Hello my friends! And welcome again to another chapter of LEGION. As I'm posting this, I just finished my leave and am currently on my way back to base, but don't worry, it's gonna be a bit till I start the next part of my schooling so I'll have plenty of time to dedicate to this story!
So, before I begin, WOW, am I surprised, this has been my most reviewed chapter yet!
27 reviews, and we're up to over a THOUSAND favorites and follows combined, with almost 37 THOUSAND views.
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Guest: I originally was going to do Darth Kyofu before starting Legion, but I decided with Legion first.
Sixsamchaos: That is another possibility, I'm considering various ideas involving the vestiges, and yes, Inko has still kept her figure. She stressed out a bit for the first 6 years after Izuku was declared quirkless, but got better after Jango came back.
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Austin: Never considered the Pearl Harbor similarity, but yes, it is a day in infamy. You've inspired me now for a General Krell hero…it has merit. That being said, although the idea is interesting, I know practically nothing about 40k. The image is amusing however.
I like the cookie war, no clue what the Polynesian spa is (can you explain?), and robot chicken, hmm. Anyway, thank you!
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Clone clown: Perhaps.
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Also yes, Izuku can and will be terrifying to villains.
As I mentioned before, I originally planned to do Darth Kyofu, but then decided to switch to Legion. Also that whole IzukuxNana having a kid made me laugh so hard. 99's gonna be interesting to say the least.
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LEGION: ATTRITION
"A plan is only as good as those who see it through."
"What's the plan, Izuku?"
Izuku smiled at Ochako, glad that one of his friends had managed to stay by his side. He still wanted to have a talk with her about their plan to help him, but that could be saved for later.
"Well, first things first, we need to know each other's quirks." he turned towards the two other girls from Class-B, both of them were notably wary of him, but considering how he had broken one of their classmate's nose and had spiked another, it was understandable.
"Hi, uh, I'm Midoriya Izuku, sorry about what happened the other day…a lot of things are still fresh and your classmate didn't help." Izuku sort of mumbled, if anything he was still embarrassed about how angry he'd gotten, how angry he was recently in fact.
He supposed that it was time to talk to Hound Dog again.
"I suppose…that Monoma was brash," The vine haired girl, Shiozaki said with some apprehension. Komori merely tilted her head and nodded before introducing herself and the two girls soon gave a basic explanation of their quirks.
Izuku and Ochako were both thoughtful as they also gave out their quirks and started brainstorming.
"Izuku…the fact that you're number one, everyone's gonna be gunning for us, aren't they?" Ochako asked, at which Shiozaki and Komori also gulped audibly, not quite sure if they were ready to face both hero courses by themselves.
"Yeah, as soon as the bell rings, we'll be in the crossfire."
Fortunately, they'd been given 15 minutes to prepare, as well as get used to their tanks. The 'tanks' in particular could partially be called so, while it had the general shape, it was also much, much smaller than any tank currently in use.
"Seems like something the Support Course cooked up," Izuku said as he started to mumble some ideas, the group around him were somewhat weirded out by it, but let him continue until he finished his train of thought.
"I got it!" He said excitedly while punching his hand, turning he was taken aback by their expressions.
"Eh, I started mumbling didn't I?"
"Yeah…"
"Yes."
"It's alright."
"No, no, sorry, I know it weirds people out I-sigh, I haven't done that since before…" Izuku struggled to continue but Ochako merely placed a hand on his shoulder and offered silent comfort.
"It's fine…you have a plan, don't you? That's all that matters," She said with a sad smile, giving a slight gulp and she too struggled to hold back her emotion, she then lightly hugged him, the latter shakily breathing before centering himself as he hugged her back.
The other two girls suddenly felt slightly uncomfortable, feeling as if they were intruding on something very personal. Of course they, like the rest of their class had been briefed on the clones and the USJ incident, as well as the death of Jango by Vlad King, but it was still difficult to see them as something more than part of a quirk.
Seeing people sharing their grief for them gave an interesting perspective to say the least.
After taking a few seconds they separated, their expressions firm.
"For Jango, for the Vod'e," Ochako said with a determined smile.
"Oya!" Izuku replied before turning to the others.
"Alright, this is basically gonna be a battle of attrition if we were to face everybody head on. So we're gonna make everybody afraid to even come near us by doing something so unbelievably crazy, that their attention will be forced on each other.." Izuku said with a slightly sadistic grin.
All three girls were both intrigued and slightly terrified.
Currently a good amount of heroes were on their break, Death Arms was currently taking a smoke and giving some thoughts to his coworkers.
"The U.A. Festival is more about simulating the competition they'll face as heroes than seeing how prepared they are to be heroes. Or at least, it's supposed to be." He then finished with a long drag before breathing out.
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Mt. Lady asked as Kamui came by with the two clones from earlier.
"We live in a world with hero agencies around every corner, to put food on the table sometimes you gotta knock down others to get the spotlight. That boy though…he's changed things up. The entire point of the obstacle race as a qualifier was rendered moot by the stunt that he and his buddies made."
Mt. Lady swiped away the smoke in her face with a nauseous groan.
"Well isn't that just a tragedy."
At that, Kamui became indignant as he turned towards the woman.
"You little-you've had your fair share of 'tragedy' yourself, don't you remember your debut." He reminded her, Mt. Lady had the decency to at least appear chagrined, but the effect was ruined by the slight grin hidden under her hand.
"Who are your buddies, Kamui?" Death Arms asked while motioning to the two clones who had taken seats next to him.
"Oh, well, they don't have names yet, but this is 4040, and that's 2010." Kamui gestured towards the two clones who waved back.
"Nice to meet you, Death Arms."
"Same."
"Same to you two." Death Arms replied.
Mt. Lady merely gave a wave.
"Going back to what I said, the hero profession is cutthroat, but as we know, even though we might be rivals for the spotlight, there are a lot of times where we have to work together. Your…what do you call him?" Death Arms asked the clones.
"He's basically our brother."
"Brother then, your brother however, has broken the norm. He took an event designed to separate people, and somehow managed to get his classmates to help him win, at cost to themselves, obviously."
"Truth be told, sir. I don't think 'managed' is quite the right word, we believe in our brother, and we have a feeling that others are believing in him too, and willingly took a chance by helping him.
"So that whole, replacing All Might thing, not just hot air?" Death Arms questioned with a slight grin.
