Fully Breaking the Ice of Hate

(Unknown Location)

The scene shows of a small bedroom being dark and the only source of light is a TV screen showing the broadcast of the UA Sports Festival, and one showing Izuku vs Shoto.

"Pay close attention to them, Tomura Shigaraki. These two could prove to be formidable obstacles to you one day." A man said.

"I'm not worried about a couple of kids." Tomura said while scratching his neck.

"I can't lose this either. I owe it to everyone who's supported me to try my best. I will beat you, as myself and not a coward who hides behind the hatred of his own father." Izuku declared with the eyes of determination.

There he goes again, saying that to Shoto like he's the weak one here because of his reason for not using his right side almost like how he said back in that private talk.

But Shoto won't let that get to him, not when he has come here so far on his own and his ice though he does recall something from his past.

(Flashback)

Little Shoto is seen hugging onto his mom, sobbing in pain because of what his father is putting him though.

"I don't want to, mom. Please, I… I don't wanna be the kind of guy he is. I don't wanna be someone who bullies you and hurts people, Momma!" Shoto cried onto his mom.

"But honey, you do still wanna be a hero, don't you?" Shoto's mom asked as she stroke his head.

"Just remember, stay true to yourself." Shoto's mom advised with a smile.

(Flashback End)

"(Stay true to myself. I had forgotten so much of what she said to me those days.)" Shoto thought surprised to remember that moment.

"(Maybe it was something that Futayo said during our fight that brought up old memories of my mother from what she used to be.)" Shoto thought recalled Futayo's words.

Shoto has a strong feeling that his fire is going to come out in this fight, but what happened back then was instinct upon remembering his mom. This time may be different.

"(Damn it, just focus on the fight.)" Shoto thought shook his head.

"It's the first fight of the second round!" Presen Mic announced and the crowd cheers loudly.

Somewhere within the audience, Endeavor is watching and waiting for the fight to start as he wonders how much of that spark Shoto will make it grow throughout this fight.

"These two heroes in training have both been frontrunners in the sports festival!" Present Mic said.

"That's right, and now we're going to see how their fists as the rivals will clash to see who will come out on top!" Makiko smirked.

"Tokoyami, how do you think this fight will go?" Tenya asked.

"Considering how much approvement Midoriya has done with his Quirk, I say his chances have gone up higher though that remains to be seen if he can dodge Todoroki's ice." Fumikage stated.

"Yeah, it's going to be tough. Deku will need to avoid the ice if he wants to get a hit in." Ochaco said.

"It's certainly going to be a chilly fight." Kimi commented.

"What do you think how this match will go, Horizon?" Tomo asked the emotionless face girl.

"Unknown to me, but I believe Izuku might do something reckless at the start of the fight." Horizon answered.

"Something reckless, like what?" Tomo asked.

"I remember Izuku telling me that he had lots of trouble controlling his Quirk, going at full power would damage his body like how he broke his finger to break out of Hitoshi's Brainwashed Quirk." Kimi explained.

"(He'll start with an ice attack.)" Izuku thought predicted what Shoto is going to do.

"(I can't allow him to use that power of his too much.)" Shoto thought knew he'd be in big trouble if Izuku hits him with a powerful blast.

"But which of these rivals will advance to the next round?" Present Mic asked.

"(So, as soon as we start—)" Both Izuku and Shoto readied themselves.

"Let the match BEGIN!" Makiko and Present Mic shouted.

(Music: Cosmic Castaway, Electrasy)

Shoto unleashed his ice attack immediately at the start of the match as the cold wave charges right at Izuku who has also got his own attack ready.

"Delaware Smash!" Izuku launched a powerful wind pressure attack, easily breaking through the ice and heading for Shoto.

Shoto quickly braces himself with a large chunk of ice behind him to keep himself from being blown off the ring, and the wind carrying the ice dust to the audience making them feel very cold.

"(Just as I expected. He's prepared to-)" Shoto's thought was interrupted when Izuku is suddenly in front of him.

"What?" Shoto gasped.

"Take this!" Izuku threw a strong punch aiming right for the face.

Shoto reacted quick enough to move out of the way letting the punch break the ice behind him and ice slide away.

"(Fuck! I should have known Midoriya would try to attack immediately right after his first one!)" Shoto thought cursed.

"Whoa, Midoriya managed to blow away Todoroki's overwhelming attack!" Present Mic gasped.

"Not only that, but he charges after his attack to get the jump on Todoroki as well. Almost landing one hit that would've knocked him out of the ring!" Makiko added with excitement.

"That first was because he didn't know how powerful Young Todoroki's attack was gonna be, so he abandoned restraint and fired off a shot at 100 percent." Toshinori stated.

