Chapter 22
[Silence]
The audience was contemplating the point of Izuku provoking Shoto into using his flames, but Sora knew why, and he was proud of his friend for doing so. Katsuki had silently growled at the series of events that had happened during this battle, but otherwise was just silent. Sora left the bleachers the normal way, with a few other classmates at his side, because they all wanted to go see if Midoriya was okay, since he did break himself during that match.
When he, Asui, Tenya, Ochako, and Minoru got to the office, the Keyblade wielder was going to knock on the door, but the other four just barged in, calling out to their friend. When those four got in the room, Sora followed them in. He then noticed Yagi in his skinny form and was about to freak out, but when he noticed that nobody recognized him as All Might, he was able to stay calm.
"He's in no state for visitors." Recovery Girl stated.
"Hey you guys." Izuku softly said, most likely just waking up from the commotion. "Shouldn't you be watching the matches?"
"The stage was far too damaged." Iida explained. "They're taking a break to repair it now."
"That match was the scariest thing I've ever seen in my life Midoriya." Mineta commented. "What Pro is gonna want a sidekick that hurts himself?" He then got slapped by Tsu's tongue again.
"Now you're just rubbing salt in his wounds." The frog girl pointed out. "Probably not a good time."
"Hey, I'm just speaking the truth!" The purple haired boy retorted.
"If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all." Sora told the short boy.
"You're much too noisy!" Recovery Girl spoke up as she started to push the five of them out. "I know you're worried, but I've got to focus on surgery now."
"SURGERY!?" The five of them repeated.
"Go on, get out of here." The nurse kept pushing the five out, while they all were asking how their friend will be. "Don't worry, just leave me to it."
Now the five of them were outside the door as it was closed in their face. Asui had let out a sad ribbit before the five of them left the area. While she and the other non-competitors went back to the bleachers, Sora decided to go to the waiting room. His match was next, so he just decided to wait out the time.
[Play KH BBS OST Xehanort]
Tomura, The Figure, and the man who was teaching Shigaraki, were waiting for the next match to continue. During this time, the messy haired villain was printing out pictures of the two that just fought each other, as well as the Keyblade wielder. If anything came out of this, it's that the immature brat was starting to see who he had to take out before he could even stand a chance of taking over this world.
"It seems as though you have learned more about your enemies." The man noted. "Remember Tomura, they are just one of many things that you will need to deal with in order to achieve your goal."
"I can see that." Shigaraki replied. "Now I know who else I want to destroy."
With the way that Tomura was speaking, the Figure noted that his 'partner' was only taking this at face value. If this kept going, then they were going to be stuck here for a long time. The Figure pointed at their ally and spoke up. "It's not just that."
Shigaraki looked back at the Figure. "I'm just finding the obstacles that I need to get rid of." He remarked. "What else is there to look for."
"Didn't you notice the condition of the ice user halfway into the fight?" The Figure pointed out.
"He was cold." Tomura blankly stated. "Nothing out of the ordinary."
"The type of ice he was using before he quelled it, was dark powered." The Figure explained. "Aside from looking at your enemies, you should also be looking for potential allies as well. More Dwellers of Darkness."
"I'm not recruiting the brat who froze Nomu half to death." Shigaraki coldly replied.
"It's too late for that anyway." The Figure informed. "That green haired boy helped the kid overcome his Darkness, so now he's far beyond your reach."
That answer intrigued the man and he spoke up. "You're suggesting that Tomura look for a student who doesn't show the heroic qualities of a pro, and then turn him to our side."
"At least someone else here can think three steps ahead." The Figure replied.
"Watch your tone." Shigaraki said.
The Figure was about to respond, but they felt something tingle them, and it caused the other two to look at them. "I think I've had enough time watching a screen." They said, sounding a bit pleased.
"And where, pray tell, might you be heading?" The man questioned.
"I can feel a dark power somewhere." The Figure responded, before opening a dark portal. "I'm going to see what's causing it." They stepped through, leaving the two of them alone.
[Play KH2.5 Remix OST Blast Off]
"OKAY!" Mic's voice was heard on the speakers. "Now that the ring's been fixed up again, let's get the next match started!"