"No sir…too much to lose."
At that, Mt. Lady actually started to pay attention and asked her own question.
"What do you mean by that?"
The clones both looked at each other before giving off a deep sigh.
"How much do you all know about the USJ incident?" 2010 asked. Death Arms and Mt. Lady barely knew anything honestly, the former having been alerted to some of the details of the video by Kamui Woods who shuddered as he nodded his head.
"They came with the intent to kill, and the thing they sent to kill All Might was an abomination…it would have stood toe to toe with him, of that we have no doubt."
At that, the heroes collectively shivered, All Might was known as the Strongest Hero in Japan for a reason, and was arguably considered one of, if not THE strongest hero in the world.
For something to be able to stand on equal ground with him?
They didn't even want to think about it.
"If…something so strong was there…how did you beat it?"
"Through the blood of a thousand brothers…we fired every last shot that we had into that thing. Wore it down until it was on its last legs…782 used his minigun to blow the thing's head to bits." 4040 finished with a grimace.
"782's gotta name now, it's Hevy, no 'a'," 2010 said softly. They had removed their helmets to drink some water, and the three heroes could see how their eyes were distant, their movements mechanical.
"Hevy, huh? That's good for him." 4040 was merely swirling his water bottle, watching the mini whirlpool swish around inside, an odd look adorning his face.
It wasn't something that should have been seen on a face so young.
Mt. Lady was suddenly filled with an emotion she really didn't like.
Regret.
She didn't mean to be so callous…or well…she did…but only now was she realizing that these clones were more than meets the eye.
At least she could do something.
"I-I'm sorry." She whispered, catching the table's attention.
"I didn't realize…" She trailed off, unwilling, or rather, incapable of saying more.
"Few do. It's just how this world of quirks works. We call ourselves the Vod'e, but at the end of the day, we're just clones, just numbers." 4040 grimly stated as he stopped swirling the bottle and took a deep drink.
"Not to our brother though, we've never been just numbers…Izuku believes that All Might's going to retire soon, he's already been at this for 30 years, and well, no matter how much we care for the guy, nobody can do this forever…" The clone trailed off as his words seemed to impact the three.
In fact, they all seemed to be in the middle of an existential crisis.
To various degrees of course.
"30 years…" Death Arms whispered, he was barely making 15.
Kamui was also surprised, he hadn't even reached his first decade.
Yu hadn't even reached 5.
And as it was, more than likely All Might would retire soon.
And the sheer chaos that would cause.
"So…is that why your brother is starting now? Cause he knows what's up?"
"Izuku wants to be a hero to protect people, and save them. He wants to inspire hope in the people, that no matter what happens, somebody will always be there to say 'I am Here.'"
At that Kamui grinned, not that it could be seen under his helmet.
"Well…it certainly looks like he's off to a good start. Now it's up to see how well he does with unknowns."
"Right, usually the team events from the Sports Festival are flexible, allowing students to choose their partners, taking into account quirk compatibility and prior experience." Mt. Lady said in a rare moment of introspection.
She quickly noticed the table's looks and grew irritated.
"What? I can be smart!" She cried.
"Right…well the real world's rarely like that, team ups are usually random and we have to deal with that on the fly." Death Arms noted as he watched the screen.
"Coordination with sidekicks, working with other agencies…" Kamui started before trying to take a drink only to be stopped by his helmet.
4040 gave a quick snort in amusement.
2010 nudged him.
Kamui slightly glared.
"All of this stuff preps them for what they'll actually be doing as Pros." Death Arms mused as the festival started up again.
"UA really doesn't hold back."
Bakugo had quickly alienated the group he was with, already coming up with derogatory nicknames for the three of them, in order being, copycat, discount hardening, and sticky hands.
If they weren't so dead set on making it to the next round the three of the would have unanimously agreed to sabotage their team just to make sure the ass didn't make it to the next round.
As it was, surprisingly it was Monoma who'd been the voice of reason, making sure to analyze every move and every action.
All the better to prepare whoever fought him during the final rounds.
Bakugo had already made the objective clear.
Get the Ten Million.
Which was fine for them, after all, they also had a grudge against the Midoriya boy.
Right now, they had all the time they needed.
Todoroki was cold and aloof, barely interacting with his teammates, but as they prepared for battle, he had made his objective clear.
Get the Ten Million, no matter the cost.
*Shoji was currently manning the controls, while Kouda worked the reloading, Yanagi had gained control of the turret.
He narrowed his eyes as he eyed his target, the timer nearing the end of its countdown.
He refused to fail.
Refused to lose in front of him.
Not again.
One by one, the different teams prepared themselves as best as they could, coming up with plans to help them pass to the next round.
All of them had one goal.
Get the Ten Million.
Inside their tank, Izuku's team tried to calm themselves as best as they could, they could feel the pressure bearing down on top of them.
All they could do was trust that Izuku's plan would work.
Izuku was set up to be the reloader/firer, Ochako would be the lookout, Komori would handle the turret, and Shiozaki the controls.
Midnight was at the ready, calling attention to all as the bell rang.
"Attention everybody! The next challenge is about to begin!"
Present Mic was quick to wake Eraserhead from his 15 minute nap, the latter highly annoyed, but appeased when he noticed that Ponds had actually come in to deliver a report to Cody, having brought some of his juice packs.
"Thanks, Ponds."
"Yep."
Hizashi still shuddered at how similar the two were, at this rate he wouldn't be surprised, but still terrified, of seeing Ponds with his own sleeping bag.
"Anyway," He began before turning on the mic, "AFTER 15 MINUTES OF STRATEGY, IT'S TIME TO ROCK! WE'VE GOT 11 TEAMS READY TO ROLL!
"NOW, LET'S HEAR THOSE WAR CRIES, THE TIME FOR U.A.'S TANK WAR BEGINS!"
The crowd began to roar in excitement, their cheers intermixed with chants from the clones.
"LIGHT THE SIGNAL FIRE!"
Izuku gripped the controls tightly. Breathing in, and breathing out.
"Izuku…" He turned to see Ochako looking at him with a grin.
"Oya!"
He grinned back.
"Oya!"
"NOW LET'S GO! COUNTING DOWN TO OUR BRUTAL BATTLE ROYAL!"
"THREE, TWO, ONE!"
Everybody was aiming for one thing.
"START!" Midnight cried with a flourish of her crop.
"'CHAKO!"