"He probably expected Todoroki to know about that, so he came up with a backup plan to follow ups the wind attack." Uwabami figured out the rest.

"Your boy is quite brilliant to think fast like that. Reckless, but brilliant thinking." Uwabami said to her husband as they are sitting together.

"Yeah, let just hope he doesn't make it a habit of being reckless." Toshinori concerned.

"That speed was something, it was a little faster than before." Shoto commented.

Izuku pants as he steadies himself before going to attack Shoto again.

"(Increasing the percentage of One for All up to 8% was a risky move, but it was still something I have to drop in order to get close to Todoroki.)" Izuku thought planned the small increase of power.

"(It's just as I thought, Todoroki is not going down that easy even when I try to surprise him.)" Izuku thought clutched his fist with the broken finger.

"(I gotta think fast, good thing I was able to see how Todoroki fight back when he fought Futayo. Always going for the powerful ice attack to end the fight quickly by pushing his opponents away or freezing them in place. Either one is a winning move for him.)" Izuku thought back on Futayo vs Shoto.

"(But I can get around that, just need to push Shoto further into using his fire. To be true to himself.)" Izuku thought determined.

Back then his mind went on an instant flashback on how Izuku ran for the finish line of the obstacle race, almost like One for All was trying to tell him about that moment.

"Wait, I was able to do that?" Izuku asked himself.

"Pay attention!" Shoto scolded while launching another big ice attack.

Izuku gasp and activate One for All throughout his whole body to narrowly dodge the big ice attack and moving forward right for Shoto.

"Take this!" Izuku shouted as he threw a punch.

This time, Shoto wouldn't be able to dodge this attack as he was barely able to react and the fist made contact to his face sending him flying, but not out of the ring because Shoto was able to make some ice behind to save himself.

"Damn, that really hurt." Shoto groaned from the pain.

"It sounds like Izuku got a hit on Shoto!" Suzu surprised.

"Yeah, but not enough to win the match." Noriki said, acknowledging that this Shoto guy is tougher than he looks.

"It looks like I found myself a new way to use my Quirk on my whole body than just one part." Izuku grinned.

"Is that right?" Shoto asked as he stands up again.

"Just watch!" Izuku clutched his fists and started powering up the 6% of One for All causing his body to glow green with some green electricity dancing around his body too.

"Holy shit! Izuku just gave himself a new level of skill to control his Quirk!" Toshinori gasped.

"I'm going to call this Full Cowling 6%!" Izuku declared the name of his powered up stated.

"(This might become more difficult than I thought.)" Shoto thought feared.

"Don't get a big head just because you found a new way to control your Quirk!" Shoto said before unleashing another big wave of ice.

Izuku clenches down with his knees and jumps high to dodge the ice attack and right above Shoto with holding one hand out and down at Shoto for one big attack of his own.

"Delaware Smash!" Izuku fired the strong wind pressure attack.

Shoto saw this in shock and quickly tries to form a big and very strong ice dome to defend against the downward wind attack, but he also knew that it wouldn't last much and slide away when the wind attack destroys the dome, and the shockwave of the impact blows him away.

"(He hurt himself again trying to get me, he's really pushing himself through the limits!)" Shoto thought groaned.

Shoto launches another big ice attack which Izuku responded by waving his arm with some enhanced power of his Quirk to push himself in the air to dodge the ice attack and sliding down.

"Come on, Shoto! Stop hiding behind your father and fight me for real!" Izuku shouted.

"Hiding behind my father?" Shoto surprised to that from Izuku who'd actually think of him like that.

"Do you really think of me so little?" Shoto asked angrily.

"Only because you haven't been really thinking of yourself!" Izuku responded with one wave of his arm to send a strong gust of wind at Shoto.

The wind wasn't as strong as the other ones, that was just a little distraction for the Deku boy as he launches himself back to ground level.

"I'm putting everything I have on the line to push myself into becoming the hero I want to be, the hero who smiles and strong in heart!" Izuku turned around with a fierce determined glare.

"Whatever it takes…" Izuku started sprinting toward Shoto.

"I'm going to become a hero!" Izuku shouted.

"Which means you gotta do the same! Be true to yourself, not what you father thinks or go fighting halfway, but the Shoto Todoroki who wants to be a hero!" Izuku said.

"And that's the Shoto I'm going to surpass!" Izuku landed another strong punch right in the stomach.

In that very moment after the punch, like everything has slowed down for Shoto, he found himself recalling his childhood of both his parents. Including more words his mom said after to stay true to himself.

"You can be the kind of hero you want to be when you grow up."

(Flashback)

Little Shoto is coughing hard after another hard training session with his dad.

"Now get up. If you can get hurt that easily then you'll never be able to beat All Might, or even a small-time villain." Enji demanded.

