Author's note : And we are back with Katsuki and Yui ! And Monoma!
So. To address one review about what would happen if Izuku summoned a strong evil card like, let's say... Nikol Bolas or a Tyranid from WH40k.
Run. or better : don't do it.
On a side note, I plan to potentially upload here too two other fics of mine.
Colossal Game Changer : A certain X-men is yeeted across time, space and dimension and land in MHA. It goes wacky.
Emerald Phantom Thieves : Persona x MHA : All of the events of Persona Games are in the distant past. Nonetheless, one fateful day, Midoriya awakens his persona and discover his ancestor's legacy...
Once again don't forget to favorite and review. You have no idea how happy it makes me.
Chapter 44 : I-Island : Villains Rise.
"ITADAKIMASU!"
Moonfish, the cannibal, and recently SS-class criminal, since he got modified through means unknown to authorities to get a significant upgrade, was here and he was happy about it.
Low-level regeneration, utter lack of morale, teeth that could cut through concrete and were more or less a really weird variation of a blade manipulation quirk… And apparently, now, he had a mouth on each hand, smiling creepily, as the monster in front of them.
Katsuki didn't know who was the fucker who thought it was a good idea to do that, but seriously, they should be kicked in the balls so hard they would be a flipper ball.
—--
Emilia, assisting Garaki, wondered why she was sneezing, as they worked on Chisaki's project, as per their agreement. She had to admit she loved the idea of rendering the assholes who mistreated her for her lack of quirk to be quirkless themselves. Also, it was so fun to kiss Chisaki from behind and see him all flustered and not knowing how he should react, between his mysophobia, her lack of quirk and his crush on her.
—--
Yui decided against using her tank. Yes, shooting shells at Moonfish would have been awesome. The issue was his accuracy with his teeth. He would most likely strike her through any opening in the tank, and she wasn't sure he couldn't cut through steel.
As a result, she already put it back in her keychain, while moving under cover behind a tree.
However, thanks to her quirk, Yui was never defenseless. In fact, she was considering changing her hero name to something else.
Besides, she knew she had time to do what she needed to do.
"TASTE MY EXPLOSIONS, FUCKER! TWO BIG-BANG EATEN, THE THIRD IS ON THE HOUSE!"
Katsuki was currently harassing Moonfish by bringing the fight into the air. He got from one stand in the day, some gauntlets that were supposed to lessen the strain on his arms from his explosions, helping him to fly. He was also resting on the roof from time to time.
Clearly, her dumbass blond boyfriend learned from the last time to not get close to him and worked since then to a lot more ranged attacks. He probably didn't want to get any more teeth in his arm.
Katsuki was cute when he was thinking he was the main fighter, when he was only the decoy. Meanwhile, Yui was assembling several parts for a weapon she had, created by Mei. Customs would have her detained for bringing a rocket launcher to the Island. Thanks to her quirk, and Mei's genius in making the parts modular, Yui was pulling a weapon which was almost as big as her from below her, while she was hiding behind a car. It was a custom rocket launcher made by the craziest girl Yui knew for her birthday. She asked, quote "Something that would make Katsuki's explosion look like bitches".
"There is the third one."
Softly, with eerie calmness, Yui aka Arsenal, aimed her weapon at an unsuspecting Moonfish, too occupied with the bait flying and poking him around.
He didn't have heightened sense after all, and his weakness was what he couldn't see. Yui scratched that note and added a second weakness as she pulled the trigger, feeling the rocket being thrown at full-speed against the monster. She almost landed on her back because of the powerful recoil.
Hearing the whistling missile, Moonfish turned his head, wondering, "Hmmm? What is that?"
Missile met torso, and Moonfish's second weakness became apparent.
Point blank atomization.
Well, it should have been, but thanks to his reinforced body, Moonfish screamed in pain as he was now missing the left part of his torso, in blood and gore.
Katsuki quickly remembered why he loved the girl: she was even more ruthless than him.
"OH FUCK YOU KIDS!"
Moonfish, blind with rage, paused when a fat man's corpse landed in front of him, the neck broken. The cannibal smiled, before using his right arm to eat it, and using his real teeth to throw an attack against the girl that dared to hurt him that much. He wasn't one to give up a free meal after all, and it was exactly what he needed.