"RIGHT!"
Instantly, the tank's weight was reduced to zero and Izuku turned the barrel a full 180.
BOOM!
Without the weight of the tank, the force from the shot made it fly from one end of the arena towards the center where the 'Hill' was.
Ten shots completely missed them.
"Shiozaki!"
"Ready!"
Using her vines, she wrapped them around the tank and then provided an anchor, swinging them to the top of the hill where the point risk was.
Within 3 seconds, they had slid in and out of the 'Hill'.
And their point counter went to zero.
With horrified shock, all the teams, the entire stadium watched as the Ten Million was suddenly torn out of their grasp, not even Present Mic had anything to say.
Then as they fell back to the ground, Izuku in rapid succession, fired 3 shots.
3 targets were hit.
And their points went back up, bringing them back to first.
Gravity being returned to the tank, the treads dug into the ground as it then sped off to the other side of the arena.
The only sound that could be heard was laughter from the announcer's box, Eraser and Mic, wide-eyed, turned towards Cody, who was absolutely dying of laughter alongside every single clone in the stadium.
"That's how you ruffle some feathers, vod!" Cody yelled into the mic as the other clones started to cheer as well, chanting out 'vod' multiple times.
It seemed to kickstart the rest of the crowd and students as they suddenly scrambled and turned on each other, the field becoming a bloodbath.
Over in another stadium, Nezu was currently receiving CPR from a mediclone after he'd practically died of laughter, slight chuckles of air coming through with each compression.
Kix compared it to a plushie, but soon enough got annoyed by the constant laughs and threatened to apply a silver bullet to help Nezu from overheating.
Needless to say, Nezu was suddenly terrified of Recovery Girl's new protégé.
"And another thing sir, you really should quit smoking."
'This is getting out of hand, now there are two of them.' Nezu thought as he finally managed to get the laughter out of his system. Kix helped him up before telling him that he should at least rest a bit.
"Now, now, I'm sure that there's no need to-"
"I swear if you don't rest I will set up a secondary appointment with Recovery Girl on top of your regular appointments."
…
"I'll be good."
Fortunately, he knew Snipe and Ectoplasm well enough that they were sure not to reveal anything that had happened today.
He surely wouldn't survive the embarrassment.
Nor would they.
Survive that is.
Within the 30 seconds that it had taken for the entire field to delve into chaos, Bakugo Katsuki had been completely catatonic.
So much so that he'd been completely unresponsive to the calls of his temporary teammates and they'd been forced to act on their own, dodging tank fire as well as they could, and returning fire.
Only one thought was running through his mind.
Deku had not only taken Number One, but he had destroyed it. Completely spitting on everything about hero society.
I don't care about the rankings-
Bakugo's pupils narrowed in fury, his hands sparking wildly as he trembled and gnashed his teeth.
Wasn't it enough? When would Deku finally finish defying him? Standing in his way?
When would he stop being so much b-
Bakugo exploded.
Todoroki's fury was cold, calculating, a product of indignation and perceived slight. But it was also a burning, raging, internal rancor. Created by desperation, and despair.
'Midoriya…'
Unlike Bakugo however, Todoroki did not freeze, and would not allow himself to freeze.
Not in front of him.
So he turned his fury to action, and immediately gave chase, his team doing their best to avoid shots as they went after Midoriya's team.
He would win, he would follow his vow.
He desperately shoved down the heat that was burning to escape from his left side.
The entire field became a practical no man's land as dirt and cement rained all over from missed shots. Tanks screeched against the concrete as they desperately dodged and tried to regain points.
Midnight wondered if they should have planned this out better.
Because as it was, the current game had become completely chaotic.
As she watched the game however, her attention was caught by a clone who was calling to her.
"Yes…uh?"
"Bly, ma'am."
She twitched at the 'ma'am' but let it go.
"What is it?"
"Got a call routed from Principal Nezu, he says he had a backup installed for the game in case too few teams passed."
"Oh thank goodness, cause I'll be honest, what your brother did right now has totally messed up so many things and it honestly turned me on a bit."
The clone merely bowed his helmet. If one could see inside they'd see him with his eyes closed and taking a deep breath.
"I'm just going to…ignore that," He said as he looked back up to her. He was also extremely thankful that her mic was turned off. "Drone should be by soon with instructions."
Soon enough, it did.
Grabbing the note it held, and giving it a quick read over, she nodded before thanking the clone and sending him on his way.
Now she just had to wait for Mic to take his cue.
"HEY EVERYBODY, LIKE WE KNOW, UA'S ALL ABOUT GOING PLUS ULTRA! SO WHAT'S BETTER THAN ADDING SOME EXTRA STUFF, MID-GAME!"
Hyping up the crowd as always with his boisterous personality Mic left it off to Midnight to continue.
"That's right! So pay attention everybody! Random point targets are going to pop up wherever and whenever, so take your pick in getting your points, tanks or targets? Fast or slow~" She finished with a seductive undertone.
There we go then, crowd's hyped up, competitors have a chance and the show's rolling.
However, her interest was piqued.
"Now, Midoriya…what will you do to keep your lead?" She whispered.
"Thanks for letting us know, Ponds."
"Sure thing, sir. I'll continue my patrol then," Ponds said before leaving the box. The three commentators watched aptly as the field became a little less chaotic, with the added point bonuses, hopefully it wouldn't be a shut out.
Last time that had happened, they were forced to pull something out of their asses to keep the competition going.
"You know, I'm surprised that Nezu didn't just relay the message directly to you, Cody."
"Isn't it obvious Shota? It's cause you got a soft spot for Ponds." Hizashi teased as Cody chuckled.
"That is completely illogical-" Shota scoffed before Hizashi interrupted him.
"Shota, you gave him one of your juice packs. You don't even give me your juice packs!"
"You hate the juice packs."
"It's the principal of the matter! You've gone soft!"
Shota half rose with an indignant look.
"I have not 'gone soft', Hizashi."
As they continued to argue, Cody looked around and noticed that most of the crowd was looking at them with either amusement or irritation. Looking at the controls, he noticed the interesting little lights that were still red.
'Uh, oh.'
Still though, no need to lose his cool.
With a quick press of two buttons, he muted them, their argument now muffled in the background of his own mic.
"Sorry about that everyone! Bit of technical difficulties here! But let's get back to what you're all here for. Looks like some of the teams have managed to rack up some points! Oh! And it looks like Team Asui has just lost their points to Team Bondo! Better get those back!"
