dodged a series of attacks and managed to get in punches to the creatures face, but they didn't seem to have any noticeable affect.
'This thing is immune to my attacks.'
"Even hits to the face don't do anything." He said out loud, jumping back to avoid the monster's claws.
"It doesn't work because of shock absorption. In order to cause damage to Nomu, it would be most effective to gouge out his flesh. Whether or not he'd let you do that is a different issue though." Shigaraki said cockily. All Might smiled.
"Thanks for telling me all that!" All Might dodged out of the way of another attack and got behind the beast, wrapping his arms around its waist. "If that's true, then it's easier for me!" He flipped over his back and slammed it into the ground, an explosion of smoke surrounding the point of impact.
Everyone who could see it cheered at the move, many of them cheering on the hero and how amazing he was for taking on the monster.
Itsuki and Izuku coudn't help but think about what was said before. The mist man said they were here to kill All Might, meaning they probably had a way to do it. The twins silently hoped that whatever they had planned wouldn't be able to happen.
"Do you think we may have been overthinking it?" Tsuyu stated.
"Probably. I mean, All Might is the greatest hero of all time, so for them to beat him would probably be impossible, right?" Sero said with half confidence.
There was a moment of pause as the smoke continued to clear, many hoping that their hero had done a decisive blow. "I see, so this is how it is." All Might said with a pained grunt.
Izuku looked back gasped in shock, the rest of the group following his actions to see what he witnessed.
There was All Might, being held by the creature by his midsection, its claws digging into his sides. A portal was opened up underneath the beast, allowing for the half of the body that was to go into the ground to instead attack All Might from behind.
"Were you trying to keep him from moving by sticking him deep in the concrete? You won't be able to stop him like that, because Nomu is as strong as you are." Shigaraki chuckled. "This is good, Kurogiri. An unexpected opportunity."
All Might grabbed at the hand that was on his weak spot and tried to wretch it from his body, but no avail. He underestimated the strength of this monster.
'What power!' He thought in amazement as he tried even harder. "This is your first offense? You better prepare yourselves" Shigaraki didn't seem afraid of the threat. Rather, he scratched at his neck a few times. "Kurogiri."
"I do not want blood and guts overflowing within me, but I would be happy to take in someone as great as you." He told All Might as the man continued to struggle against the monster. A black portal opened up behind All Might and began to envelope him from the waist down. "You are too fast to see with the human eye. Retraining you was Nomu's job. And then, when your body is halfway in, to close up the gate..." All Might found himself in a precarious position. His arms were locked up by the 'Nomu', he couldn't make any quick movements, and he was being sucked deeper into the portal that surrounded him. "... and tear you apart is my job."
All Might struggled against the hand that held his weak spot and the portal that threatened to cut him in half. Izuku watched the whole thing with horror and looked to his classmates. "Tsu-san. Trade with me and carry Aizawa sensei."
"Ribbit?" She was confused, but did as he requested. Not a moment after giving the teacher to her he sprang forward. 'One for All, Full Cowling!' He charged forward, despite the protests of his brother and friends, wanting nothing more than to save his idol, teacher, and savior.
Itsuki shouldn't have, but he reactivated his damaged gauntlets and started producing more fire, collecting it away from himself and out of view.
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'There's still so much for me to learn. So much to experience under you All Might. I can't let you die, not here! Not ever!' He ran without thought, and it cost him. The blatant charge led him running right into the black mist villain Kurogiri, who opened a portal that was sure to suck him up and take him away from his chance to save the number one hero.
"Get out of the way!"
Had it not been for someone else.
Katsuki knocked the villain to the side, grabbing onto the metal body that was hidden beneath.
A blast of ice shot out and grabbed the Nomu by the foot and crawled up his leg and arm until it covered half its body. All Might found himself looking at his own heroes in shock. "Young Todoroki!"
"All I heard was that you're all here to kill All Might." Because of the ice that traveled up the monster's arm, it's grip had loosened, allowing the blond hero to remove himself from the beast and jump away, one hand on his injury.
Kirishima charged out of nowhere to attack Shigaraki, but was unsuccessful in his move. "Damn, I didn't get to do anything flashy!" He said with frustration.
