Third POV
Everybody went quiet as the rocking theme of Death Battle and the bloody logo appeared on screen.
"Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat. Kings of the fighting genre. And every good fighter needs awesome villains." Wizard said.
"Yep we were right." Miruko said. "This fight is going to have villains in it."
The students and the kids were worried about what villains were going to be seen and worried if they could be one of those threats that could come to their world in the future.
"Like Akuma, the ultimate badass with martial arts." Boomstick excitedly said.
"And Shang Tsung, the sorceress vanguard of doom." Wiz said.
"He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick." Boomstick intreduced himself and his partner.
"And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skill to find out who would win… A Death Battle" Wizard said.
"So this fight seems to have a magic user vs a martial artists with strong power." Fatgum said.
The screen showed of multiple images and showed the first combatant.
The first contestant is a muscular man wearing a sleeveless black gi with a piece of rope tied around him like a belt and brown eastern style sandals. He also has spiky, blood red hair, one part of it tied in a vertical ponytail , menacing fangs, and demonic, red, glowing eyes. And a big goofy looking nose.
Akuma
The students and some heroes shivered are the demonic look of the menacing villain, though they relaxed a bit because of his goofy nose, which Bakugou and Kamakiri laughed, but they soon thought the nose wasn't going to ease them for long.
"Akuma, Master of the Fist. Known as Gouki in Japan, he's a living weapon. Ten times stronger than nearly every other Street Fighter." Wiz explained.
"Plus, he looks Freaking Awesome. I want me some red glowing eyes." Boomstick said excitedly.
"Big Deal!" Bakugou said. "I've got red eyes right here and I'm way more badass."
"Me too." Kirishima said.
"But do they glow?" asked Itsuka.
That shut the two boys up.
GOU HADOUKEN
Total Control
Can Fire Multiple at Once
Shinku Hadouken
Can be Charged
Usable in Midair (Zanku Hadouken)
"Akuma has dozens of powerful special attacks including the Gou Hadouken. A powerful blast with precision control. He can even use the almighty Shinku-Hadouken, which is, basically, a giant fireball of death." Wiz continued explain.
Seeing the said giant fireball of death in action, Bakugou wondered if he could do the same with his quirk. Endeavor saw the attack as feasible for him to do, but would definitely struggle a bit at the controlling part.
"Man, if I ever throw a Hadouken in real life, I'm gonna die happy." Boomstick said.
SPECIAL MOVES AND ATTACKS
Gou Shoryuken "Dragon Fist" (Izuku, Rin, and Kendo all liked this one)
"Air Slashing" Hurricane Kick (Iida liked this one)
Teleport
Hyakki Shuu "Demon Flip"( Ojiro was intrigued and thought about combining it with his tail)
"Akuma also uses the Shoryuken uppercut, a teleporting ability, a swift multi-hurricane kick, and the Hyakki Shuu, aka the Demon Flip." Wiz said.
"Wow!" Mina said in awe. "Look how far that guy went from just that punch!"
"I feel a punch to the jaw with that much force would break and knock most people out cold." Shoji said.
Tokoyami grimly said "It could evenly kill someone."
"I wonder if I could perform the Hurricane Kick?" Iida mused. "Maybe if I use my engines as a booster?"
Izuku chimed in with "That's a great idea, Iida! With your quirk, you could use your engines as thrusters to stay in the air and kick whilst mid-air! Come to think, you could probably use your engines as thrusters if you are ever in a mid-air situation!"
Iida hummed and said "You are right, Midoriya! I never thought of it that way before. Though if I'm going to perform a technique like that, I going to have to be more flexible."
Izuku said "I can help you and so can Mina. She did wonders for both of us during our training for the Cultural Festival." He turned to the pink-skinned girl. "How about it Mina? Can you help us?"
Mina blushed at Izuku's praise and question before shaking her head and giving him a thumbs up and smile. "You got it Midori, Iida. I'll whip you boys into shape."
After Iida and Izuku thanked her, Mina internally squealed at spending more time with Midori. She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in not being just her and Izuku, but Iida needs help and as a good friend she should do what she can to help. Plus, it might make her look better in Izuku's eyes. Mina was unaware of glaring, jealous eyes from the girls.