And as Hizashi and Shota continued their argument, beginning to even get physical as Hizashi spouted off something about 'camaraderie' while trying to hug him. Shota was admirably holding him back with his foot considering how his arms were in casts.
He'd let them know later.
Cody continued to give slight commentary of notable events, it wasn't really his forte, but he felt that he was doing a satisfactory job.
Little did he know.
A Few Days Later
"OUR RATINGS WENT THROUGH THE ROOF!"
"Yeah, apparently people don't like having their speakers blown out by you, Mic."
"SHOTA! SO MEAN!"
Cody merely flushed red as he saw the graphs.
"Now let's head to our main attraction, and I'm not saying that 'cause he's my brother. Team Midoriya has still managed to keep the lead throughout these harrowing minutes."
Their speed was unmatched. But he had a feeling that what they were feeling inside the tank wasn't good. They'd been using Shiozaki's vines to swing around, the decreased gravity helping them make turns that no other tank could.
Most of the other teams had quickly given up on going after them, a combination of the lack of incentive due to the Ten Million being lost, but also due to the sheer frustration Team Midoriya was causing.
One team however had been waiting for the perfect moment.
Team Shinso.
He waited until just the right moment, tucked away his own little corner.
They landed.
"Fire."
The second three-man team leaned forward as the shot raced through the air and impacted harshly with the tank's side. The force combined with the absent gravity made it fly through the air before gravity suddenly returned and it crashed into the ground, rolling over and throwing up debris and dust.
At once, all the teams paused, waiting for the score to change.
Shinso suddenly realized that his plan wasn't the most thought out.
Fortunately for him however, the score didn't change.
"What the-? The score didn't change? Is there a problem with the system?" They all heard from the announcer's box, Mic and Aizawa even pausing their scuffle to watch.
The dust cleared, and out of the tank's side where the vines wrapped around were a bunch of burnt, crushed, but still intact…
Mushrooms.
"UNBELIEVABLE! TEAM MIDORIYA KEEPS THEIR LEAD WITH A HIDDEN BACK UP PLAN! YOU NEED DIRECT CONTACT FOR THE SHOTS TO COUNT! ERASER, WHAT ARE YOU TEACHING YOUR KIDS."
"That's not me, I had nothing to do with that."
"YOU HEARD IT FOLKS, ERASER SUCKS AS A TEACHER."
"I what?"
Their next scuffle was covered up as the crowd roared again, what was quickly becoming a fan favorite managing to escape by the skin of his teeth.
They all noticed that the tank wasn't moving, and instead of doing more stunts, the entire thing became covered with vines and mushrooms like some protective shell.
A final stand.
Once again, the same thought came through everybody's mind. All of them had been pissed off in one way or another, or at least wanted to get rid of who was becoming their biggest competition.
Ten rounds impacted against the protective shell, chunks of plant life being absolutely torn apart by the barrage. The shield was quickly regenerating, and now it was a matter of who would give first.
The teams? Would they cease fire and turn on themselves again?
Or Team Midoriya? Would they withstand the horrendous assault until the clock ran out?
Everybody watching paid eager attention.
The ten-minute War of Attrition had begun.
Inside the tank, Izuku gently rubbed Ochako's back as she heaved into a corner of the tank, she was already feeling nauseous by the time they had stopped, the crazy twists and turns had made all the occupants motion sick in one way or another.
She was just unfortunate enough to also have to deal with the side effects of her quirk.
The last shot and tumble?
Merely the straw that broke the camel's back.
Fortunately the mess was mostly contained around that corner even when they spun around.
The entire group collectively agreed however, to not mention it after the event was done.
As it was, they were glad that Izuku's plan had worked so far, and judging by the internal point counter, his gambit about using mushrooms and vines as a protective cover had also worked.
How long they could keep this up however, was another thing entirely. The shot had caused their tank to completely roll over and crash multiple times, damaging a lot of internals. Their motor was shot and more than likely their treads were busted as well.
"Try and keep the shield up as long as you can, girls," Izuku said as he started to look at the internals.
Yeah, he had absolutely no clue what he was looking at.
'If I do get vehicles, I should make sure to have an engineering company to keep things in shape. It'd take less energy to maintain than to constantly summon stuff.' He absentmindedly thought.
Not that he was planning on summoning anything anytime soon.
Or at least, that had been the plan.
He needed something however, something to help turn the tide and get the pressure off of them.
BOOM!
And absolute tremor shook through the tank, knocking them all over.
"What was that!?"
"I don't know, but that took out half my mushrooms!"
"My vines have also been heavily affected, Midoriya."
Kamakiri and Shishida both shuddered as they watched their teammate cackle. Having modified the cannon to give off a bigger output, (at perhaps sacrificing structural integrity-wait, what?) Hatsume was bombarding the tank with extreme shots that were blowing up the vines and mushrooms as quickly as they were growing.
"FEEL THE WRATH OF MY NEWEST BABY!"
Spurred on by the progress, the other tanks kept firing.
"Looks like I have no choice," Izuku said as he focused, Legion coming to his call.
A familiar set of weapons appeared in his hands along with some ammunition and other devices. Ochako's eyes widened as she realized his plan.
"I thought you couldn't use your quirk." Shiozaki asked as she trembled, the strain of her quirk getting to her.
"I can't use my clones, but I can certainly use these." He replied with a dark grin.
"Shiozaki, can you cover just a bit of the top of the tank?"
"Y-yes…"
"Good…thank you." Izuku said as he popped off the tank's lid and grabbed the minigun that he'd summoned from his armory.
"On my signal, drop it!" Izuku shakily said as he tried to stabilize himself at the entrance as the tank continued to shake from the impacts.
He waited till they fired one last time, the 6 barrels already spinning.
WHIRRRRRRRRRR
A lull.
"NOW!"
The vines fell from the top, and all 10 teams were greeted by the sight of Izuku with a minigun.
"Oh, shi-"
CHICHICHICHICHICHICHICHICHICHICHICHICHICHI
The sea of blue bolts peppered the arena as he sprayed them in an arc, the bolts impacting against the metal and unlike the tanks whose rounds were explosive duds, these were real, albeit toned down.
Dents and melted metal dotted their chassis as the tanks then desperately tried to move away and get some of their own cover.
It was almost amusing, like a bunch of mice scurrying around.
