Note: WOW, the Pokémon fans came in HARD with a whopping 19 of the 33 votes, Pokémon XY wins by a landslide, the next story won't come for sometime however, if everything goes right were looking at a late 2024/2025 timetable other than overlooking all the content (I'm currently thinking of combining all three continuities manga, anime, and game) I also want to (hopefully) progress through life a bit more before hunkering down for another story.
Suspension Bridge effect: The Mutants, Aki, Syliva, and Jackie
*pseudo ecchi moments ahead
Night Time
It was the nighttime of the same day that the teens had once again foiled a monster gambling scheme run by McCoy. Upon peering into some of the information that the neo-heroes had provided them and learning of such awful things, the teens definitely couldn't stand just to let it continue. However, they understood their limits on the situation; they couldn't stop it completely or bring it up in the chain of command. They didn't know how many executives were complacent with the act or openly embraced it given that it brought in a lot of money, and money was power, but that didn't mean they couldn't mess with it as much as they could to disrupt it. They implanted a small device on Mccoy's to spy on the person's dealings as soon as it became apparent he was the one learning the whole show to be with, and that did not change no matter how many times they interfered. With the help of Child Emperor, who was content to just let the things continue and not interfere himself, he offered his assistance in creating a scrambler that would block out visual fields as well as relay the area where the hero gambling would take place, so every time they got a reading, they would splinter off from whatever they were doing and make their way towards the area to help the hero kill the monster and take the hero away before anyone else could be the wiser.
After they help the hero with the problem, Mccoy would exploit the hero if they could. Most medical problems of family members could be handled by Tokoyami's newest ability, but other times when the blackmail reached further than the threatening of loved ones but one reputation, they couldn't do much to help at the latest. In those circumstances, they had to keep who was thwarting the man's gambling attempts with complete safety and used Kirishima's red riot: adaptable to wipe the heroes memory of them helping that day completely. This was all just half-measures and likely wouldn't put a stop to anything as long as McCoy remained at large, but they had managed to come up with some plan of action to correct that. Now it was all just a matter of time and getting the correct people aboard.
Mineta, Iida, Sato, Aoyama, Sero, and Jackie
Just like all his other classmates, Mineta had been committed to getting stronger in his way since the news broke about what had been happening in their world. He would continue to push himself in his practice with Golden Ball, attempting to learn everything he could from the man and incorporate it with his quirk. He went even one step further and started to incorporate his version of the man's golden bullets so that he could add some of the flexibility his ricochets offered into his inventory of skills. He would continue his practice at night along with his classmates, any of whom would have him, although he didn't like being a third wheel to the couples that would often train together, so he would tend to steer clear if he could help it. Just like everyone else he was changed by the conflict, and he found his new ability ironic in a way, he gained King's heart problems where his heartbeat when he was scared or anxious was incredibly loud but there was more to it than just that it seemed at least to him that he could see the future or at least prophecies of a potential future of the people that heard his heartbeat but unlike Midoriya's danger sense or Kaminari's lighting sense, he couldn't use it in combat or at least not at the moment, he could tell the future of the people that heard it but the suspicion only came to him in his sleep so unless he took a quick nap directly during battle it was mostly pointless unless he set something up beforehand or knew who he was going to fight.
He termed the ability Heartbeat prophecy is simple and clean, similar to his quirk name. He had checked up on King before and found that the man also gained something from the incident, which was a quirk similar to smokescreen, which he termed King-style vanishing smoke. Although he wouldn't need it anymore since he retired as a hero, he was somewhat glad that the man had managed to tell the truth. Even if people were confused about the details of the why, ultimately the results were the same, and now the proper person would be getting credit for his achievements. Mineta would learn from Fuzzy all he could about prophecies and this new power so that he could better make use of it. It was a slow process, but he wouldn't let that get him down as he continued to work hard with it, setting up a training time with a couple of his classmates and practicing with them instead. It wasn't his usual choice of people he would hang out with, but that had a reason he didn't share with the rest of them, at least for the moment.