The teachers were looking at their students proudly at already coming up with new techniques and helping each other. Now if only they didn't have to gain the inspiration from a Villain.
SUPER ARTS
Shinku-Hadouken
Kongo Kokuretsu Zan
Shun Goku Satsu "The Raging Demon"
Literally Translates to "Instant Hell Murderer" (Funny Flashbacks played on the students' minds about a certain Pomeranian classmate of theirs)
"Also, Akuma's got a ton of Super Arts, but two really stand out. First there's the Kongo… Kokuretsu za… how do you say that?" Boomstick asked his co-host.
"No idea." Was all Wiz said.
"Maybe just call it Kongo, to make it easier?" Kaminari said.
"Yeah, but then it sounds like you are talking about a Konga line." Mineta said, that actually got a few chuckles.
"Well, I'm pretty sure that's Japanese for "Fuck You Up!" 'Cause basically, Akuma punches the ground and things explode." Boomstick said.
Seeing Akuma create exploding shockwaves by punching the ground, Bakugou lept up in crazy glee. "OH HELL YEAH I'M USING THAT! GET READY TO EAT DIRT DEKU!"
All Might intervened and said "Maybe save it for the robots first, Young Bakugou? Before you accidentally cause major damage to both the ground and Midoriya."
"Wow, that's some power to be able to cause shockwaves by punching the ground." Miruko said. "I could possibly do it with my feet, but probably not to that extent."
"He shattered a Whole Frigging Island Just By Punching it. HOLY SHIT!" Boomstick said in awe.
The jaws of students and heroes jaws all unhinged and dropped to the floor at the feat they saw.
"Ok, scratch that, Now I KNOW that I Can't do That! Holy Shit Indeed!" Miruko said.
"Even I probably couldn't do that." All Might said, gulping in slight fear that such a being exists somewhere in the multiverse.
"With that power, he could give even All For One trouble." Gran Torino said grimly.
"But that's not the deadliest weapon up his non-existent sleeve." Wiz said.
"WHAT?!" was what almost everybody yelled.
"What could be Possible More Powerful than Punching a FREAKING ISLAND TO DEATH?!" Kaminari yelled.
His answer was given when Akuma slid towards his opponent before the screen turned pitch black. Then a flurry of punches covered in purple flames appeared in rapid succession. Afterwards, the screen showed the fighter on the floor dead and Akuma standing with his back turned to them with a symbol on his back glowing.
The heroes and students were amazed, horrified, and shocked at what they just saw.
Kaminari was so stunned that his brain was short-circuiting. Mirio saw the attack as faster than his own attacks and shivered a bit in slight terror. Even All Might had a shiver run through him at the sight.
"The Shun Goku Satsu. Also known as the Raging Demon literally translated as "Instant Hell Murder"" Wizard said.
"Well, apparently we found a more powerful move." Monoma said still stunned.
"Man, I'm totally gonna name my first kid that." Boomstick stated.
"That's Stupid!" Bakugou yelled. "Who Would Be Sane Enough To Name Their Kid Something Like That?!"
"Says the guy who was apparently sane enough to name himself 'King Explosion Murder'?" Todoroki cooly said. The students and heroes laughed at the burn.
Bakugou blushed embarrassed and yelled out "HEY SCREW YOU ICY-HOT! BESIDES I CHANGED IT, DIDN'T I?"
"Bakugou, wouldn't say 'Lord Explosion Murder' is any different." Midnight said, trying to contain her laughter before she giggled. More people laughed, with Bakugou screaming out "SCREW ALL OF YOU!"
Returning to the video.
"The Raging Demon at full power is fatal. It attacks the souls of victims by the weights of their own sins. Man, This guy is a freaking onslaught of pain." Boomstick said.
"That's right, Boomstick." Wiz said. "Akuma lives for one thing and one thing only: Fighting. He travels the world day and night searching for worthy opponents. He's an unstoppable human holocaust, Losing only once to his brother Gouken. But after a brutal rematch…" Wiz started before stopping for a moment.