Katsuki held down the black mist villain by the body and made sure he didn't get away. "Stop moving around so much you foggy nobody!"
Todoroki looked at the villains with indifference. "The Symbol of Peace cannot be killed by the likes of you."
Izuku strengthened his resolve and looked at the hand covered villain along with everyone else, lightning clacking around him furiously.
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Itsuki walked alongside Sero and Asui, who were both carrying their sensei out of danger. While he wanted nothing more than to jump in and go help, he wasn't of much use right now. Parts of his gauntlets were damaged, reducing the amount of flames he could produce. He was still worn out from the attack he used earlier too.
However, he refused to be useless at the moment. Following close behind them in the air was a small ball of fire, unnoticeable because of it's bright color. He continued to fill it with more firepower, hoping that he could use it when necessary.
Aizawa shuffled on Asui's shoulders, causing the two carrying him to stiffen and look at their teacher in concern. "We have to get him to safety." Sero said in concern.
"Hai, we should leave the rest to everyone else. Come on Midoriya-cahn, we have to go." Itsuki nodded, his mind still on what was going on in the fight.
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"Nomu." The creature pulled itself out of portal, parts of his leg and arm falling off in the process. It didn't seemed deterred in the slightest.
"It's just like before." All Might turned to the fellow One for All user. "What do you mean Midoriya-san?"
"Itsuki destroyed this thing earlier..." The ice remaining on the creature shattered, a mass of red muscles poking out from underneath, forming a new arm and new leg. "..and it healed itself instantly."
All Might nodded. Itsuki had told him previously, just like how the creature had shock absorption. Perhaps he should have taken the students words into account more carefully.
"So this thing has multiple quirks?" All Might asked curiously. Shigaraki nodded gleefully.
"Yes, Nomu was made to fight you at 100%. He's a super-effective human sandbag." Nomu stood at full power once more, looking down at all of them with intimidation. "First, we need out gate back." Izuku stiffened and looked to Katsuki. "Nomu, go."
Izuku tried to rush to get his friend, but he could tell it was much faster than himself.
The beast launched its fist forward, knocking back the receiver and blowing everyone else away in the process.
Izuku hoped Katsuki was alright. While he didn't care much for the other boy, his brother seemed to be reaching out to him. He explained why, but Izuku was still confused.
The dust buildup made it impossible to see how badly Bakugou was hit. "Bakugou?" Kirishima asked.
Izuku looked to his side to see the blond in question on his rear right beside them. If Katsuki wasn't hit, that means...
All Might stood with his arms in a cross formation, both of them scuffed up from the attack that was just dealt to him. Two trails of torn up concrete led up from where he was hit to where he now stood. Everyone was amazed. All Might was able to move Katsuki out of the way and take the attack before any of them could even see it.
'He protected the child, huh?' Shigaraki though humorously. "Do you not know how to hold back?" All Might asked between breaths. This thing was strong and it definitely showed. But he was happy that he took the blow and not a student.
"It was to rescue my companions. I had no choice. I mean earlier, that boy over there knocked me to the ground and hurt me. Had it not been for Nomu, he might have hurt me worse. Violence for the sake of others makes it admirable. Isn't that right hero." All Might, along with Izuku got frustrated with his words. "You know what, All Might, I'm angry." The blue haired man raised his hands to his sides. "I'm angry at this world that categorizes the same violent acts as heroic or villainous, deciding what's good and what's bad. The Symbol of Peace? Ha! You're just a device to repress violence. Violence only breeds violence. The world will know this once we kill you!"
All Might wasn't amused by any of his words. "That's preposterous. The eyes of white collared criminals like you burn silently. You just want to enjoy yourself, don't you, you liar?"
Shigaraki was amused. The hero had already figured him out. All well, no matter.
"It's five against three." Todoroki stated coolly. Izuku nodded and let more lightning cackle around him.
"And Bakugou exposed the fog guy's weakness!" Kirishima hardened his arms. "These guy are crazy, but if we back up All Might, we can push them back!"
"NO!" The group of ready and willing students turned to see the blond hero walk up fearlessly to the front of the pack.