That was Sora's que to head into the ring. As he was walking to where he needed to go, he was thinking about who he was up against. Ibara Shiozaki from class 1-B, from what he knew about her, was the best in her class when it came to the practical exams, scoring fourth place in it. Her vines quirk had a very large amount of utility, and could be used for both attacking and defending, and lastly, she seems to have a very kind, but literal mindset.
Though she quickly took out Denki in her match, she didn't show off much of what she could do, so Sora doesn't really know what she'll do, but at the same time, that means the fight will be a bit more challenging because of that. So his plan will be to just wear her down and then subdue her after she's exhausted herself.
The two fighters made it into the arena and then Mic continued his commentary. "Looks like it's another 1-A vs 1-B fight! The girl who wants to be a Hero and nothing else, Ibara Shiozaki!" She looked pleased with that description of herself. "Verses, The boy who could keep up with a speedster! Sora!" He waved at the crowd when they cheered him on.
The Keyblade wielder looked over towards his opponent and then spoke up. "Let's make this a memorable battle."
She looked slightly confused, but she returned the affection. "Yes. Let us make this fight unforgettable."
"Okay! Second match of the second round, BEGIN!" Mic announced.
[Play KH DDD OST All For One]
Ibara immediately grew her vines and attempted to swarm Sora, but he already summoned the Kingdom Key and was waiting for them. When they reached his position, he cut them off as fast as they were coming towards him. A direct attack was useless, since he had a literal blade to deal with her vines.
She decided to detach some vines and have them traverse underground while she continued a frontal attack with her hair, keeping her distance from the boy. The ground began to crack under Sora, and he noticed this, jumping up to see vines burst from underground and try to snare him up in a trap. They were close, but he managed to avoid the vines and move to another area in the arena.
Sora decided to slowly start making ground by cutting up the vines that were still coming towards him at a slightly faster pace than her. Though Shiozaki was a good distance away from him, he was still able to keep up with her relentless attacks as he slowly made his way forward. She didn't move from her spot though.
Suddenly, the ground around Sora was cracking everywhere and he was suddenly surrounded on all sides by Ibara's vines. There were so many that he actually couldn't keep up with cutting them, and he was soon wrapped in dozens of vines, making a very large ball.
[Silence]
"Talk about a surprise attack!" Mic announced. "How much of those things can she make? Is the fight over? I don't see that big vine ball moving anytime soon."
The crowd waited for five seconds, and Midnight then raised her hand. "Sora has been..." Suddenly the vine ball had burst into flames and was turned into ash in an instant. A torrent of flames was around Sora, but they soon dissipated and the Keyblade wielder was ready to continue. The crowd was silent, but then cheered on once more when they realized that the fight was going to continue.
"I wasn't expecting that." Sora complimented. "Nice job!"
In the bleachers, class 1-B each had their own opinions of their rival classmate.
"Holy crap!" Tetsutetsu spoke up.
"He just burnt off her vines like they were nothing!" Yosetsu pointed out.
"Is Shiozaki going to be okay?" Kinoko worried.
"How strong is this guy?" Manga wondered, with a question mark on his face.
"Geez, what can't this guy do?" Juzo said, annoyed.
"It would seem that this Sora person is quite skilled with his quirk." Sen inferred.
"He's really strong too." Itsuka added.
"No wonder they bent the rules to let him in." Neito started. "If you have someone that strong, then why wouldn't you disregard them to allow him to grow."
"Don't start ranting again Monama." Setsuna told her classmate.
"What, you don't want me to insult your new crush, Tokage?" Neito teased, remembering that she was the 'attractive girl' that Sora picked for the scavenger hunt.
"You're one to talk. Perverse Person." Setsuna retorted. Remembering that he was labeled that during the scavenger hunt.
Neito was about to respond, but he got chopped on the back of his neck again by Kendo, who just let him fall back in his chair, knocked out. He was correct though. This demonstration of skill and utility with his quirk made class 1-B understand why Sora was a last minute add on, but what they couldn't understand is why he was dragging the fight on. Is he just showing off or is he studying his opponent's attacks? Regardless, the fight wasn't over yet.