Two of those mice were actually smoking.
Inside Bakugo's tank, the crew was coughing as Bakugo's rage hit a peak and he exploded, smoke filling the tank.
Todoroki's was also smoking, as his fire burst out of his left side much to everybody's panic.
He had quickly shut it off, but the experience had shaken him.
After clearing the area, but still seeing some tanks trying to take pot shots at them, he decided to use his other weapon.
"Ochako, could you pass me the rocket launcher please?"
"Uhuh, here you go…" She said as she passed it up to him.
"Thank you!"
Setting the minigun on the tank, he aimed the rocket launcher for a general area and fired.
THWOOM!
KABOOM!
"HOLY CRAP, MIDNIGHT, IS THIS EVEN ALLOWED! I THOUGHT WE COULDN'T USE OUR QUIRKS!?" One of the students asked.
Midnight merely chuckled darkly, even more excited by the turnaround.
"I'll allow it! Plus, when did I ever say you couldn't use your quirks? Haven't the rest of his team been using it.
At that everything paused.
Then the arena became even more chaotic as quirks were flung around.
Izuku handed the rocket back to Ochako, asking her to reload.
"Uh, Izuku? I don't know how to reload this!"
"There's a button near the end of the barrel where the trigger is." He fired some more shots at another set of tanks that were testing the boundaries making them dodge and their shots go wide.
"Okay!"
"Hole should open up, just load the ammo in, red side first and close it."
"Okay…done!"
"Send it up!"
"Roger!"
Another shot fired and landed near the hill, crushing it and also getting rid of the hill.
Best to not take any chances after all.
Izuku smirked as he saw a tank that was inching close to the hill fall down the new slope he'd created.
It was kinda funny, how quickly his attitude had changed with the recent events, it looked like his friends had inspired him too.
Sure, before he wanted to win.
But now, he wanted to win.
It was…odd, this desire, this insatiable need, to be the best, as if a fire was lit under him. His friends had believed in him, and he couldn't squander that.
'All Might…is this how you feel?'
Toshinori smiled as he saw the grin on Izuku's face, the familiar light in his eyes, the desire to succeed and be better. To rise to the top.
To be, the top.
'I'm glad my boy, although you have the innate desire to protect and save people, you're also showing the desire to rise and become better.
When he had become Number One, he did so with the intention to be the Symbol of Peace needed.
It simply fits, Number One and Symbol of Peace, it's what the people needed.
But now…after his fight, his injury, the surgeries, the reduced hours…
Meeting Izuku, Jango, and Inko. The Vod'e.
He wonders…
But thoughts escape him.
So he just focuses on Izuku, and Inko, who's holding tightly to him, the Vod'e, who are cheering on their brother.
'This is how it is, Izuku, the pressure of being Number One, of wanting to get there.'
Toshinori closed his eyes as he smiled fondly.
'I wonder what is driving you right now, Izuku. Is it your desire to win? Honoring your brothers? Your friends?'
As he opened his eyes and saw Izuku launch another rocket.
"Whatever it is, rise, Izuku." He said with a grin.
Earlier
As they heard the two clones practically choke on their laughter, the three Pros could only stare as Midoriya practically made the biggest upset in Sports Festival history.
Honestly, it was the most daring, ballsy move that Death Arms had ever seen.
The fact that Kamui was sputtering and Mt. Lady was twitching really.
Every other hero inside the break room was in their own state of shock.
"Well, that Midoriya kid's certainly making an impact for sure. Never seen somebody do that."
They all watched with rapt attention as his team started to swing around the stage, dodging shots and giving a few of their own.
Although, other than the three they used to steal points, they weren't aiming very well, unless…
Ah.
"They're firing to change direction rapidly, must be hell inside that tank." Death Arms noted, the other heroes paying attention to his words, and seeing a shot
"Yeah, especially for Uraraka, she's the one keeping that tank afloat." 2010 said.
"Uraraka, huh? I'll have to keep an out for her."
"It's like watching a bunch of ants scurry around, it's kinda funny how chaotic your brother left things." Mt. Lady said with a chuckle.
As the match continued, they tried paying attention to the strategies the other teams were applying but many were disappointed by the chaos.
"It seems like a lot of the kids don't know quite what to do."
"Not true, Team Asui's tank is doing great, hmm, looks like they're all from Class A."
"Those Class A kids really are taking initiative, a lot of the teams have a good mix, but it's still disorganized."
"I mean, they are kids, even if they did fight off villains at the USJ."
"But that was mostly the clones though, right?"
"Plus, they're not really using their quirks."
"Can they?"
"Hasn't stopped Team Midoriya…"
BOOM!
"Ooh, that's certainly gonna rock whoever's inside."
The saw the tank drag into the ground, a close up revealed smoke coming from various sections where particularly brutal impacts had damaged machinery.
"Looks like they're not moving, shame, I was rooting for them," Mt. Lady said as they all saw the tanks collectively aim at them.
Then she noticed something.
"Hey, the points haven't changed, what gives?"
The camera focused on the side of the tank, where the vines and mushrooms were revealed to have protected the tank.
A few of the heroes cheered, while some groaned, bets that were being traded soon being returned as the team had still kept their points.
"Huh," Kamui grunted before turning to the clones. "You two knew something about this." He slightly accused.
"Nope, didn't know a thing, but…" 2010 chuckled.
"Well, Izuku's always got a plan for everything." 4040 finished.
They all watched with anticipation as the tanks started to barrage the protective shell.
"Who are the ones in the tank?"
"Hmm, we got…Midoriya, Uraraka, and two girls from 1-B, Shiozaki and Komori. First one's got a vine quirk and the second one has a mushroom quirk." One of the pros said, looking from a tablet.
"That's very impressive of them, to withstand this assault. The amount of strength to regenerate their quirks like this, under constant barrage…invaluable in the field. Hostage situations, ambushes, rescue situations…certainly no lack of potential in 1-B."
2010 and 4040 decided to make a note of that.
"Those support students really know how to kick things up a notch."
"Maybe a bit too much."
At once their eyes bulged as they saw Izuku pop out with the minigun.
"He, he can't be serious right?"
"That's just crazy!"
Then the vine cover dropped.
"HE IS!"
Watching the tanks scurry away, they wondered what he would come up with next.
"You've got to be kidding me…"
Watching him fire the rocket actually made Death Arms laugh.