"Run away." He lifted his arm up to keep them away. Todoroki wasn't convince however.
"You would've been in trouble if I hadn't done anything, right?"
"That was a different situation, Thank you Todoroki-kun. But it's fine! Just watch as a pro gives it everything he's got!"
"Kurogiri, Nomu, kill All Might, I'll deal with the children." Shigaraki took a step forward, ready and filled with joy at the idea of killing some of these kids. It's a shame, he didn't see the fire one anywhere. That one was the one to scare him the most.
All Might looked down at his own hands and balled them into fists. 'It's true, I only have about a minute left, and my power is declining faster than I expected, but I must do this...because I am the Symbol of Peace!' All Might charged forward, Nomu meeting him half way. Their fists collided in the middle, resulting in a massive earthquake to shake the foundations of the building.
All Might continued to trade blows, despite the pain, despite the creature's ability to use shock absorption. He refused to let himself fail and let his all his students down.
A flash of Izuku and Itsuki shot through his mind as he continued to fight.
"We're training to be heroes.
"So we can save and protect everyone, just like All Might!"
He let his forever smile grow that much more. Those boys would be amazing heroes, so he had to make sure he lived long enough to see them accomplish their dreams.
He disregarded what the blue haired man yelled to him about the creature healing and shock absorption. "You said shock absorption, not shock nullification, which means there's a limit to how much this thing can take!" He yelled as he continued to pound into the beast, using one hundred percent of his power in every attack.
Izuku was oblivious to the shocked looks of everyone around him as they also stared at All Might. The man was amazing, taking on something made to conquer him and smiling in the process. He hoped the hero wouldn't push himself too hard. The man was injured and was almost out of time. He didn't know what could happen if All Might overstepped his time, maybe even turn back into Toshinori mid fight.
He mentally prayed that wouldn't happen.
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Itsuki watched the fight from a distance along with everyone else in the high zone. They were all yelling about how amazing the man was, and he couldn't agree more. All Might was his childhood hero. A living legend.
However, he was worried. All Might was Toshinori because he had a time limit on his powers. He knew what Thirteen was insinuating when he raised up three fingers. Izuku probably knew too, judging by how his brother looked when he saw.
The Symbol of Peace was out of time. He wouldn't last much longer, even with his amazing strength.
He let his eyes dip up to the ceiling, whose white roof disguised the attack he was building up. "Midoriya, we're getting Thirteen and Aizawa-sensei out of here. Come on!" Uraraka yelled to him.
With a burnt hand clenching into a fist, he looked back to the fight, the blue haired maniac.
Not yet
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All Might launched punch after punch at the monster, no longer feeling any pain from his injuries. The adrenaline rushing through his body was the only thing fueling his attacks at this moment.
He punched it through concrete and launched into the air, before swinging it back down on the broken surface.
"A hero can always break out of a tough spot!"
He landed beside the Nomu as it dangled in the air in slow motion. "Villain, have you ever heard those words?" All Might reared back his arm and aligned himself right in front of the beast's chest. "Go beyond! PLUS ULTRA!" Landing a shot right in its center, the beast flew off, smashing into the roof of the USJ and not stopping, never to be seen by the students of UA ever again.
Izuku was frozen, looking at the silhouette of All Might within the cloud of dust that he had created from his last hit. His mouth was unable to form any coherent words. His mind was spinning from dozens of thoughts.
Then it hit him.
'One day, I can be like him.' Looking down at his own hands, he clenched them into fists and jerked his head back up. 'One day, I will.'
Shigaraki was furious. His plans had failed. His Nomu was gone, the army was scattered and injured, and All Might stood right before them. He scratched at his neck angrily, wanting to relieve the tension and stress.
He was about to have Kurogiri take them home, had the mist man not given him another suggestion.
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All Might couldn't move. The only thing he could do was stay in his current form for a little bit longer. He couldn't fight the two incoming villains, both charging at him to finish him off.
His muscles were tense and his smile was forced. He couldn't more anything other than the occasional twitch from his body wishing to turn back to his normal form.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a flash of green and Izuku was right beside the warp gate. The man, too focused on going after All Might, didn't notice the incoming student and was now going to pay the price. While he knew he was going to have to discipline the young Midoriya for his actions, he couldn't be more proud of the boy, jumping in to help him and taking out a villain in the process.