[Play KH ReChain of Memories OST Lord of the Castle]
Ibara was shocked to see her vines taken out so easily, but she was soon taken out of her train of thought when her opponent spoke up.
"Time for me to let loose some more." The Keyblade wielder said as the Kingdom Key began glowing at the tip. "Let's see how long you can last against your weakness!"
He shot a fire spell towards Shiozaki, who had turned around and detached some vines to shield herself. Though she was able to block the fire, it destroyed her shield on one attack. She turned back around and went for another barrage attack with her vines, but Sora easily cut them down again. She did another underground trap below his feet, but he jumped up and used another fire spell to destroy the attack in an instant.
He landed on the ground and then used his flowmotion to get close to Ibara, but she was barely able to react in time, encasing herself in a sphere of vines and then sending more out to try and push Sora back. The Keyblade wielder played along and backed off, cutting the vines that came towards him, then using his fire spell multiple times to take out the rest of the vines around the sphere and drain his magic to nothing, so it can charge up later.
After about five seconds of waiting, the sphere suddenly bursted, the vines wrapping themselves around Shiozaki, making a type of armor around her. She then went for multiple attacks at once, both above and below ground. A barrage of vines and traps from multiple angles going towards her opponent as fast as she could make them.
She was pushing herself and Sora noticed so he decided to stop messing around. He watched the ground closely and then jumped up the moment that a vine trap was underneath him. During that time, vines came from every direction once more, but Sora had an idea on how to take care of this, since his magic isn't charged up yet.
He used his flowmotion to attach himself to the center vine trap and spin himself like a saw blade on the vines, shredding the entire attack. He landed back on the ground and noticed Ibara struggling to keep this up, but she still had some fight left in her, letting out more vines, but not nearly as many as she was before.
Sora knew exactly how he was going to finish this fight, and now he just needed to get it ready. He stalled for time by staying in place and taking out the vines that came after him, then getting out of her range for a few more seconds. He began to focus, then when he was ready he ran forward, ready to end the match.
Shiozaki forsaked her vine like armor to use it as an attack, but then Sora's blade glowed for a bit, before firing dozens of energy blasts at the vines, using Ragnarok to destroy them all at once. Suddenly, a fireball was close to her face, but she narrowly dodged it, only to then turn back and see Sora's weapon pointed at her in point blank range. "Blizzard!" He called out.
[Silence]
She was instantly encased in ice, unable to move at all, and Sora unsummoned his Kingdom Key. After waiting for a while Midnight finally raised her hand. "Shiozaki has been immobilized!" She announced. "Sora advances!"
[Play KH ReChain of Memories OST Olympus Coliseum]
Sora waved to the crowd for a few seconds before walking over to Ibara. He wasn't going to leave her like this. He walked around her frozen body and looked for a spot to hit, settling for the back, then striking it, allowing the ice to shatter off of her, without harming the 1-B student. She fell back, but Sora had caught her. After she regained her balance, she stood up and turned towards the victor.
"Good match." Sora praised her. "You almost beat me around halfway through."
"I was surprised when you started incorporating flames into your attacks." Shiozaki stated. "Though why would you not just start with that?"
"Well you didn't get to show off much of your skills with your first match." The Keyblade wielder pointed out. "So I figured that I'd drag on the fight, so the other pros could see what you can do."
"Oh." Ibara realized, now looking very pleased. "Thank you very much Sora. I am grateful that you had done that for someone like me."
Sora smiled and gave a thumbs up. "It's just what I do."
During this time, Class 1-B was talking about the match.
"That Sora kid really is something else." Hiryu commented.
"Yeah." Nirengeki agreed. "Shiozaki is one of the best in the class, and he took her out easily."
"But he seemed to hold back on purpose, only taking her out after she exhausted herself." Jurota explained.
"Did he feel sorry for her or something?" Togaru asked, sounding a bit annoyed.
"More like he let her show off everything she could do." Reiko blankly corrected her classmate.
"That's actually pretty considerate, if that's the case." Kojiro said.
"It's also stupid, because he nearly lost halfway through." Shihai interjected.
"I'll go with the former." Yui voiced her opinion. "He looked unscathed after he got out, plus Shiozaki looks happy, even though she lost." She pointed at the vine haired girl, who was smiling, even though she was defeated.