Also, what was the point of having more mouths if not eating everyone while killing them?
Yui quickly rolled against the cement to dodge the cutting blades only a few seconds before they slashed through the road. When the blades retracted and redirected their trajectory toward her, Yui used her special shield from Mei's lab to barely block the strike. The alloy was what composed her Grandpa's body, according to her.
The impact went through the alloy, striking through her bones. She almost fell on her behind, before Katsuki came from the sky and slammed two of his explosions point blank in the teeth, making the monster yell.
Still, both teenagers were equally terrified and disgusted when they looked at the cannibal again. Seeing a dead body was bad. Seeing someone eating a body was worse, especially if it was from a mouth on his arm.
It was purely abominable when it clearly served to boost his regeneration, bones and flesh being assimilated in his body.
Then Katsuki broke one of the unspoken rules of heroism, trying to cope with the sight. Honestly, he was trying to reassure himself when he said that.
"This can hardly get any worse"
Five more corpses fell next to Moonfish.
Katsuki looked at Yui, hoping she had more missiles. Her body, trembling while desperately trying to reach weapons, told him the answer, and it was clearly not the one he hoped to hear.
"Well, shit."
From where were the bodies coming? It's raining men was a song, not a quirk!
—--
"There are only so many people you can protect, kid."
Terraformars taunted Monoma quietly, who was already running out of steam. He didn't have that many quirks in his stockpile, to begin with. Izuku's quirk might be useful, but Monoma didn't have any cards on him, making it fucking useless. Pony? That was an option, but only for escaping.
The cockroach mutant in front of him was pretty much the definition of winning the super lottery, except appearance wise. He was insanely strong, durable and fast. Seriously, Monoma did some math in his head, and the bread should have hurt him with pretty much the strength of a rifle. Yet, he barely scratched that man. The blonde kid was outmatched, plain and simple.
As for Terraformars, he was enjoying breaking the kid who was on his last legs, panting, and failing to stop his cronies to kill and throw the corpses of the civilians to Moonfish. Some team playing was always good to win the game, and now he wanted to have some fun. Call him sadistic, or someone who actually got Sensei's humor, but Terraformars loved to break heroes, physically and mentally.
"Guys? Pull back for a second. I have an announcement for the civilians here."
Everyone tried to stay together, against the wall as they couldn't run outside, and the mutants prevented them from pulling back.
They were sparing the mutants from their onslaught, but everyone else had the same thought: what if they were next? Or their loved one?
"If you catch the kid, give him to us and we will leave. No more death from us."
"Don't listen to him! We don't know if he is telling the truth!"
Monoma had a good idea of what the mutant was trying to do, and he knew better than to trust any villain. Also, he was almost certain it was literally a comic reference. Still, he could see everyone thinking about the offer, some actually getting ready to get up… Shit. He didn't sign up for that! He was only a kid! A first year! Where were the heroes?!
—--
"Putain et on me demande pourquoi j'aime pas le JAPON! SALETE DE MONSTRE A TENTACULE, J'AI VU TROP DE CHOSE SUR INTERNET ET JE SAIS COMMENT CA FINIT!"
The #1 French hero, flying on some bread, was fighting solo against two Noumus, but he couldn't help worrying. The monsters didn't seem interested in fighting him, but rather stalling for time. Shit… Was something bigger at play?!
He was seriously considering coming to Japan, if only to make sure this didn't get bigger, but as the National Top Hero, he wasn't able to move as he wanted. Shit, he was going to ask Yuga for more information on the situation.
—--
"I'm sorry kid, but I have a wife and kids!"
Monoma wasn't surprised when the man armed with a chair attacked, clearly wanting to take him down.
The scorpio mutant laughed, before saying: "Hey! Don't kill the kid, we need him alive!"
Monoma noted that. The phrasing. They needed *him* and alive. He wasn't a threat. He wasn't their enemy. He was their target. Not the civilians, they were an added bonus, a fun slaughter to have while on duty.
Quickly though, Monoma understood he would have trouble devising a strategy based on that information, as more and more of the civilians were getting up in arms, ready to revolt against their former protector.