"This kid's a riot, ruffling feathers and blowing stuff up, your brother's certainly got an interesting future ahead of him."
Inside Team Midoriya's tank, Shiozaki and Komori had taken a break, with the pressure reduced by Midoriya's suppressive fire, the two leaned against the walls of the tank.
Ochako had tried to see if she could get it running again, but in all honesty she didn't know what she was looking at either, the engineering was far too advanced.
"Izuku! We're stuck in the water here! And even if we continue firing, all they need is to just surround us and we're through!"
"Right…okay, I got an idea. Ochako, can you possibly use your quirk on the tank again?"
She shakily nodded before touching the tank, it slightly wobbled, but she soon fell on her knees and the quirk gave out.
"No…bleh, no good! I'm sorry!"
"It's fine! Long shot anyway! Listen, we're gonna switch, you got that rocket reloaded?"
"Yeah!"
"It's easy, just point and shoot, aim near the tanks, not directly on them. Komori, Shiozaki, can one of you two take care of reloading?"
"I can!" Komori replied as she moved to sit under the tank's entrance.
"Ready Ochako!?"
"Ready!" She replied as she stood up next to the ladder. Izuku quickly dropped and grabbed her by the waist, speeding up the process. With a pop she aimed and fired the rocket, the round impacting just in front of another tank causing it to flip over its side before landing on its treads.
"Oops!"
Dropping the rocket for Komori to reload, she grabbed the minigun and fired.
"Holy! How the hell do ya ev'n keep up with th' recoil!"
"My strength, what else? Also what's with the accent?"
"Ignore it!" She yelled with a furious blush as she fired.
"Alright then," He mumbled before charging One For All. Kicking through the floor of the tank, and making room for his legs, he dug his feet into the ground and pushed against the frame. The tank started to move slowly, the treads resisting the movement, but soon enough it gained speed and they started to move.
"And it looks like Team Midoriya is on the move again!"
Izuku grunted with exertion as he forced the tank to move as best as he could, unaware of what exactly he was showing to the world.
"HOW ABOUT A LOOK INSIDE? YEAH THAT'S RIGHT, WE'VE GOT CAMERAS IN HERE!"
("I completely forgot about the cameras in there." "Damn it, Mic.")
The camera then showed Izuku at an angle, half his body inside the tank while he gripped the metal, pushing the entire thing with his body, lightning sparking all over. Shiozaki was still resting, but was concentrating on keeping her vines stable around the tank. Komori was reloading a rocket for Ochako who could be seen reaching for it, grabbing, firing, and returning.
It was honestly impressive the level of teamwork they had.
"AND IT LOOKS LIKE TEAM MIDORIYA IS WORKING HARD, MIDORIYA HIMSELF PUSHING THE TANK WITH HIS BARE HANDS! THAT'S SOME DEDICATION FROM ALL OF THEM!"
Opening a Multiview to the other teams, the audience were greeted to the sights of various teams in different states of panic.
Some were obviously more confident than others.
Two of them had the lingering remains of smoke inside the cabins.
But truthfully, everybody's focus was on the one team that was shattering expectations.
When the announcement came that the teams were in fact allowed to use their quirks, they all tried to use them against Team Midoriya to little avail, Ochako might not have the strength of Izuku, but she certainly didn't lack creativity, removing the weight of the weapons was within her reach and certainly helped her keep her aim.
And she had good aim.
Anybody that tried to pop their hatch to fire a quirk attack at them risked a barrage of blue bolts taking their heads off, and anybody who stopped to try and get a shot quickly met the business end of a rocket launcher.
Still, two teams wanted to go for one final attack.
"Izuku, Bakugo and Todoroki are flanking us!"
"Hrm, understood," He grunted, One For All surging as he pushed the tank while simultaneously producing ammo.
Izuku was trembling, although it could hardly be seen, but he ignored the feeling of his bones cracking, the thundering of his heart in his ears, the fire in his veins.
The blood in his mouth, held back only by his teeth.
"Tell me…when they're about to attack." He groaned out, nodding away Komori and Shiozaki's concern.
"Okay, they're coming up right at us…uh oh, they're both going with quirk attacks and I'm out of ammo!"
It was true, both boys had popped their hatches and aiming their respective arms at their tank.
"Just tell me!"
"Alright…"
Sparks and frost.
"DIE!"
"MIDORIYA!"
"NOW!"
With a heave of exertion, Izuku pushed it up to 30% and jumped.
The two attacks impacted each other with extreme force, the difference in temperatures causing an even greater explosion that burned Izuku's legs and caused the tank to tilt.
Both rivals stared in shock at the tank that suddenly flew into the air, Todoroki's eyes narrowed as he instinctively turned his other arm and sent forth a torrent of flame.
"ARGH!" Ochako yelled as she quickly ducked into the safety of the cabin, her skin red and singed. As gravity's effect returned to the tank, Izuku quickly grabbed onto her as the entire team slammed into the metal as the tank impacted the dirt.
The four groaned in pain as the tank shuddered, outside Todoroki was frozen in shock at what he had just done, his vow having been broken.
Bakugo however, was not frozen and quickly prepared another explosion.
"DIIIIEEE!"
"TIME!"
The explosion cut off as Bakugo stared in shock.
"THAT'S THE END OF OUR TANK WAR, THE SECOND CHALLENGE IS COMPLETE!"
The crowd roared in approval and excitement to the climactic finish of the battle.
"AND WITHSTANDING ALL ODDS, TEAM MIDORIYA FINISHES IN FIRST PLACE, DESPITE DESTROYING THE TEN MILLION! IT'S THE UPSET OF THE CENTURY!"
Crawling out of the tank, the group of four exhausted teens celebrated as best they could, they had pushed themselves as much as possible to keep their lead, and judging by the screens, the whole world had seen their hard work.
"Huh, didn't know that they had cameras inside." Izuku mumbled as he leaned against Ochako, his legs feeling like jelly and his arms as heavy as lead.
Still, he had made a promise.
Izuku strained as he tried to lift his arm, doing his best to clench it into a fist.
"Izuku?"
"I…I need to…raise my fist." He groaned. She merely shook her head in exasperation before taking his arm.
"Let me help."
…
"Okay…"
And with a push of her own arms, Izuku's fist was held high once more.
Their ears were deafened by the approval of the crowd, but Izuku wanted something else.