"I agree with Kodai." Pony agreed. "Besides, he doesn't seem like a bad guy."
"He did break her out of his ice carefully, and he also caught her before she fell." Kaibara stated.
"He's strong and a nice guy?" Kosei asked out loud. "You sure this ain't some act, cause those two traits aren't very common these days."
"I'm gonna give him a pass, cause this's been a constant ever since I met him before the Festival." Tetsutetsu remarked.
"I'll give him a pass too." Kendo agreed. "I heard about how he treated the others during the side games, and it matches with what's going on here."
"What happened during the side games exactly?" Awase asked.
"During the scavenger hunt, he was supposed to find an attractive girl. But instead of going for any of his own classmates, he went to the 1-B girls first." Itsuka explained.
"He also congratulated me and my group for winning the ball race." Shoda added.
"Jeez. Okay, maybe he actually is a nice guy." Tsuburaba gave in to reason.
"I'm glad that he is." Komori commented.
"Same here." Tokage agreed.
"Ditto." Yui also agreed.
Now that the match was over, the two fighters went their separate ways. Ibara walked back to the bleachers and was asked about what the two of them were talking about, so she explained what Sora did for her. After that, class 1-B could easily see why the school bent the rules for him.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST The Murderer's Eye]
This is the place. There was no mistaking it. The darkness that the Figure felt was most prominent in this city. If they remembered the name correctly, it was called Hosu. It was a small city, nothing too notable here. If the dark presence wasn't here, then the Figure wouldn't even give this place a second thought. They looked down, watching as the city seemed to be bright and vibrant, yet there weren't any people in this specific part of it. Were they all removed from this part by the dark force, perhaps?
Suddenly, what looked like a task force had just drove through the empty streets and halted close by. A majority of the people in those vehicles were exiting them as the figure watched, from their spot on the rooftop. The group was probably some team of Heroes that was here for the same reason the figure was. There was one Hero however that seemed to stand out among the others. The leader maybe?
The Figure looked at this Hero, clad in armor, listening from a distance as the Hero spoke into what was probably his phone. "This is Ingenium. My sidekicks and I have reached the location that the Hero Killer was last spotted." Hero Killer? That's a bold title. The Hero continued. "Yes. I'll begin the search now."
Ingenium turned back towards his sidekicks and gave each of them their orders, organizing them into squads and then splitting them off to begin their search, or at the very least, make a perimeter around the area. Then, he ran off on his own when he finished giving out the orders. The Figure watched where this Hero was going, and decided to try a new method of tracking this Darkness. The Figure kept to the rooftops, staying out of sight as they followed the Hero.
"If you're gonna be here, then at least make yourself useful, as bait." The Figure thought as they kept close to Ingenium.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Cavalry Battle]
Back at the Sports Festival, Sora was watching the next match, if it could even be called one. Fumikage Tokoyami was dealing with Mina Ashido, easily defeating her by attacking preemptively with Dark Shadow as soon as the match began. She was pushed out immediately from that and lost even quicker than Momo did. "Ashido is out of bounds!" Midnight announced. "Tokoyami will advance!"
While the crowd cheered on, 1-A was more or less looking at how versatile the edge lord of their class was with his quirk. "Whoa." Minoru started. "He won that battle super fast."
"Tokoyami's Dark Shadow is...so amazing." Asui commented, before noticing Ochako. "Ribbit? What's wrong, you still worried about Midoriya?"
"She said she had to perform surgery." Uraraka pointed out, looking worried for her friend.
"Recovery Girl's the best." Mineta replied, trying to make the girl feel better. "You've got nothing to worry about."
"Yeah. He's right." Tsuyu agreed.
Sora placed a hand on her shoulder and added his two cents. "I'm sure he'll be fine. I've been around him enough to know that."
That helped calm down Ohacko and she was able to focus on other things now.