They then saw an image of Gouken's body slumped by a wall with a kanji symbol painted in blood above him. The students and heroes were horrified at the sight. Some of the students, like Mina, Uraraka, and Mineta, began feeling a little queasy and the heroes like Endeavor and Miruko growled in rage at seeing a Villain do such a thing, to their own brother no less.
"Oh hey look, he can finger paint." Boomstick jokingly said.
"Oh no, to soon, Boomstick! Too soon!" Honenuki said.
"Indeed..." Iida said grimly, the memories of his brother Tensei maimed by the Hero Killer: Stain flashed in his mind and left him feeling drowned in rage. He felt a hand on his shoulder and looked to see Asui, Uraraka, Izuku, and Todoroki looking at him worryingly but supportively. Iida snapped out of his rage and gave them a look of gratitude.
Kamakiri then voiced his thoughts with "Although to be fair, Boomstick could have tried to make a joke to give some levity over the depressing, horrifying scene."
The audience thought about it and agreed that it was possible.
"It was rumored that Akuma sacrificed his soul to a demon in exchange for the strength to defeat Gouken. But this has been declared non-canon." Wiz said.
"Akuma's got one major problem, though. His stamina is absolutely pathetic. He can dish out the pain, but he sure can't take it."Boomstick.
"It's crucial for Akuma to have total control over the fight. He takes an extremely offensive approach. Always moving, always attacking." Wiz explained.
"So he's sort of a glass cannon." Fatgum deduced. "He sacrificed defense over raw strength and power to defeat a foe as quickly as possible."
"Yeah." Ryukyu agreed. "It will probably be bad for him if he has to fight against someone who absorbs damage, like you Fat, or can attack from long range, like Endeavor."
"Though he also has that teleport ability, so he could maneuver his way out of long range attacks." Ectoplasm said.
"Yeah, Screw defense, give me more ways to hurt people!" Boomstick said excitedly.
Akuma: I am Akuma, and I will teach you the meaning of Pain!
The heroes and students had mixed feelings about the demonic-looking martial artist. Whilst some, like Bakugou, Kirishima, Tetsutetsu, and Endeavour respected his strength and power, they also found his weak stamina pathetic. Others like Izuku, All Might, Mirio, and Iida just saw the man as a demon of a man who was clearly despicable and not someone they want coming to their world anytime soon.
The video continued, moving into the next fighter.
The next combatant is an old man dress in a purple robe, but then they see a man younger man dressed in yellow pants and wearing a black mask that covered only his eyes...
Shang Tsung
(Cue Mortal Kombat Music!)
"Shang Tsung is the cunning sorcerer from Outworld and scheming pawn of Shao Kahn. He's extremely adept in magic and a well rounded fighter." Wiz explained.
"So we moved in from demon-looking martial artist to an evil sorcerer." Ojiro said. "I wonder what the connection between these two are that they are paired against each other?"
"Maybe it's simply because they are bad guys?" Sato said.
FLAMING SKULLS
Can Attack in Rounds of One, Two, or Three
Fire Damage
Swift and Deadly
Unlimited Supply of human scalps
"This guy can shoot flaming skulls, which is pretty awesome, but, where the heck does he keep them? I mean, seriously, how many skulls can a person carry around with them?" Boomstick asked.
"One word." Kyouka said. "Magic!" She jazzed hands, which made people chuckle.
"It's still kinda disturbing to have flaming skulls to fire." Ibarra said. "I don't even wish to fathom where he gets those from."
HOT ESCAPE
Teleport Ability
Extremely Fast
Wide Range
Burns Victims when Appearing Close Enough
Sucker Punch!
"Tsung can teleport around the battlefield with a special move called "Hot Escape"." Wiz explained.
"Wah! Sucker Punch, Bitch!" Boomstick said excited.
Most of the guys and girls laughed at that.
Sen after laughing said "So he also has a teleport ability, like Akuma's. That combined with his flaming skulls and Akuma will have a hard time in their fight."