Monoma dodged the strike by a hairbreadth, as he was more used to overpowering his enemies with his stockpiled quirk and then be done. Use the correct quirk for the correct situation! That was the smart way to fight and deal with his enemies!
He suddenly had a brief flashback of Izuku telling him something during their fight at the Sports Festival "Yes, you are the kind of person who can only use the correct tool for the correct situation, but can't improvise". Why was that dumbass, who took his aesthetic as a gentleman magician, right?! Fuck!
An idea, an idea, quick… Because dodging everything was becoming harder and harder, as now most of the adults were trying to catch him, while some in the background were forced to stay down. Still, Monoma was happy to see a few people not being assholes.
However, the knife flying next to him was again too close for his taste, as it was planted into the wall nearby him.
What if it had killed him?!
…
Monoma quickly took the knife and put it against his throat. He had a crazy, stupid idea and if Vlad-sensei knew about it, he would get grounded for the end of his scholarship.
"STOP! IF ANYONE GETS CLOSER, I AM SLASHING MY CAROTID!"
Taking himself as a hostage. Fuck, he fell low, didn't he? However, he truly hoped that he was right…
And the sound of the cockroach punching the scorpio into the concrete stopped everyone, as Terraformars talked.
"I hate when my minions talk too much. Everyone, stand down, or I will rip your head off!"
Considering his friend was either unconscious or dead, most people actually stopped and slowly backed away from Monoma, who was a bit ridiculous and obviously stressed by the situation. He prayed his nerves wouldn't press the knife into his skin any farther than he meant to.
Terraformars slow-clapping was definitely unnerving enough for his taste, even before he began to speak.
"I admire your guts, though. So… How about you put down the knife, kid? I don't want to kill you."
"But no qualms about harming me I guess? Who is the fastest, me panicking and cutting my carotid or you? So you and your cronies get the fuck out and I won't kill myself."
Monoma was running in fear and panic, hence his current language. Also, if he had to die, he wanted to curse.
Terraformars stared at him, blankly, and for a second, everyone feared he would try something. To be fair, his blank face was barely human and he seemed so detached from most emotions, he felt alien… Before laughing, openly. His body bent from how powerful the laughter was. When it finally ended, he once again wore that blank smile.
"I could actually take the knife from you. But this is more fun. Here is my deal. You follow me quietly, and I don't kill everyone in front of you while my friends hold you down. If I feel especially irritated, I would even use your hand to snap that kid's neck."
"HIIIIII"
The scared kid screamed, as outside, the fight between Katsuki, Yui and Moonfish intensified. The restaurant was barely safe for them… As long as the ISP's Squad fucked off.
Monoma still had his grip on his knife and he swallowed his saliva, trying to keep his calm.
"First we exit the restaurant… And then I remove the knife. I don't trust you to not kill them instantly."
"You still want to protect them when they are ready to sell you out for their safety? Impressive."
The cockroach thought about it for a second before taking out his switch and sending the signal. In front of him, Kurogiri opened a portal. After all, this wasn't a mission for the ISP. It was a mission for All For One, and Kurogiri wasn't on Tomura's side. He was on Sensei's.
"My crew will walk first. Then we will be together. Don't push my patience though."
Monoma then saw Terraformars' still conscious companion taking the other on his shoulder, before obeying and walking through the dark hole. Monoma had tears in his eyes as he felt his body moving, walking with the killer by his side…
Then the world went dark as he passed through the portal. He didn't know what was on the other side. But fuck, he was scared.
—--
"Target Alpha Priority secured, Sir."
"Perfect. Tell Terraformars he won a few Noumus and funding for two months."
"Your will shall be done."
All For One smiled, as his plan B was slowly coming together. Soon, one of his weaknesses would be eliminated. Now, the true question was… Once he was done with this blonde boy, what should he do with him? Release him with a time bomb quirk? Noumu him? Keep him for a moment to have some conversations with someone that wasn't his family or an undead or a pawn? Hmmm… Hard choice.
"If I can ask something sir… Was it really necessary to attack I-Island to kidnap that kid? Especially after making him win a false prize? I could have easily kidnapped him when he went back home."