"All of you…raise your fists, you all worked equally as hard…so stand with me."
The three girls were surprised, but Izuku's right arm grabbed Komori's wrist and with a slight, painful burst of One For All, he raised her fist as well, Komori soon led Shiozaki's hand upwards while Ochako raised hers of her own accord.
Komori and Shiozaki slightly flushed at the attention they were getting, the crowd somehow getting even more pumped up by the display, eventually their fists fell, and Ochako's eyes widened in realization.
"Oh my- we, we WON! WOOHOO!" Ochako cheerily started to bounce around with what little energy she had, hugging her team in pure excitement.
"Izuku, we did it!"
Izuku started to laugh as she practically swung on him, even with her burnt and steamed skin, the light in her eyes, the shine of her smile, the feel of her arms wrapped around him and her body pressed against his.
She was beautiful.
…
…
…
Uh oh.
Toshinori pumped his arms in excitement as he jumped in the air and punched the air in front of him.
"YES, THAT'S MY BOY!"
His celebration was paused as he heard a throat clearing next to him and the slight chuckles of those next to him.
Turning, he saw Inko on the floor, the poor woman had been leaning on him and had been thrown off with his excitement. She was giving him an amused but still unamused look/glare that only a woman could give.
"Uh…oops?"
Mitsuki cackled.
"YEAH, GIVE IT UP FOR TEAM MIDORIYA! NEXT, WE HAVE TEAM BAKUGO! WHO BRUTALLY CUT THROUGH THE COMPETITION AS THEY MADE TOWARDS THEIR GOAL!
Bakugo's team waved cheerfully towards the crowd, finally glad for all that to be done and over with.
Bakguo was merely screaming.
'Soon, we'll have our revenge against you, and you as well, Midoriya Izuku.' Monoma thought as he glared at the boy who was still celebrating with his teammates.
'Shiozaki, Komori, why did you betray us?' He dramatically complained.
Still, he merely had to be patient…
And if there was one thing that he knew, it was patience.
"IN THIRD PLACE, WITH BURNING DETERMINATION AND CHILLY DISPOSITION, TEAM TODOROKI!"
This group was much quieter, not choosing to revel in the attention that much, although Kouda did wave to his parents and Shouji to his mother.
Todoroki merely stood off to the side, staring disbelievingly at his arm.
He had broken his vow, Midoriya had pushed him, infuriated him, and had made him break his vow to not use his fire in combat.
He clenched his fist as raw anger started to pool over him, turning to the side, he saw another man, wreathed in flames.
Smirking in satisfaction.
"Midoriya…"
"AND IN LAST PLACE, IT'S TEAM-WHAT THE HECK? TEAM SHINSO!? WHERE DID YOU ALL COME FROM?"
SMACK
"OW-you little-"
"And in a stunning upset, Team Shinso comes up from the back of the pack, squeezing into 4th place. Is this a hidden dagger? Just waiting to be revealed?"
The team waved happily at the audience, while Cody scolded Mic again.
Aizawa was openly chuckling at his predicament.
"Shota, help me!"
"No."
"With that everybody, let's have some lunch! For the next hour, we'll take a break before we head into our afternoon schedule, please, take advantage of all that our stands have to offer!" Cody said as the two continued to squabble.
"You both want food?"
"Yes!"
"I'm going to sleep."
Outside the arena, many of Izuku's friends were consoling and complimenting each other over their performance during the second challenge, the only notable exceptions were Team Midoriya who actually had to go to the nurse's office.
One of them however, was held up.
Midoriya and Todoroki stared at each other, the former with a slight amount of contempt, the latter balefully.
"So, what did you want to talk about, Todoroki?"
Meanwhile, the same man wreathed in flame who smirked with so much satisfaction was walking down some steps for lunch.
"Yo! It's been a while, how about some tea, Endeavor?" All Might asked with his signature smile.
The flaming man froze before he turned and glared at the man who for so long stayed out of his reach.
"All Might…"
Elsewhere, the pros that had been watching the competition were now on alternating lunch breaks, a few returning to patrol for the first half hour before switching for lunch.
Money and favors were exchanged as bets were won and lost and the clones that were with them received plenty of pats on their backs.
Unfortunately, there had been a slight scuffle between 4040 and another hero who had disparaged him and the clones.
He was mostly sour about losing his bet but still.
Said clone of course, didn't take that lying down and just about tackled the man.
Fortunately, Death Arms was able to separate the two and apply swift discipline by crushing both their heads.
"Uncle, uncle, uncle."
Dropping them both, the hero merely scoffed before going back to his patrol while 4040 rubbed his own head.
"You're a real cutup aren't you, kid?"
4040 merely grinned.
"I guess I am."
"I'm sorry, but with the injuries you both sustained, combined with the complete quirk exhaustion you're suffering. I cannot let you participate in the final round of the Sports Festival."
CLIFFHANGER! I know, I know, but this seemed like a good spot to stop to keep the flow, next chapter…I'll leave it up to you actually, would you like me to fit all the fights into one chapter? Or break it up at pivotal moments?
Also, yes, I know the numbers are uneven, I have a plan for that.
Thank you all for your support so far! I can't wait to see your reactions to this.
And now, Omake time!
DARTH KYOFU PART 2
Kyofu merely stood there, the sound of his breathing apparatus functioning being his only companion.
He breathed as deeply as he could, a part of him…unwilling to begin the next conversation, yet knowing that it had to be done.
Besides, he knew that he had questions.
"How may I assist you…master?"
Kyofu turned around and saw the emaciated form of All Might staring right back at him. His eyes filled with regret and shame.
"D-don't…call me that."
"Ashamed of what your fallen apprentice has become? All Might?"
"Ashamed…of myself. I failed you, Izuku…I failed you and led you down this path. I-I'm not worthy of being called your master."
"That name belongs to a dead boy, All Might. But it matters not…you are correct however, you did fail me. Although I never doubted your sincerity, All Might. The fact remains that One For All destroyed me, and when All For One found me, I was weak and broken. He filled my head with false promises of power so that I could return by your side…"
…
"Is that why you killed him?"
"Among other reasons…he and Shigaraki, are the reason that my mother died."
"Ah…I see…"
A silence, and memories of so long ago, of happier times.
"The girl, what is she to you?"
"She is my apprentice."
"That is Kyofu, who is she to Izuku Midoriya?"
"As I said, All Might. That name belongs to a dead man."