"Please, stop pushing him! He's only five years old." Shoto's mom pleaded.

"He can take it, Rei. Now move away." Enji pushed Rei away from Shoto.

The scene changes to Shoto looking down at his two older siblings playing ball together and Enji comes in taking the boy's hand and dragging him away.

"Ignore them, Shoto. They live in a different than what I'm training you for." Enji proclaimed.

Now we see Rei in the kitchen alone and talking to her mother on the phone, and Shoto caught after his bathroom trip.

"Mom? I feel like I'm going crazy. I can't take it anymore. Every day, the children seem more like him. And Shoto… That child's left side sometimes looks unbearable to me. All I can see is his father." Rei feared.

"I can't raise him anymore. I want to run away from this life." Rei admitted in fear.

"Mom, what are you saying?" Shoto asked which spooks Rei as she slowly turns around to see Shoto, but with the eyes of someone who is looking at a monster.

Then came the sound of sizzling splash sounds.

Next scene is where Shoto is standing in the hallway with the left side of his face covered in bandages even over his eye.

"To think that woman would actually do something like that to you at such an important time." Enji sighed.

"Where did momma go?" Shoto asked.

"Huh? Oh, a former sidekick of mine knows two people who work as the mental doctors your mother needed, so I sent her there. But then she suggested a stupid idea that I should go visit for reconnecting or whatever, like I got time for that." Enji explained.

"It's your fault this happened…" Shoto said making his father look at him.

"You're the one who made her hurt me." Shoto angered.

"(That's right, it was then I swore to myself that I would reject him. To reject his flame.)"

(Flashback End)

"SHOTO!" Izuku screamed which got Shoto's attention.

"Remember, it's your power and not your father's! Show me your own fire!" Izuku demanded.

And then another piece of his childhood memories came flooding back into his mind.

(Flashback)

Now the scene has shown little Shoto and his mom (before the incident) watching TV together with All Might on a talk show.

"Yes, that's right. Children often do inherit Quirks from their parents or develop similar power sets. But the most important thing to remember is that a Quirk is what you make of it, regardless of your history. You decide on how you use it. That's what I mean when I say, "I am here". Only you can decide to become a hero, no one else. Take this to heart, kids! You've got it!" All Might stated.

"Honey, you still wanna be a hero, right? Just remember to stay true to yourself." Rei said.

"(I didn't realize how much I'd forgotten.)" Shoto thought realized.

(Flashback End)

"You are not a prisoner of your lineage. It's okay to use your power to become who you want to be."

That's when Shoto unleashed his left side, the fire Quirk that he's been neglecting for so long has finally come out sending a strong heatwave within the stadium.

"Whoa, that's hot!" Makiko shocked.

"Incredible." Tenya amazed of this.

"(You made him use his father's power. Midoriya, don't tell me you were trying to save Young Todoroki this whole time!)" Toshinori thought realized what Izuku has done.

"You're helping your opponent. You fool… Even though you wanna win this battle. Now which one of us is screwing around?" Shoto asked sarcastically as his body starts to warm up with the cold part melting away.

"I want it too. I'll be a hero!" Shoto determined, no longer letting himself be held back by the past nor his father anymore.

"Well done, Izuku." Futayo smiled.

Endeavor smirks as he was about to shout out to Shoto and walk down the stairs, but a hand on his shoulder stops him as he turns around to see Reine des Garous.

"Let the kids be, it's their time to shine." Turenne smiled.

"Amazing!" Izuku smiled, then started concentrating Full Cowling not realizing that he went up to 10% this time.

"Go, Deku! Show that hot-ice bastard why you're number 1!" Kimi cheered, and almost fell over as Naomasa pulled her back in with her robotic arm.

"You must be crazy, Midoriya. Don't blame me for what happens next." Shoto said as he turns up the power of both his ice and fire.

"This could be bad!" Cementoss worried.

Shoto unleashes a big wave of ice again which Izuku jumps over the ice and runs on the ice towards his opponent for one final strike in this very moment.

"(Gotta get in close and give this everything I got! Come at me with your full power, Shoto Todoroki!)" Izuku thought poured his full power into his right arm.

Todoroki instantly melts away the ice as he starts to power up his fire side.

"Midoriya, I see now." Shoto said to himself.

Midoriya launches himself closer to throw his strongest punch while at the same time, Shoto also unleashed his burning heat blast.

"Thank you." Shoto said.

The collision of causes a powerful heated air explosion with a very powerful shockwave that shook the entire stadium and several feet around it like a strong earthquake in one spot.


KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!

The battle was more intense than I thought when writing this and Izuku gave Shoto that final push to finally start using his fire side, and Izuku was able to fight better here than in the anime. But who do you think won in that final clash? You'll have to wait and find out in the next chapter.

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