MORPHING
Can Change into Anyone he Knows
Copies Abilities and Stats of Subject
Enables Hundreds of new Strategies
"He can morph into whoever he wants, giving him tons of skillsets, it's like fighting a hundred different foes combined into one." Wiz continued to explain.
"That's actually quite deadly." Jurota said.
"Reminds me of my quirk." Monoma said. "Except for the part where he can turn into other people."
"Plus with his shape-shifting, he could even use quirks that even you can't copy like Mutant quirks." Shinso stated.
"His ability also seems like Himiko Toga's quirk, in transforming into people." Eraserhead says. "Hopefully, Toga can't use other people's quirks of those she transforms into for all we know."
All Might and Izuku both were worried about this sorcerer and if he could use One For All if he could turn into one of them. A power like One For All in the hands of an evil sorcerer is a recipe for disaster.
"Man, I wish I can morph into anybody I wanted. I can have some fun with That!" Boomstick said.
Sensing the perverted tone of it, the teachers, heroes, and students groaned. Mineta however was envisioning the possibilities of being able to do that before he was knocked out by an uppercut from a pissed Bakugou.
STRAIGHT SWORD
About Three Feet Long
Secretly Hidden
Of Unknown Made
Prefers Fists and Magic Over Swordplay (Kirishima and Tetsutetsu approved, the fists part anyways)
"He also has a razor sharp Straight Sword, though he usually keeps it hidden for a surprise attack." Boomstick said.
"Shang Tsung possess one other strange, but useful ability. Long ago, when he was caught cheating in the Mortal Kombat Tournament, he was cursed, by the elder gods, to rapidly age until an untimely death." Wiz explained.
"Nice to see that even in other universes, karma is still around to cause cheaters like him the consequences they deserve." Itsuka said which they all agreed.
"The only way to prevent this fate would be to absorb the souls of his victims." Wiz said.
"WHAT?!" The heroes and students said with horror and shock.
SOUL STEAL
Sustains Youth
Restores Energy and Health
Gains Opponent's Memories and Skills
Uses Skills for Morphs
"He can literally eat your soul. Your soul! Not only can this heal him, but he also gets the memories from the souls he devoured." Boomstick explained.
"This helps him copy the move sets of other fighters as he morphs." Wiz said.
"It doesn't look like karma did its job correctly, Big Sis Kendo" Setsuna muttered grimly.
Now Izuku and All Might were sweating profusely at the thought of Shang Tsung stealing Deku's and perhaps the souls of the past One For All Users and using all of their quirks.
"So really, his curse became his deadliest weapon. *Sarcastic* Good punishment there, gods." Boomstick sarcasticly said.
"Yep, those gods don't seem too bright if that could happen." Kaminari said.
"You mean like you after you use your quirk." Kyouka said, the mental image of Kaminari's dunce face making everybody laugh slightly, much to Kaminari's pouting displeasure.
"While I find it resourceful to use one's debilitation as a weapon insightful and cunning, stealing souls of others to heal yourself is disgusting." Nezu said. Everyone agreed.
"Shang Tsung has lived and fought for over a thousand years. His sorcery, powers, and brutal fatalities are rivaled by few, and he's claimed the title of grand champion of Mortal Kombat several times. Almost bringing about the winning streak necessary to allow Shao Kahn to invade Earthrealm, key word being "almost"." Wiz said.
"Yeah, unfortunately for Shang Tsung, he actually pretty much sucks at accomplishing his goals. He's super powerful, but like most villains, he can never get around some goody-two-shoes getting in the way of global take-over." Boomstick said.
Whilst everyone was shocked at a guy being able to live over a thousands years, those who know of AFO taking it slightly better, and being so powerful, they were glad to know that there are still heroes that beat the villains in the end.
"His only notable victories have required treachery and deceit. But keep in mind, Tsung's not fighting any ordinary meat-heads. He's fighting demons, fellow sorcerers, and gods, and even in defeat, he somehow keeps coming back more lethal than ever." Wiz said.
Shang Tsung: *Pointing his finger at his opponent* You… will… DIE!