"Kurogiri, who do you think am I? Some kind of villain?!"
"Well… Yes?"
"Good lord, Kurogiri. I am THE Super-villain. I have to do big things, to maintain my prestige. I am not some dumbass who has to lie low for hundreds of years to succeed in their plans! I have to make everyone shake in their boots as they are too weak to stop my attack."
In Deika, Re-Destro felt insulted, and didn't know why.
To be fair, he was currently studying a plan to greet more homeless people who suffered from various mutation quirks or 'villainous' quirks. More people for the MLA… But more importantly, more people he could help.
You can't be stressed about things you didn't care for. Re-Destro cared for all of them.
—--
Katsuki was trying to rest for a few seconds behind a car. He was running back and forth, flying around Moonfish, but that goddamn bastard was too solid to be hurt.
"Fuck! I have nothing to kill that bitch!"
Not that he wanted to kill someone, but right here and now, Katsuki was in primal mode. Every one of his cells told him the same thing: either Moonfish died or he died. The blond explosive teen preferred to stay alive thank you.
He threw a quick look and saw Yui, who was thinking about what weapons she would use next. She was exhausting her options, bullet by bullet. Katsuki was wondering if she could technically be tried for all the live firearms she was using but honestly, considering their situation, he doubted that.
Shit… If the monster didn't eat the corpse a bit earlier (he almost vomited thinking about the scene), he could have finished him.
"KIDS! GET OUT OF THERE! I WILL LET YOU LIVE IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR ARMS AND LEGS, PROMISE!"
Yui, God bless her heart, answered with a grenade, blinding Moonfish long enough for her to join Katsuki, who was slowly getting back his breath.
Of course, Moonfish did another raging attack but considering they were hiding, he missed them.
Katsuki, wanting to make a plan, asked Yui about his arsenal.
"Fuck… Do you have anything left?"
"Barely. One or two flashbangs, a spear, two guns with a few bullets each, and my Ultra Bands."
Katsuki inhaled while dragging a hand across his face, the sweat dripping from all over his body. He had one last idea but it was insane.
He looked at Yui, who was bruised and bleeding. Even with him dodging from afar, Yui got targeted a few times. He was a very annoying mosquito against Moonfish but a mosquito nonetheless.
Still, she was as loving as usual in this messy state, and the blonde boy gave a tired smile.
"Ok… We can work with that. I have an idea, but I'll need some cover."
Yui glared at her boyfriend. He was crazy and she knew it. When he seemed calm he was at his most dangerous.
"Katsuki…"
"Hey, if this one doesn't work, nothing will. If we don't stop him here, he will…"
Katsuki stopped, hit in the head by Yui. Her body betrayed a small wave of anger and her determination, making him happy and giving him back some bravery.
"Did you imply I wanted to run?"
"Fuck no, you would castrate me, if I did something like that.."
This made her smile, in Katsuki's eyes. Call him whipped, but he knew how he liked his women: strong, insane and proud.
"So, what's your plan?"
Katsuki explained it and Yui groaned. She didn't like it and thought it was far too risky.
Then, the car serving them as cover got lifted up by the teeth.
"FOUND YOU!"
Both teens nodded to each other, and Katsuki exhaled a long breath, before running.
Moonfish was surprised when he saw the kid actually rushing him. The only time he actually hit him in close range, hurting his eyes. The blond student pulling this kind of move meant the fight's tide shifted.
Fight? Moonfish corrected himself. It would have been a fight if he didn't manage to heal his injuries with the corpse early. This is just a slaughter that was taking time. However, Moonfish shared something with Muscular: Both of them disliked being taken down, and they were good at holding grudges.
Both arms of the monster opened in a manner that made some cineasts remember the old horror movie from the Dawn of Quirk, "The Thing". The ugly mouths suddenly released huge teeth, the size of cannon balls.
Each of them whizzed in the air, and Katsuki could only thank Moonfish's lack of training for this quirk. Some shots barely scratched him, one cut deep in his left arm, drawing blood.
Still, he couldn't stop now. He needed to get as close to the monster as possible for his plan. Then, Katsuki did something hard to do. He trusted, fully, someone with his back, and closed his eyes.