Iida, Sato, Sero, and even Jackie were also affected by the incident but their changes were somewhat minor in effect, Sato's body similar to his teachers could stretch and widen decently bigger amounts allowing him to take 6 technically 7 sugar capsules now without exploding his body, Sero was described by seran to essentially just be more "attuned " to weapons blades specifically which extended to his tape weapons as well, the spirit also described them as being more united than before although neither knew what that implied, Jackie had been able to Generate sharp winds off each of the blades that decorated her body, Iida essentially had gotten a degraded personality, it wasn't technically a split personality as he was still himself but he called an "assassins spirit or Flow State " when pushed Iida would sort of become detached with reality his pupils will vanish and his body would move on its own this state was violent often going for the kill almost all the time with no hesitation it wasn't something Iida was proud of as it reminded hm fo flash and the S-class hero himself said that such a state was somethig he should "strive to be in all the time ", other than that Iida also no longer needed glasses his vision was better than ever before perfect in fact. Aoyama's addition was fairly simple; he could now shoot his laser from out of his eyes instead of just his navel.
The five of them trained for about two hours before separating again, leaving back home and then leaving out on the night of the town complimented by mineta himself, Jackie and sero didn't come along with them leading to some doubt on Iida's part but eventually, they continued with their night out he took them to x-city just for a bite to eat although eventually, Iida did find something wrong with the entire scenario and why he would take them so far away from the home but upon finding out it was a plan from Mineta, Jackie, and Aoyama to remove him from the field to not ruin the mood that was forming amongst the couples, despite what they thought the strict teen would react like he simply laughed it off and even complimented Mineta for being able to pick up on signs that even he could not and remarked that he guessed given the circumstances it was fine that their classmates were coming together in unity with the ones they love.
This brought up the idea of going back home once more and how people were adjusting. Iida had been meaning to talk to the class individually about their thoughts on what happened and how they were handling it, so he wanted their opinions of events. All three present were fairly anxious about returning and finding out the truth about everything that happened, but all of them were eager to help out where they could. The topic shifted to the people present in that case, wondering why the two boys decided to only bring Sato, Aoyama, and Iida along and not the other guys like Shoji and Koda, or if they thought that Koda would have a moment with Shoji or Aki, which switched towards themselves and their love lives, which the three guys were interested in if Iida was interested in any girl, and despite himself, he hinted that a certain girl in the support course had caught his eye, leading to the most obvious speculation of who he was talking about, but he would not confirm if their theories were correct or not the rest of the night. However, that did make him think about how Hatsume was doing now; he was sure, like them, she wouldn't throw in the towel, and being on I-Island surrounded by all that technology, she was probably in heaven... or incarcerated, he thought with a small chuckle. He does hope his classmates keep things safe; he will have to make his rounds to each of them later to ensure it, but for now, he should allow them their respite.
Sero and Jackie
"Hey, did you go and light candles for me during the festival of the lost? " Jackie asked as she stopped their makeout suddenly on top of Sero's bed. Sero's smile faded for a moment as the memory came back up.
"Yeah, of course I did; it was my fault after all. I'm still so sorry." Sero replied a bit glumly, his apology cut off as the girl raised a finger to his lips to silence him.
"I know, I know… You avenge me and them, and that goes a long way toward helping them forgive you, although it would have been better if you did it yourself. " Jackie offered a little playfulness as she pecked him on the lips.
"Cut me some slack; the thing was a demon-level threat. There is no way I could have taken that thing, maybe even in a dozen years. " Sero remarked with a small chuckle.
"But you can take me, though~ " Jackie replied, and at first Sero scrunched his face as he thought about whether he could take her in a fight without the power armor. She was fairly strong on her own, and with monsterization that exploded even further, especially those wind blades she threw around, which was a natural counter to his tape, so if anything, he didn't think he could take her honestly, but as he looked down to give his report, he realized what she actually meant, as the girl wasn't talking about fighting. She could mostly transform back into her human form thanks to her practice with Silver Chain, so she looked human enough besides her mouths on the side of her face that still remained.
Uhm…well yeah, I guess I could. " Sero remarked, a bit flustered by the girl's forwardness, which continued as she crawled up on top of him, planting her waist directly over top of his as she grounded slowly forward and back.
"You guess? " She asked as she trailed her hands up and down his chest, mirroring her hip movements.
"Well, I mean, if we do this, I need to get protection from the stairs. Smart of the association to have a cabinet full of the stuff, I guess it makes sense since putting a bunch of teenagers in a house together, who knows what could happen? " Sero remarked with a chuckle that slowly faded away once he looked at his girlfriend and that dangerous look in her eyes as she continued to massage over him, her hands coming up to his face as she started to lay kissed up from his chest to his neck, up to his lips, and then his forehead before she pulled down closer to whisper in his ear.