[Silence]
Tenya Iida decided to leave the stands a few minutes ago. Sora remembered the class Rep saying something about calling his brother. Maybe that's what he was doing. But then again, this Ingenium guy was probably a busy guy. Hopefully he's not too busy.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Darkness in Heart]
Back in Hosu, the Figure was still trailing Ingenium, and this idea of theirs seemed to be working. The Figure could feel the dark presents getting closer and closer as they trailed the Hero, unknowingly serving as their bait. The Figure was curious about this Hero Killer that these people were tracking. If the title has any actual weight behind it, then once this Hero finds their target, he'll be another corpse added to the pile that acts as proof behind the name.
Ingenium placed his hand on the side of his helmet. "Squad A, head North. Squad B, check the West side." The Hero ordered, still running as he gave those commands and received a roger from both squads. Sirens could be heard in the distance, as the police cars were surrounding this district, preventing anyone from entering or escaping, without being spotted.
The Figure could feel it. This Hero Killer was very close by. A very strong dark presence was felt in the alleyway that Ingenium had passed. "Back there." The Hero though aloud. That dark aura alerted Ingenium, as he skidded to a halt before jumping to the walls of two nearby buildings, using the engines on his arms to try and get the drop on it. "No doubt about it. It's him."
The Figure watched as the Hero landed in a dark alleyway, right where he needed to be. He turned to face his opponent. "I've found you! Hero Killer!" The Hero Killer looked at his prey, and now, it was time to see if he lived up to the title, as the two in the alleyway began their struggle.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Go Seize It]
Back at the Sports Festival, The final match of the second round was underway. Eijiro Kirishima was on the offensive as Katsuki Bakugo was forced on the defense. The red haired boy went for a punch to the face, only to barely scratch the explosive student as he got blasted by an explosion, but it had no effect at all. "He countered!" Mic commentated.
"HA!" Eijiro taunted. "Nice try, but that's not gonna work on me Explosion Boy!" He went back on the offensive, swinging rapidly towards Katsuki's face as the boy was forced to dodge.
"Kirishima!" Tetsutetsu cheered his friendly rival on. "Do straight for his chin! HIS CHIN!"
"What, you're rooting for him now man?" Juzo pointed out.
What's wrong with a person encouraging their rival to get stronger? A question for another time as Sora paid attention to the match, as Bakugo kept trying to counter in the same spot, over and over again, but still not having an effect. "Bakugo's having a heck of a time dodging Kirishima's fierce attacks!" Mic commentated.
Izuku finally came back to the stands, watching from the entrance. "Whoa, Kacchan's on the defensive?" He started to mutter again. "I guess Kirishima's Quirk seems simple on the surface, but it's still effective."
Iida was the first to notice his friend and walked over to him. "Midoriya." He greeted. "I take it that your surgery must have gone well. I'm glad."
"Yeah, thank you." Izuku replied. "And it looks like Sora won against Shiozaki, while Tokoyami defeated Ashido."
"Yeah." Tenya confirmed. "Sora will be up against Todoroki after this match. I noticed him observe your match closely. He might have learned something from it."
Midoriya looked down, a bit saddened that he lost. "Yeah." He decided to change the subject. "Did Ingenium watch your match against Sora? He must be so proud of his little brother for fighting as hard as possible till the end."
"I'm not sure." Iida replied. "I called him earlier, but he was working."
"Oh, Sorry." Izuku apologized.
"No. It's for the best" Tenya responded. "When we do talk, maybe I'll get to tell him that I almost took out the winner of the tournament, early in the game."
Midoriya smiled, taking note that his friends had full confidence in Sora winning this tournament, and that he was fine losing to the Keyblade wielder. The two were pulled back into reality when an explosion was heard and Mic announced. "WOHAA! Bakugo is countering again, but what's this? It seems to be working this time!"
Eijiro was in pain from that last attack, as Katsuki spoke up. "You've been straining to keep your whole body rock hard for this whole fight, right? But that means you're overusing your quirk. And sooner or later you'll fall apart!" The explosive boy then began sending out a barrage of point blank blasts at his opponent, smiling and letting out a war cry as he continued to batter Kirishima over and over again.
"Too much!" Eijiro grunted, as the attack was overwhelming him, ripping pieces of his gym outfit off while he was losing the strength needed to keep both his quirk, and his guard up.
"The finishing blow! DIE!" Bakugo yelled out as he swung his arm and let out one final explosion that sent his opponent back, knocking the red head out. "There. Now I understand why you were trying to avoid a drawn out match with me."