Everybody's feelings of Shang Tsung were less mixed than Akuma's. Whilst Akuma was a demon, monster of a man that kills his own brother, he still fights like an honorable warrior, at least from what they know, whilst Shang Tsung is a cheat, evil, and scheming villain that steals the souls of others. But they were understandably worried about how powerful he was that he was able to fight against demons and gods, if that was to be believed.
Izuku then said "Now I see why these two are paired to fight."
Everyone looked to the green-haired teen. Mirio asked "What is it?"
Izuku said "Other than the fact that they are both villains who have done horrible things, they also have a thing to do with souls. Akuma, from what is shown, attacks people's souls, especially with his Raging Demon attack, and uses his soul for power, whilst Shang Tsung uses souls to power himself and grow stronger. Plus they can also teleport and shoot flaming projectiles from their hands and still employ martial arts in their fights."
Everyone was impressed with Izuku's deductions, Endeavor and Bakugou more grudgingly than not, especially All Might, Nezu, and Momo, the later smiling warmly at one of the many reasons why she fell for the cinnamon roll.
Izuku noticed everybody's attention and started stuttering "I-I mean, I-I'm p-pretty sure that's it is!"
Everybody chuckled at his antics, and Momo sighed wistfully and fondly at yet another reason she, and the other girls, fell for him: his humbleness and cuteness.
"Alright the combatants are set, and we have run the data through all possibilities." Wiz said.
"It Time For a DEATH BATTLE!" Boomstick yelled out.
The screen froze and, just like what happened in the previous video, the 3D images of the combatants appeared and numbers flying around. As it stopped, the robotic voice spoke "SCANNING! SCANNING FOR MULTIVERSAL COUNTERPARTS! SCANNING COMPLETE! AKUMA! MULTIVERSAL COUNTERPART: ALL FOR ONE aka ERROR! ERROR! TRUE IDENTITY CLASSIFIED BASED UPON CURRENT TIMELINE"
"WHAT?!" Everyone was shell shocked as the villain that nearly took down All Might was the counterpart to this demon of a man. They were all more terrified over the Symbol of Chaos for being an evil, monstrously powerful being in another universe and maybe more. They were also fearful of AFO could do the same island breaking feats of Akuma
All Might was straight horrified and furious that such a man as heinous and evil as AFO was able to live in another timeline and ruin the lives of others and murder his own brother just like he does in their own.
The robotic voice continued with "SHANG TSUNG! MULTIVERSAL COUNTERPART: DR. DARUMA UJIKO AKA KYUDAI GARAKI!"
The audience was confused about the name, even more so when an image of an old man in a doctor's coat with weird green and gold glasses was shown. Well, all but one.
Izuku gasped in shock, standing straight from his seat and looking at the image in horror. Memories of the old man from when he was four flashes in his mind and the words the old man said that continue to haunt him.
'Sorry kid, it's not going to happen.'
Everyone looked to Izuku with surprise and concern. Uraraka asked "Deku? What's wrong?"
Izuku answered his horrified eyes still on the doctor "I know that man, from a long time ago."
All Might asked concern on his face "What do you mean Young Midoriya? How do you know that man?"
Izuku looked down, shadows covering his eyes. He then said "Do you guy's remember, how I said that my Quirk was a later bloomer?"
Everybody nodded, still confused and wondering how Izuku's quirk manifested longer than usual for it being so strong, with All Might, Bakugou, Nezu, Recovery Girl, and Bakugou knowing the truth.
Izuku continued "Well, when I was four and my Quirk didn't come out then, me and my mother went to see a doctor to find out my Quirk. He told me that I didn't have a Quirk, told me that I was Quirkless, something that I believed for most of my life."
Everybody was shocked and felt immediate pity for the boy, having to spend all your life thinking you are Quirkless when wanted to become a Hero.
Todoroki's eyes widened in realization and asked "Wait...Midoriya does that mean-"
Izuku cut him off by saying "That man is the same doctor. He told me then that I was Quirkless, to give up on my dream."
Reactions mixed from gasps of horror and realization, growls of anger and rage, and the crackle of tiny mini-explosions.
"WHERE IS THAT SON OF A BITCH?!" Bakugou yelled, for once angry over someone harming Deku. "THAT SICK FUCK IS GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE MEETING BETWEEN ME AND MY EXPLOSIONS!"