"Are you sure you want to leave now? I may not be in the mood when you get back. The girl teased before blowing in his ear and offering a sharp lick as she pulled back, waiting for his response. Sero was too much of a hornball, but he would be insane to turn down this opportunity, so he definitely charged forth at the opportunity, sitting up, but the patient of her other mouths slammed his lips along his girlfriends.
Momo & Todoroki
After the harrowing news of what was transpiring there, a majority of the class had continuously begun to push themselves as much as they could to be prepared for what they would go through once they got back. They didn't know what they could do to help the situation if they could at all, but they would be damned if they weren't going to give it a try, and Momo was no exception. Her first idea of bettering herself was to get stronger machines that she could create. She had talked once more with Fuzzy about the operations, given that he wanted the hero associations to partially fail, he had to have had even stronger machines to deal with the eventual fallout of such an eventuality, and she was correct; he had a few stronger machines than those of the G5, and she wanted them—at least a couple of them—anything she could to help out her world. This would come with a cost or a deal. Fuzzy was a prophet, and he correctly predicted what was going to happen during the day of the invasion, so she already speculated that he would know what truly happened that day even if his memory was fractured, and he proved that during their discussion he had written down key events of that day and brought them up to her for access to some of the stronger machines. The first schematic he offered her rather freely was Machine God Tech; it was the ultimate combination of martial weapon knowledge that they possessed. Fuzzy was offered this machine so readily in no small part because she was the one that offered a great deal with them being able to record all of the sword saints in action, pushing the machine's swordsmanship to its maximum capacity. It was a freebie just so she could explain everything that happened during the invasion time; however, there was a singular point that she could not talk about, which was the coded message of team WDM being right, which will likely be brought up later along with how she came upon a power during the ending of the event, which would be answered in plenty of time.
However, before they continued, Momo wanted to be sure of Fuzzy's claims of the machine's superiority, so she wanted to run a combat test between the G5 and Tech, and true to the man's words, with just a single slash, the machine was able to completely bisect the machine in half, and just so that she would have complete comfort in her doing no sense of duty, she had her create the G5 that was to battle. He had three other machines that he was willing to give her, but she would need to offer him something in return, and he started with an outrageous request, which was to offer him Child Emperor's Brave Giant schematics. This was something she could not do, of course, not just because she didn't have such things but also since it wasn't her's to give to others, even if she did. Fuzzy likely knew this and started the conversation with this to bait her, and in the back of her mind, she knew that, but she allowed him to continue leading the conversation because she wanted him to feel like he was in control.
The next thing he wanted to know, of course, was about her power. This was more reasonable and was probably something that he wanted even more than the Brave Giant, but there were risks involved. She still didn't fully trust Fuzzy, despite so much he'd done for her. There was still that tickle in the back of her mind that told her that something wasn't completely right here, and admittedly, she felt sort of bad about that. Along with the declassification of the other S-class heroes and the corruptness of the hero association itself, she concluded that it would be safe enough to tell Fuzzy about it. Of course, this came before asking about the three other machines he had in store for her. He gave her a brief rundown of all of their traits and abilities, and she decided, from the information she was about to give him, that she would like the machine. This machine, while suited for combat, played more of a support role with the greatest predictive and more important adaptive AI, with a host of features for analysis, either biological or technical, tracking, planning, and engineering. It also possessed power comparable to destroying a G5 unit with a single blow, so it was still potent even though weaker than the others.
So with some hesitance momo told the man everything she knew about what truly happened how one of their friends made a deal with a being known as "God " and how they collected everyone with the strong fighting ability to gain their skills and abilities to power themselves up for the fight ahead of them with Garou and Saitama, this intrigued the man greatly however momo played her cards well she followed through with the information he wanted which was only what had transpired at the end of the invasion which was ploy to get the man's interested in "God " himself and adding int he addition of the number one rank heroes blast appearance further increased the man's curiosity of the being but that would cost the man's another of his machines schematics of course which worked flawlessly as he offered her another of the machines this was also because midoriya was instrumental in the development Manchin God Body it possessed incredible durability more than that of even Darkshine and had equal strength to match it and after another demonstration Momo decided that it was fine and told the man everything she knew about god, the black boxes, as well as Blast connection to it , but even further telling the man of their own connection and how they would be leaving the earth in the next week.