"Kirishima has been knocked out!" Midnight stated. "Bakugo is the winner!"
[Silence]
"What are you doing idiot!?" Tetsutetsu called out. "I thought you had more guts than that Kirishima!"
"With that vicious Carpet Bombing, Bakugo advances to the third round." Mic announced. "Ladies and Gentleman, our Final Four!" The screen showed Shoto Todoroki, Sora, Fumikage Tokoyami, and Katsuki Bakugo in that order.
The crowd cheered as Sora got himself up and began walking to the exit, now noticing both Izuku and Iida. "Hey Izuku!" The semifinalist called out. "You look like you're back to 90%."
Midoriya lightly chuckled. "Yeah, the surgery went well, so I should be okay for now."
"Well hey, you did what you said you'd do." Sora pointed out. "That's what matters, and I couldn't be any more proud of you."
Tenya was slightly confused, but decided not to question what his classmate meant. "While I can understand you wanting to see how your friend is doing, your match is up next Sora. It's best to prepare for it, especially since you're up against Todoroki." He reminded Sora.
The Keyblade wielder's face was a bit more serious than usual. "Yeah. I know." The Keyblade wielder replied. "To be honest, I'm kinda nervous about that."
"You're nervous about fighting Todoroki?" Izuku was surprised. "But, you've never been nervous about fighting anyone."
"Well It's not that I'm nervous about fighting him." Sora corrected. "I'm just more concerned about what I have to do to win, without going overboard."
Those words shocked Iida. "If you're worried about going overboard, then I'm curious just how strong you actually are. I know you were holding back against both myself and Shiozaki, but thinking about you doing that against Todoroki?"
"I'm not planning on holding back against him." Sora stated. "In fact, I'm gonna fight with something that I've never shown you guys." Before Sora could say anything else, he realized that he needed to get ready for the fight. "You'll see it when I start the fight, just watch okay." He started to run after that, leaving the two boys to question what their friend meant.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST People Always Reaching For The Top]
Back in Hosu...it was messy. It could hardly even be called a fight. The Hero Killer wasn't harmed in the slightest, and Ingenium was butchered, laying in a puddle of his own blood. The Hero Killer definitely lived up to his title. The Figure was about to leave, but they heard something interesting.
The Hero Killer spoke. "Fame...Money...That's what all you who call yourselves Heroes are really after." He took a step forward, crushing a small device as he continued his speech. "But you bastards are not Heroes...except 'him' The only one with permission to kill me." He looked down at his handiwork as he finished his talk, saying "All Might is worthy."
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST Brawl]
The Figure was now interested in sticking around. Not only that, but maybe this person could help tighten the loose screws in Shigaraki's skull. They descended the rooftop, landing silently behind the Hero Killer, then spoke up. "So you're the darkness that I felt."
The Hero Killer turned their head, looking at this new potential threat. Mystery surrounded this person as their face was hidden under a hood, their body completely covered by a coat, gloves and boots covering the hands and feet, making this person completely unidentifiable. The Hero Killer quickly swiped his sword, flinging the blood off of the blade and pointing it towards the Figure. "Another false Hero, one of this Fake's sidekicks perhaps?"
"I'm not a Fake, nor am I a Hero." The Figure corrected the blood licker. "In fact, I'm looking for people like you, who dwell in the darkness, destroying the light that shines so bright, that it blinds the people who live without a care, and cast shadows over the ones who wish to change that way of life." The Figure had the Hero Killer's attention, but then held their hand forward. "But first." They summoned their weapon, a Key shaped sword with a very unique design, then got into a battle stance. "Show me what you can do."
The Hero Killer didn't hesitate and blitzed toward the Figure, ready to make a kill. He swung the blade horizontally at his new target, but the Figure could read the attack, blocking it with ease. The Hero Killer used his free hand to grab a knife from his side and attempt to slash at close range, but The figure flicked their wrist and pushed their attacker back.
The Hero Killer threw the knife towards the figure, while tossing their sword in the air, grabbing another pair of knives as he did so. He watched as the Figure grabbed the knife with one hand and tilted their head up to look at the sword. He went on the attack, throwing the other two blades towards the Figure, only to have both blades bounce off the Key shaped sword, and back towards him.