The metal body caved in where Izuku's foot impacted, making the yellow eyes of the mist widen in pain and in shock. Shigaraki turned to his partner in crime and watched in horror as his escape route was launched away. While he wanted nothing more than to yell at the unfairness and scratch at his neck, his bloodlust overrode everything else. He charged at the boy, ready to kill him once and for all, had it not been for a ball of flame shooting right at him.
Izuku looked up at the ball's origin. "Itsuchan." He said in relief and shock.
Up in the high zone, Itsuki who had his arm outstretched towards the villain leader, fell unconscious, his final thoughts on if he hit the villain and if both One for All users were okay.
The giant ball of flame didn't hit Shigaraki, who barely dodged out of the way with his abnormal speed. However, it definitely gave the man burns on both his arms, legs, and caught several of the hands on his body on fire.
Quickly putting out the flames, burning his hands in the process, Shigaraki looked up at where the ball came from, but was met with a sight he didn't want to see.
"Class Representative from class 1A of U.A has returned!" A Shigaraki found himself shaking at sight of the lined up heroes.
He recognized Present Mic, holding a boy over his shoulder, the flame user. The hero yelled and knocked away dozens of villains with a single attack, the rest of the heroes quickly putting themselves into action right after.
Shigaraki found a portal open up right infrom of himself, which was quite convenient, as the gun toting hero tried to shoot him but was unsuccessful.
He turned to his side and saw Kurogiri looking at him with a pain in his eyes. The mist man warped away, taking him to their fortess of solitude.
"Game over." Shigaraki stepped into his own portal, his mind spinning with new ideas of revenge on the Symbol of Peace and the damned brats that ruined his plans. He gave a last wavering look to the Midoriya, who was now standing alongside the number one hero, before being pushed the rest of the way in.
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The heroes quickly captured the hundreds of weaker villains and helped the students and injured teachers. Thirteen was taken along with Aizawa to the hospital, Aizawa getting the Recovery Girl treatment for his broken bones.
Izuku with the help of the heroes got All Might some privacy so he could transform, much to the man's relief. The battle of USJ was over. The students were taken outside to be checked for injuries and to make sure they were safe.
Well, almost all the students.
"Izuku." The boy in question looked to his idol, who now looked like a skeleton. "I want to thank you. Your actions saved my life, as well as helped stop the villain here from hurting your fellow students."
Izuku smiled. "Thank you, but I didn't do much. I moved my friends out of the way, but it was Itsuchan who- Itsuchan! He fainted when I saw him up there! I have to make sure he's okay!" Izuku ran off, leaving All Might to chuckle at the situation.
"That boy of yours if strong. He'll make a great Symbol of Peace one day." The number one hero nodded to Cementoss's words. "His strength isn't his greatest quality. His heart is, and he has plenty of support from those in his life, like his brother. He and his brother are a part of the future, and will become amazing heroes that will protect in the name of justice."
Toshinori looked to his fellow hero. "Now can you please get me out of here, I can't even move my arms right now." Cementoss sweadropped.
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"Itsuchan!" The now awake Midoriya found a familiar twin knocking into him. "I'm glad you're okay!" Itsuki smiled tiredly.
"Hey don't count me out yet. You really think using some fire is gonna take me out." Izuku punched his brother in the shoulder.
"You idiot, you could have gotten hurt. You burned your hands and ruined your gear." Itsuki looked down at his burned and somewhat destroyed gauntlets.
"It's fine. It was worth it. After all, I not only saved you and did my duty as a big brother, but I also got to kick some names and take some ass." Izuku sighed with exasperation.
"I told you, that's not how that phrase goes!" Several heroes and classmates chuckled at the scene. The Midoriya dynamic was certainly something to behold.
It really did help loosen some of the tension from this otherwise terrible and unexpected day.
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I know, a very anticlimactic ending, but there is a lot juicy stuff coming up in the next chapter and arc. Don't worry, this story is far from over.
Until next time, see ya!