This intrigued the man, and he correctly assumed that Momo needed the machines for a battle back on their home planet, which she confirmed. Momo could tell that the mood shifted with the man, and he remarked that he could have the final machine if she told him what the encoded message was, but she couldn't do such a thing. The damage that could be done, not just to the association but to Sweet Mas himself, would be catastrophic. He was a monster, but he was trying his best to be a hero despite his transgressions during the raid, and she couldn't betray someone that they were working with so closely. Likely seeing the hesitation on her face, the man switched up the deal and instead offered something else; it was a bargain of sorts. He brought up the schematics of another machine; this wasn't one of the machine gods; they were something else, incredibly simpler in construction but also in ability. He told her that he would like 2000 of these machines, which was a staggering number of them, and upon completion of that task, he would offer her the Machine God Mirror schematics as a mutual trade. Momo question immediately why he would need so many machines and he simply remarked that they would be used as "training dummies " for the Neo-heroes every hero would get a machine dummy to train with and give their machines they could download the skills necessary to advise the heroes in their weaponry and show them their mistakes which she couldn't quite disagree with drive knight had done similarly with her during their training sessions, but taking a cursory glance at the specs of the machine she could sort of see although the firepower they possessed was some cause for concern a single one of these machines could warrant that of even a low demon level threat on their thousands of them could rival the threat of even a dragon.
Momo was hesitant but took on the deal. Despite the danger these machines could pose to people, she was certain that Satama could take care of them, and she couldn't let these worries hold her back from attaining more power. It was still a hard decision to make, and she would probably keep up at night just thinking of the possibilities of what these machines could do if fuzzy unleashed them upon the public, but again, there was Satama and the other S-class heroes, for that matter, they could manage, and these were only if's, and maybe the threat happening back home was a real threat, and they needed all the help that they could get, so with a heavy heart, she agreed to those terms. The machines weren't overly complex, at least compared to the standard G-units that she had made, like G5 and G4. However, it would still take her a decent amount of time to learn and fully get into production, a couple of weeks at least, but thanks to her new ability, or should she say that due to her new mind from the raid, she was able to understand things much quicker now, not just understand; it almost felt like everything about her mind worked better and faster; she could understand, learn, memorize, and even innovate much better now from her rudimentary test. Her mind seemed to be working at least nine times harder than before.
So along with that and the robot's weight, which was also on the lighter side of 1,000 lbs, combined with the time it would take her to comprehend the mechanism, it took her 10 days to complete the order. Given that she had been spending so much time for the most part simply pumping out those machines for the man, she had been unable to continue her training, forcing her to mostly train at night. She would often continually do combat training in a simulation room. Momo would often double her practice at night, not just with simple combat training but also with trying to memorize and understand even more things, all of which were solely for combat applications and gorilla warfare. She expects it will come in handy once they are back if they are going to be joining a rebellion instead of a full-on battle like during the liberation war. During her nighttime battle training, she would focus the majority of her time on her own body limitations, and prep time would quicken the pace of her creation. The effect on her mind also helped in this process; things would spawn out of her faster and faster, allowing her to fight better in close-quarters combat.
She also needed to work on impromptu problem-solving amid battle, working her brain as quickly and sharply as possible. She set up her training against a simplified drone, which was one of her creations. It was a multifaceted machine that was built around using a multitude of different weapons at differing rates. Her job during her training was to come up with countermeasures directly on the spot as the attack was being placed; nothing was completely off limits: bullets, explosives, lasers, bladed weapons, Blunt weapons, sonic weapons, and anything else she could think of. At the drop of a hat, the machine would swap to a different weapon the only thing that told her of an incoming flip would be if she kept a constant timer going inside of her head, if she was off then that would mean she would simply be surprised and told her that she wasn't focusing enough, she always studied hard for school but now she was working so hard for the very world itself but sometimes she would overwork herself until her mind was on the verge of frying over and sometimes she could swear that she could even smell the smoke permeating her senses but that could be just her imagination but in the instance where she didn't know when to quit someone was always right there to come and tell it was time to stop or that she needed some rest.