Moonfish, not believing his luck, opened his real mouth. The revealed shark jaw was still bloodied by the human parts he consumed earlier. Twenty teeth would be more than enough to dismember the teen and eat him alive, maybe in front of the girl. He couldn't wait to taste his muscular meat and feel his life. The horror as his heart would be eaten in front of him.
Then, Yui used Moonfish's main weakness: Lack of awareness. Also, she had to credit Katsuki as the best bait she ever knew.
As part of her combo with Reiko and Shoda, Yui trained heavily in her throwing skill. Sure, Reiko allowed for a chirurgical strike, but Yui needed to throw her attacks well.
Moonfish wondered for a second what the cylinder was in front of his eyes as he opened his jaw, and tried to identify it.
The flashbang exploded, burning his eyes once more. Note to self, ask for an anti-blinding quirk, seriously!
"SON OF A BITCH!"
Katsuki, his eyes shut tight, was spared by the flash. Hearing Moonfish made him smile, since it meant the monster had to stop his attack for a second, if only to speak.
The blond teen slid on his knee, and appeared before Moonfish. He could actually smell the blood and human flesh on him. Repulsive monster. He had to be stopped.
Katsuki knew it would hurt like a bitch, but he trusted Yui.
The bloodied blonde raised his injured arms wide and copied the very basics of his quirk, his father making sparks by slamming his hands together. The biggest bang in his reserve.
"Germa Nova."
During the Sports Festival, Katsuki rested between each fight, often for a good time. As a result, he had been sweating, but not that much, hence why the explosion didn't kill anyone, especially Izuku.
This time, Katsuki had been running around for a good time, and he was constantly using his quirk. Even with the support gear bought earlier, his arms were hurting the way they do when sparring with Miruko.
He was sweating so much that he could be mistaken for a small fountain.
The spark ignited all of his nitroglycerin-like sweat, and he closed his eyes, knowing what was coming. The burning on his body, and the impact that would break his bones. Yes, he had resistance to explosions, but not immunity.
Boom.
The explosion was twice as big as Yui's from earlier, and she actually flew a few meters away because of the shockwave. Nonetheless, she was aware of the situation and knew Moonfish was most likely alive. As Vlad sensei said, if you don't see the body, he is alive. She took her guns, ready to amplify the bullets to end the monster point blank range.
Yui raced toward the dust cloud. She had to not think about Katsuki for a second. He was probably more broken than an ancient roman mosaic that time was unkind to.
She ran as fast as possible, and each step was hard, since she couldn't truly see what she was stepping on. Yui could only pray the explosion was enough to knock out Moonfish, and then she could take Katsuki to a hospital or something.
Then she could hear two breaths, near her. One on the ground, and another, higher, as if someone was standing. In a split second, Yui decided to shoot the second sound, raising her arm and aiming at the, rather big, silhouette. Bigger than Katsuki.
Each hit produced a spark. And as her last three bullets went out, she heard something under her. Katsuki, whispered as loud as he could.
"Run."
"FOUND… MEAT!"
Due to the pain from his missing arms, having sacrificed them to protect his main body, Moonfish went back to his feral state. In fact, he was even more barbaric than before, thanks to the "Eat Meat, Free Heal" quirk he got.
So the monster, after the explosion, had created a teeth shield around his head to protect it from a headshot. Yui's shooting gave away her position, and once he located her, and the fact her weapons were empty, ricocheting against his teeth… She was defenseless and desperate.
Well, he jumped on Yui, mouth open. He was a White Shark, and she was a baby seal.
At long last, Moonfish was tasting some flesh… Hmm, it was a bit burnt, though. Did the girl get hurt from the explosion, or… Wait, he was pretty sure he felt some finger on his tongue! It was an arm! Not ahead!
"MEAAAAAAAT!"
Katsuki, in a desperate move, managed to muster enough strength to push Yui away from the attack. Instead of her, only his arm got eaten, cut clean by the razor-like teeth.
"Katsuki!"
Yui screamed for once, and grabbed him before bolting as fast as she could. He was bleeding, and burned as she was on her last leg. Katsuki knew that there was no way she could run with him in safety.