The girls of Class-1A and Nejire and Mei comforted the green bean, including Eri and Kota, as well as a supporting hand on the shoulder from Mirio, Kirishima, Iida, and Todoroki. The heroes were angry but also suspicious over something.
"Izuku, are you sure that that is the name of the man?" Nezu asked with a creeping feeling of unease.
Izuku gained an inquisitive look before saying "No, the doctor's name was Dr. Tsubasa, but I know for certain that that man and the one who tested on me are identical."
The heroes became more suspicious, from the fact that this man's counterpart was a heinous villain, the fact that he told a child to give up on his dream rather rudely, and the name said and the name of the doctor Izuku saw being different. Nezu decided with All Might that they would have Detective Tsukauchi investigate the man discreetly.
Meanwhile,
Unbeknownst to the heroes, said doctor, in his underground lab with his Highend Nomus was sneezing and feeling incredibly nervous for some strange reason.
At the same time in Tartarus Prison, a captured AFO was feeling a sense of unease and slight, unexplained annoyance over Dr. Ujicko. He also felt a tinge of rage over the doctor and concern over a certain someone but shrugged it off and continued to think.
Back at UA,
After that particular bombshell of reveals, they decided to continue on. They placed bets on who would win, though the votes were mixed, considering that they were both villains and one was the Symbol of Evil's counterpart and the other's counterpart was a man who hurt Izuku when he was a kid.
In the end, Ojiro, Sen, Izuku, Bakugou, Kirishima, Tetsutetsu, Tiger, Iida, Todoroki, Shinso, Uraraka, Momo, Asui, Mina, Torru, Kyouka, Nejire, Eri, Kota, Itsuka, and Mirio were the most notable bets for Akuma's victory.
Shang Tsung was voted by Monoma, Mineta, Kaminari, Sero, Endeavor, Snipe, Vlad King, Amajiki, and Shihai more notably. The girls had a slight bias towards Akuma, due to Shang stealing souls and his doctor counterpart hurting Izuku.
All Might declined to vote, refusing to vote for either a man who hurt Young Midoriya and could have contributed to his insecurities or his arch nemesis who killed his master and gave him his wound.
With all the bets in they played continue and watch the fight.
The video began with Akuma shuffling onto the screen, prepared for a fight, before he sensed something and jumped away from where he stood.
Where he stood suddenly was engulfed in flames as a Shang Tsung teleported onto the field. They faced each other, their red health bars appearing the sides, prepared to fight.
FIGHT!
Shang Tsung immediately fired a Flaming Skull at Akuma, who jumped high in the air and dodged the attack. He then fired two Hadokens in mid-air towards Shang Tsung, who crossed his arms and blocked the attack.
However, Akuma landed and performed a leg sweep attack that caught Tsung off guard. Akuma continued and struck with a Hurricane kick and then a Shyoruken launching Shang to the sky.
"Woah, Akuma's really laying it on him." Sen said. "His attack speed and strength is impressive."
Tiger spoke up saying "He distracted Shang Tsung with his fireballs and then caught him off guard with a flurry of attacks."
Akuma jumped up and performed a mid-air hurricane kick on the still mid-air sorcerer, struck with a downward elbow and then fired a Shinku Hadoken onto Shang. The attack send the sorcerer flying onto the floor, half of his health already gone.
"Wow." Tokoyami said. "That was rather quick. Half of his health is already gone."
Shihai responded "They did say that Akuma was all about speed and power, so that could be a problem for Shang Tsung."
"WOW!" Kirishima said excited. "THAT WAS FREAKING MANLY AS HELL!"
"I AGREE! SUPER MANLY!" Tetsutetsu agreed.
Akuma walked over to the downed Shang Tsung but before he could deliver the final blow, Shang Tsung glowed green and transformed into a yellow and black clad ninja.
People were confused about who this person was but decided to continue and ask questions later. Shang Tsung as the yellow and black clad ninja rolled away and fired off a spear pointed blade connected by a chain wire towards Akuma saying the signature "GET OVER HERE!"