Todoroki made his entrance known just as she was flung through the air as she attempted to recover from a near point-blank explosion it was a concussive force that she still couldn't figure out a way to counter only to endure as she crafted a crash mat behind her to absorb her impact against the wall even with that she still felt the impact but still kept her eyes locked on the machines as it's weapons transformed once more this time into two twin small caliber wrist canons not giving her any quarter just as she programmed it to, her body was likely reacting faster than she was as she summoned large ticks to shield to protect herself but it seemed to not be necessary as the machine was reduced to nothing but molten slag as a fire blast sailed above her head and impacted the machines directly in the center. Momo still kept her eyes on the machine until she confirmed that it was neutralized before allowing herself to relax for what felt like hours of practice. The machine slowly disappeared along with her shield and her mattress. Conjuring objects was not only more efficient in terms of cleaning up after she was done but also doubled her mental training, allowing her greater flexibility. Thinking about how vulnerable she was during the raid made her come up with this sort of training, but it still took a lot out of her, and she would often just become tunnel-visioned in certain respects.
Momo let out a heavy sigh as she finally allowed her mind to rest and took a look over towards Todoroki. He walked towards her at a brisk pace, not wanting to be too protective of her but still expressing his worry about her current condition. She started to get up even before he reached her, but he still lent out a helping hand to help her stand up, and it turned out she needed it. Her head seemed to scream at her as she quickly clutched a hand over it and used his body to lean on while she got herself together.
"You may be pushing yourself too hard. " Todoroki remarked softly into her ear in a very passive voice, still careful not to act like he was attempting to tell her what to do.
"I need to; you heard about what was happening back home. We can't afford to take breaks, especially most of us." Momo remarked, finding her balance, standing up once more on her own, and seeing that she was alright. Todoroki stepped away, but he still kept close enough to catch her if she needed him. Todoroki looked over the battlefield while the machines were gone; the impacts, bullets, and blast burns remained, signaling the battle that had occurred there.
"Momo You're not weak; you know that more than anyone. " Todoroki spoke as he turned to look at her.
"It just doesn't feel like it's enough; you heard what Midoriya said... The fight back home is over; all for one has won, and only a fledgling group of heroes are still opposing him. We will have even fewer resources than before, and people may even label us vigilantes or, even worse, criminalize us by continuing to resist him. I'm sure he isn't just gloating at his victory and preparing for when Midoriya returns. It's just…. It just feels wrong to be able to relax while the people back home are in such dire conditions. " Momo remarked as she used her conjure once more to create a chair as she sat down in the empty space before using it once more to create a fold-out chair for Todoroki to sit down on. He was a bit apprehensive to see her using her power once more, but he didn't say anything about it as he took a seat as well.
"Trust me… I understand that feeling well, but until we know what we're dealing with, we can't do anything about it. Unfortunately. "Todoroki remarked a bit absent-mindedly as he rubbed his hands together for a moment, creating a small cloud of steam.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to discount your own struggles about the situation, especially since what's happening is more personal for you. " Momo replied a bit tentatively as she thought again about what Midoriya said happened to Endeavor. She didn't push for Todoroki to talk about it unless he wanted to bring it up to her, thinking it was not much of her business, but she had to admit that his stoicism after hearing it was just either incredible metal fortitude or he was just burying what he felt underneath.
"To- Shoto, How are you holding up with everything that's been said? "Momo asked, reaching out with a hand and grabbing a hold of his. She didn't want to pressure him to reveal anything he was uncomfortable with sharing; she didn't want him to just suffer in silence by himself, especially if they were a couple. Todoroki did a large inhale and then exhaled as he looked at her. He squeezed her hand with his own.
"I… I don't know... It's funny in a way; I've grown up my entire life hating my father, wishing him the worst, but... when it truly comes down to it, when his life is in danger, I can't help but worry about it, but when that danger passes, it goes right back to where it began. " Todoroki spoke.
"That's only natural; he's still your family after all. Despite how he treated you, you're still connected to him and care for him more than you would probably like to admit. " Momo replied
"Hmph...maybe, but what does that mean for Toya? " Todoroki remarked simply, and at that, Momo was at a loss for words. In terms of actual villains, the only person that she would like to see dead other than all for one was Gigantomachia, and she was hopping with the three new dragon-level machines she came into possession of. She would be able to do just that, but Toya was different, and she fully knew it was due to her relation to Todoroki. Some would likely call her biased for that, but it was the truth, and she wouldn't deny that fact.