"Lea…"
"Shut up!"
She wasn't running away! She wasn't geared enough to finish the monster, that was all! Fuck… Fuck!
She wasn't crying either!
—--
Yui Kodai wanted to be a hero for a very simple reason. She loved Tokusatsu movies, old Ultraman, Kamen Rider… All of them. She was a fan of the explosions, and how heroes were always strong enough, determined enough to fight against the odds and the monsters.
She wanted to be like them, always fighting the monster on equal ground. She hoped, as a result, to get a quirk like her cousin, a certain hero named Mt Lady. But instead, her quirk only allowed her to enlarge objects.
Not an issue. She worked around that, worked her fighting skill and developed an arsenal. She wanted to fight the monsters, especially the ones wearing human skin.
Right now, though? She was running, scared and terrified of the monster on her heels, Katsuki's remaining arm slung across her shoulder.
Yui felt her heartbeat quicken… Before she gritted her teeth.
There were people in the buildings next to them. People near a homicidal and hungry Moonfish. Could she run away when such a being was on the loose?
She dropped Katsuki, who screamed in pain, and Yui angrily stood her ground. Rage. Determination.
More importantly? Pride.
"MEAT!"
The monster in front of her wasn't human… And she did the only thing she could think of in the heat of the moment. She punched the monster, as all her body hurt.
Moonfish felt every bone of his skull resonate under the punch, mainly because he wasn't punched by a frail girl. He was punched by a giant fist, which projected him into the building on the other side of the avenue.
"MEAT!"
Yui, from the depths of her giant lungs, yelled an old quotation from a mostly forgotten time: "We Still Have Glittering Hope!!"
Yui, now towering at 25 meters, was staring at her opponent, with the will to finish him.
Moonfish opened his mouth and released all of his 3000 Great White Shark Teeth on pure instinct. All of them, a deadly spear on their own, plunged toward a giant Yui, whose arms crossed in front of her. She truly had to trust Mei. Would she have enough time to fire the shot, as the teeth speed through their course toward her?
Once again, Moonfish's main weakness was used against him. To be fair, though, both Yui and he missed a certain something. A certain hero coming from an angle of the avenue no one could see.
If Yui was a bit higher, above the building, she would have seen a glistening blue scale illuminating…
A powerful blue breath struck Moonfish on the side.
The monster began to screech incoherently, and attempted to shield his body from the threat with his teeth.
But they were too far away to arrive in time. Which luckily gave Yui enough time to launch her attack.
"ULTRABEAM!"
From the crossed arms a laser emanated, and the last vision Moonfish had was Godzilla and Ultraman coming ever closer, using their signature attack against him.
The death of a monster. A fitting death, one might say.
The beam connected, and utterly annihilated the body of the modified villain, who exploded, and Yui sighed in relief when the dust revealed nothing except empty air.
The threat was finally gone, she kneeled breathlessly. Out of strength, her quirk returned her to her normal size. She fell beside Katsuki, face to face. The charmed teen smiled at her.
"That was the sexiest thing you've ever done."
"You know it…"
"That still counts as a single one!"
Both teens hacked out a laugh before falling unconscious, as Godzillo grabbed them. They were definitely good kids, and he expected a lot from them… Even if the fight wasn't without any loss.
As an example, when he was dispatched here, he was under the impression there was also an ISP squad.
Where were they?
For now, though, he had to go fast. The kid had lost too much blood with his arm getting eaten and he needed some urgent medical help.
—--
"Melissa, where now?!"
Meanwhile, in a certain tower, two girls were running from their enemy as fast as their legs could carry them. Slice was on their trail, using her hair to continuously lash out at them.
But it didn't mean the teens were defenseless. Melissa, though panting, pointed in a direction. If only they could reactivate the defense, it would be an instant win for them. As a result, they were going up.
Tooru was behind them, doing her best to catch them up.
Way behind her, was Izuku who summoned an Arcanine to ride. It was faster and allowed him to rest a bit.
Above them, Wolfram was with David's assistant, waiting quietly for the Crown to be released. David didn't have any idea that it was only him on the right side.
None of them knew that this story would end with devastating consequences for the world.