The attack connected, a burst of blood shooting out as it struck in his chest. Akuma was dragged towards the sorcerer who uppercutted him into the air. As he did, a random man came out a yelled in a high pitch voice: "TOASTY!"
Everybody laughed at the strange, sudden yet hilarious thing that happened.
Shang Tsung reverted back to normal and raised his hands as Akuma was coming towards the ground. Pillar of exploding fire spring out of the ground and blasted Akuma into the air til he was behind Shang. Akuma grappled onto Shang's backside, rolled and tossed the sorcerer away.
Akuma teleported behind Tsung and attempted to kick him, which the sorcerer blocked. Akuma fired a fireball at the sorcerer who teleported away and slashed him in the back with his straight sword.
"Looks like Shang Tsung is giving Akuma a hard time." Snipe said.
As Akuma was distracted by pain, Tsung picked him up by the collar and they started glowing green showing that Shang was stealing Akuma's soul. Shang Tsung's health rose while Akuma's decreased.
"Oh Well That's Not Good!" Present Mic shouted out.
"Shut up." Eraser groaned at his loud voice.
"He is right though." Midnight said. "Shang Tsung is gaining health and stealing Akuma's soul."
Before Akuma's health dropped to zero, the demon martial artist broke free and slammed his fist to the ground, causing a shockwave that blasted the sorcerer away and attacked him till all his new health was gone, till they were even.
"YEAH EXPLOSION FIST FOR THE SAVE!" Bakugou yelled out.
"They are all tied up in health." Iida commented. "Things could go either way."
"Don't forget that Tsung absorbed some of Akuma's soul." Ojiro said. "I won't be surprised if-"
The video cut him off by Shang Tsung transform himself into Akuma himself.
"-That happens." Ojiro completes with a sweat drop at the timing.
The two readied themselves and left up into the air, the two moving in slow motion. Until they connected and attacked and blocked at high speeds that many of the students and even heroes lost track.
"Woah they are really going at it." Midnight said.
"This is so Intense!" Present Mic shouted much to Eraser's annoyance.
"They are evenly matched, in both power and speed now." All Might commented.
Until Shang Tsung-Akuma punched the real Akuma into the ground and prepared his own explosion fist.
"Looks like Shang is going to win." Sato said.
Izuku knowing otherwise said "No, Akuma just won."
They looked to him with confusion. Bakugou yelled at Deku "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT DEKU! THAT ONE THAT IS STANDING IS CLEARLY SHANG TSUNG! HOW DID YOU MIX THE TWO UP!"
Deku didn't react to his yelling much to his and everyone surprise and replied "I know which is which, Kacchan, but even still just watch and see."
As Shang was preparing to strike at the downed Akuma, the martial artist killing machine picked himself back up and teleported to Shang Tsung as he was prepared to strike. Then the screen turned pitch black.
Everyone was confused at what happened until the flashes of purple flames appeared in rapid succession. Akuma used the Raging Demon. When the screen showed color again, Akuma was standing with his back turned to them, with his back symbol glowing and the false Akuma reverting back into a dead Shang Tsung.
K.O.
Everyone was shocked and monetarily frozen at the speed of events, but recovered and clapped for Akuma's victory, reluctant as it may be. Bakugou was still frozen, mostly due to him mentally berating himself for making himself look foolish compared to Deku. Kirishima and Tetsutetsu cheered and roared out that that was manly.
"Oh, man. That was way too close!" Boomstick excitedly said.
"Ya think." Snipe said. "I guess this battle took more precedence on speed and who could land the final move than anything else."
"While defense is important to have to withstand any blows that you could suffer and outlast you opponents, strength and speed are also crucial in making sure you defeat the foe as quickly as possible, else he could harm further civilians and property." Nezu wisely said.
"No kidding, Boomstick! Akuma's raw power and speed pressed a distinct advantage early on. But Tsung's own cleverness and wide array of skills quickly even the odds." Wiz explained.
"It looked like Akuma had the whole thing wrapped up, but Tsung's morphing skills saved his ass." Boomstick said.