He grabbed both of them and then threw one back again. The Figure retaliated by throwing the knife they caught before, letting it hit the blade that was coming towards them. They then noticed that the Hero Killer was above them, throwing the other blade in his hands downward. It missed, but the Figure was keeping their eyes on it, and that's what gave the man time to grab their sword in the air and come down towards his opponent ready to force the Figure to the ground.
The Figure veered to the left at the last possible second, letting the Hero Killer miss with the initial stab, but still attempted to attack with another blade, slashing at the Figure once, before the sword had stabbed into the ground. The Hero Killer let go of the sword and then drew another knife as he attempted a crossed slash across the neck of the Figure, only for them to duck and kick the Hero Killer back, allowing him to grab his sword and pull it out of the ground with his momentum, then land back on his feet.
The two of them exchanged looks, but then they both heard sirens getting closer towards their location, footsteps were being heard, as multiple people were calling out for Ingenium, looking for the Hero, before the Hero Killer could get away, a portal opened behind him, and it distracted him for a short enough time to get kicked into it by the Figure, who then followed suit, closing it afterwards.
The two of them were now on a nearby rooftop. The Hero Killer kicked himself back up and quickly observed his surroundings, before looking back at his assailant. The Figure let the Hero Killer check where they were, simply watching this fanatical blood drinker's actions. They then snapped their fingers and spoke up. "Your skill with blades is notable, but only above average at best. It makes me question how you were able to beat that Hero clad in armor, but you probably have some quirk to help out with that."
The Hero Killer watched as the Figure unsummoned their weapon and then opened a portal behind them. "Don't go too far." They requested. "My 'boss' will probably want to see you soon." They stepped through and it vanished.
[Silence]
Back at the Arena, Izuku got back to the bleachers and his friends noticed. "Deku!" Ochako called out.
"Hi Midoriya." Tsu greeted the boy. "It looks like your surgery went okay."
"Yeah." Izuku stated as he sat down next to Uraraka. "Recovery Girl healed me up enough to walk."
"Sure, but shouldn't you be taking it easy?" Ochako mentioned, worried about her friend.
"I want to watch these matches in person." Midoriya explained. "This is where everyone's efforts were finally gonna pay off." He looked at Uraraka and then smiled. "Besides, what kind of friend would I be to Sora if I miss half his matches?"
That made Ochako smile too as the two of them looked down at the arena.
[Play Boku no Hero Academia OST I Don't Need Pretend Friends]
"The first match of the Semifinals!" Present Mic announced. "Both have shown to be insanely powerful and creative with their quirks, making this a battle of elites! From the Hero Course, Sora!" The Keyblade wielder looked determined. "Verses, his classmate, Shoto Todoroki!" The son of Endeavor looked calm, yet somewhat impatient. Both fighters were sizing each other up, even though they both had two matches before, they were still holding back most of the time, so there were still tricks up each of their sleeves. "Start!" Mic announced.
Shoto decided to speak up. "Summon you blade."
Sora was slightly surprised. "You're letting me get ready?"
"It's only fair." Todoroki explained. "I have enough respect towards you to allow myself this handicap."
The Keyblade wielder closed his eyes and smiled, then looked at his opponent. "Shoto." He called out, getting the full attention of his opponent. "As a sign of respect, and...as a token of thanks..." He raised his hand forward, summoning his weapon, but unlike before, the particles around his hand were not white light, but dark purple mist like particles, then the Oblivion was formed in his hand. "I'll fight you for real."
And now, many things have happened. Tomura is getting advice from the figure to look for recruits, as well as obstacles, The Hero Killer strikes and is tested by The Figure, Sora gains the respect of class 1-B (Minus an unconscious Monama) Oblivion is now going to make it's first public debut, and we haven't even started the fight. I originally was going to finish writing this chapter last Sunday, but I was busy recovering from the MHA Manga chapter, (Won't spoil for Anime onlys) so I took a break from writing, but now I'm finished with this chapter and I'll do the next one later. Hope you enjoyed, and until I decide to upload again ;)