'My daughter.' Went the unspoken words, however.
"And you taught her all that?"
"I taught her that there was only one true hero in this world, and that the rest were full of false promises and lies. I taught her how to fend for herself, how to survive, and turn her rage into strength."
"You created a weapon."
"No, I helped a fellow survivor."
"But…why?"
Why all the destruction? Why all the heroes and villains brutally murdered?
"Because the world needed it. Look around you, All Might. After your retirement, crime rose astronomically, but thanks to my interference, Japan has never been safer."
All Might's eyes widened in shock as he realized Izuku's goal.
"Do you realize it now, All Might? I have become the hero this world needs, by being the villain it deserves."
OMAKE 2: INSPIRED BY STORM
It had started as a joke, but since the Vod'e were following a hierarchy, and technically he was the commander in chief of them, it would be obvious to give him a rank.
"Morning, General!"
Still, it was embarrassing.
Especially when the clones would just shout it out of nowhere and the other students would stare at him.
"G-good morning." He replied as he closed his eyes and pinched his nose, trying to stem off the ensuing headache.
Walking down the hall, and ignoring the whispers, especially from a certain class B student that was harping on Izuku's supposed arrogance, he finally made his way to class.
Unfortunately he was the last one.
"Class, attention!"
Oh no.
"GOOD MORNING, GENERAL!"
"Dammit, not you too!"
OMAKE: AN ANCIENT QUIRK (Extended scene from my One-shot collection…really should get back to that) RATED M FOR BLOOD AND GORE
Izuku struggled to raise his body, whatever that Nomu was, it had completely decimated him.
He could hear Kyoka crying, the girl that had looked beyond the beast that was inside him and gave him hope.
He hated to hear her cry.
Grabbing the radiation pill case from his pocket, he shakily emptied the entire container into his mouth, as he swallowed the pills and waited for them to take effect, the edges of darkness peaking into his vision, only a few thoughts ran through his mind.
'Protect them…'
'Protect her.'
And Izuku knew nothing more.
The Nomu moved forward towards the group of students, various cries rang out as they trembled in fear, Shigaraki laughing wildly as his vision was upon them.
Then, a rumble.
The Nomu stopped, halted by an internal instinct, something primal had awakened.
Something ancient.
"Nomu, what the hell's wrong with you! Kill them already!"
RUMBLE~
A chill went up through everybody's spine as a hulking figure rose from where Izuku's body crashed. Completely covered in dark scales, with bone-white jagged plates all over his spine, he stood equal in height to the Nomu and just about equal in stature.
"What the hell?"
Kyoka's eyes widened in shock and Katsuki's in fear.
"Oh no…" Katsuki whispered, "Goji's gone full radiation."
"Oh? A new trick? A new attempt at giving hope? No matter…I'll break your hope right here and now, Nomu, give our unrelenting friend a nice roar."
The Nomu opened it's maw and screeched.
"REEEEEEEEEEEARRRRRRRRGH"
Silence, before another rumble, a growl that pierced their very hearts, Izuku's form rose and took a deep breath.
And roared.
"SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOONNGGK"
The sheer density of sound made everybody fall to their knees, Kyoka almost passing out from the pain her ears were registering.
Shigaraki growled.
"Nomu, attack!"
With a burst of speed, the Nomu appeared directly infront of the transformed student and punched.
Izuku moved back two feet.
"I-Impossible!"
With a clawed hand, Izuku swung and tore out meat, leaving deep gouges that dribbled rivers of blood. Stunned by the attack, Izuku capitulated and knocked the Nomu over, with a ferocity fitting that of a mindless beast, he continued to tear into the Nomu with his claws and jaws. The Nomu itself began delivering brutal blows in return, kicking up wind and knocking everything over.
"This is impossible! How is he standing up to something made to kill All Might!"
However, while it seemed that way, it wasn't really true. Although the Nomu was receiving more visual damage by the chunks being torn out of it, Izuku was tanking All Might level punches.
Eventually he gave in, and Nomu managed a punch that drove him into the fountain.
"There we go…just a small hiccup, now Nomu, kill the brats, and hurry before any more interruptions arrive!"
The Nomu disappeared and reappeared in front of the frightened students in the blink of an eye, their cries a lullaby for Shigaraki.
Nomu growled.
And something growled back.
A flash of green.
"NOW WHAT!?"
Izuku's tail rose from the dust, the tips glowing an eerie green as a noise started to charge.
Rur rur rur rur rur
Katsuki's eyes widened in fear, he recognized that sound.
RUR RUR RUR RUR RUR
"EVERYBODY GET DOWN!"
RUR RUR RUR PT-FWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
Emerald fire burned the Nomu's flesh, searing it so much that even it's advanced regeneration couldn't keep up.
"WHAT THE HELL!? NOOOO!"
The Nomu screeched as it flailed, completely open to a second attack.
The students, seeing the opportunity, followed Katsuki's lead as he guided them back up, leaving the fight to Izuku.
It was a good thing too, because the heat was starting to get unbearable, Shigaraki couldn't even get close to the interloper before being forced away.
"DAMN IT, THIS CAN'T BE POSSIBLE! I'M NOT LEAVING WITHOUT BLOOD ON THE GROUND! NOMU, KILL THOSE STUDENTS!"
Again it disappeared, this time popping in front of Kyoka who stumbled to the ground.
It growled and loomed over her, and she found that she could not tear her eyes away from her impending death.
Then it choked and groaned, and Kyoka's eyes flickered to the right to where powerful jaws were practically chomping through Nomu's shoulder.
It groaned weakly as Izuku started to charge up his attack again.
Wrenching his jaw backwards and ripping out an entire chunk of Nomu's shoulder, he forced it to its knees before grabbing its jaws and prying them open.
Emerald fire burst down Nomu's gullet, its cries silenced as its throat was separated from its body.
Carrying its head, Izuku raised his head back and roared.
SKREEEEEEEEOOOOONNGGGK
BAM
"THERE'S NO NEED TO FEAR STUDENTS, FOR I AM HERE!"
Izuku growled and Katsuki noticed that his eyes were vacant, like white pearls.
Like that day.
"Oh crap."
So yeah, this was another idea I had in mind of doing before I decided to stick with Legion, perhaps in the future I'll do it but for now, my main focus, my only focus will be Legion.
Again, thank you all for your support and I hope to see you next time.