"Akuma's pride for battle almost cost his life, as he stopped to see if his new face was worth a challenge." Wiz said.
Fatgum and Kirishima both recalled their fight with Rappa and compared that statement from Wiz to then.
"After switching up strategies, Tsung managed to steal enough of Akuma's soul for some extra health and new abilities." Boomstick said.
"But, it wasn't enough. In the end Akuma's skills as a fighter proved unmatched." Wiz said.
"I mean, Tsung loses to Liu Kang all the time, and compared to Akuma, Liu Kang's the nicest guy in the world. There is no way he could take Akuma's constant punishment." Boomstick said.
They saw an image of a shirtless, young Chinese man with long black hair, black pants, and a red belt and head band. This must be Liu Kang.
As Tsung isn't used to winning on his own, he wasn't perfect on delivering the final blow." Wiz explained. "Leaving him wide open for the experienced Akuma to unleash his ultimate weapon."
"The Raging Demon of Instant-Hell-Murder-Awesomeness!" Boomstick said excitedly.
Most of the boys chuckled at Boomstick's excitement and funny lines. The heroes nodded their heads at their analysis, especially when even if you can copy someone's powers it takes skill and practice to make them truly effective.
"And so Shang Tsung fell once again releasing his devoured souls, again." Wizard said.
Everybody liked that part of how Akuma unintentionally did good by releasing all those captured souls, most which probably were probably of good people. All Might smiled as well, with a small part of his smile being vindictive at the slight sick thought that AFO would Absolutely Hate to do something like that.
"Look's like Shang is all souled out! Ha ha, get it, Wiz?" Boomstick asked his co-host.
The same mix of groans and laughter occurred from the bad joke.
"The winner is Akuma." Wiz said.
Despite the two combatants being villains, they enjoyed the fight, and were satisfied at having learned new techniques to learn and copy off.
"Next time on Death Battle." They hear Boomstick said.
The music was composed of angelic choir along with brass instruments. The contestant was another female combatant wearing a skin tight, red and blue outfit, with stars on them, as well wearing metal bracelets on her wrists and wearing a golden tiara on her head. She sports long black hair that flows past her shoulders. Her stern face is beautiful to the male, and some female, eye and she also has soul piercing blue eyes.
Unknown: Goodnight Sugar.
Mineta was drooling like a pig and almost hounded Mei to play the next video. He was tied back to his seat thanks to Sero and a slightly pissed off Izuku, which they found kind of terrifying.
Izuku strapped Mineta onto the seat, and spoke to Mineta with a smiling, yet terrifying face. He said in a sickly sweet voice that was also cold enough for Todoroki to shiver. "Now Mineta, here is how this will work. You shape up, calm down, and stop with your disgusting, perverse actions or there will be consequences. And if I hear so much as one perverted peep out of you about the girls, the video, or any fucking thing, I will use you as target practice for when I try out that Shyoruken and let Kacchan blast you away for as long as he wants."
He opened his closed eyes to stare at Mineta with cold, glowing eyes. "Do. I. Make. Myself. Clear?!"
Mineta nodded his head in lightspeed, so terrified that he started crying out blood and his pants felt warm and wet.
Izuku returned to his regular cheerful self and said "Ok."
He walked back, unaware of the fearful looks that everyone was giving him. While the girls and heroines were glad that Izuku put the pervert in his place, they were completely terrified at Izuku's change in demeanor. It was almost like they saw a glimpse of a villainous form of Izuku himself.
The guys were likewise shaking in fear of the cinnamon roll, with Todoroki and even Bakugou shivering in terror. The heroes themselves were stunned at the perhaps most promising and heroic out of all the students look and act out like that that they were praying to whatever god existed thank you's for having this kid want to be a hero.
All Might'a mind flashed to AFO for a second when he saw Deku's chilling smile and eyes. He shook his head and immediately erased the absurd, yet true, comparison from his mind.
Meanwhile,
Said compared villain suddenly felt a surge of vindictive pleasure and pride go through him that made him smile. He didn't know why he was feeling like this but he decide to go along with it, hoping that it was a jab at All Might, at the very least.