She was drawn back into the conversation as Todoroki held a small blue flame before smothering it.
"I… I just don't know what to do. He's made himself clear on his goal, which was to ruin Endeavor's life and kill me. It's because of that that I know that Endeavor is still alive. If all for one truly handed him off to my brother, he won't kill him until he gets to me. He's psychotic and a murderer. I can't even think about what he's done since we left. But he's still my brother; I don't know if, even if I were capable of doing so, I would have the strength to kill him. " Todoroki remarked earnestly as he held on to Momo's hand a bit harder. Momo placed her other hand over top of his, and he raised his eyes to meet hers. The anger and sadness he felt started to lessen just looking at the girl.
"You don't have to kill him, remember? You can just arrest him like any other criminal. " Momo tried to say it in comfort, but Todoroki was already shaking his head before she could even finish.
"This is too big. He's too big of a player in everything that's happened. I just can't picture a world where the world returns to normal and he's still alive. The very best we could hope for is him serving life in prison, but I doubt even he would simply let that happen unless he's constantly sedated to prevent him from using his quirk to attempt to escape. No, he won't be captured, at least for long. It's just a matter of who would kill him—maybe even himself given his body's reaction to his power if he still has that weakness. " Todoroki spoke defeatedly, and there was silence for a few seconds before Momo brought her hands up along the boy's face so that he would look at her once more.
"Whatever you decide to do, just know that I and everyone else will respect your decision, no matter which you make. " Momo stated, and Todoroki gave her a small smile and nod. He leaned forward somewhat hesitantly, and Momo, once realizing what he was aiming to do, smirked and did the same. The two leaned in and shared a kick on the lips.
"Thank you. Did you manage to get the go-ahead from Fuzzy? " Todoroki asked
"Yes, it seems that he wasn't completely aware of McCoy's dealings, and he was only receiving intelligence from the man, likely in an attempt for him to climb the corporate ladder. " Momo said with some venom in her voice as she ended, she was no beginner when it came to corporate sabotage and the cutthroat nature of the business her parents had both gone through their fair share of scandals and even a smear campaign that left them wiser once they got through it. Business people she found were incredibly selfish in this regard, often not caring about the people they stepped on to progress themselves, and it was part of the reason she decided to be a hero instead of a businesswoman, partly due to that fact to separate herself from her parents and do the opposite of what they did by giving and supporting the community by being a hero.
"Hmph, that's his reasoning for doing all this? Blackmail, coercion, and threats just for a higher paycheck? Pathetic. " Todoroki stated.
"I agree; money tends to have that effect on people. " Momo remarked simply.
"Not on you. " Todoroki responded almost immediately in compliment, making Momo smile for a moment before turning into a smirk as she stood up and sauntered over a moment to Todoroki. The chair that she was sitting on had disappeared, and Todoroki thought that was time for them to leave, but as he was about to get up, he was ushered to sit down once more as Momo sat down on his lap, her legs on either side of his waist. His face instantly lit up red as the girl finally got situated on top of him.
"I appreciate that you noticed that shoto; I always try to not give off signs of my privileged upbringing if I can help it. " Momo remarked as she took her hands and ran them along the boy's shoulders and down his upper torso.
"Umm… ugh… no problem… What are you doing? '' Todoroki asked, a bit befuddled by the experience.
"Are you uncomfortable? I just thought that, um, this would be a good way to take our minds off things. " Momo asked with a slight bit of disappointment in her voice, and Todoroki cleared his throat for a moment before answering.
"No, umm no… I'm comfortable, and I guess your plan is working. I can't really think about other things right now. " Todoroki replied.
"That's good, because I don't want to think about anything else either. " Momo said as she brought her hands from his shoulder up to his face as she leaned down and the two of them kissed once more, but this time not just a peck but a complete makeout session. She heard the term used by the other girls was "heating up, " but in her case it was almost always cooling down. " Todoroki's body temperature had always gone down sharply whenever they made out like this, and while not uncomfortable, she had to finally pop the question.
"Heh, heh… Todoroki… may ask, Why do you always get so cold once we are kissing? " Momo asked, separating herself from the deep kiss for a moment. Short of breath, Todoroki's face turned bashful for a moment as he looked away from her eyes, turning downwards, but given the position she was in, he quickly turned away as he replied.
"It's to stop a reaction from me. '' Todoroki murmured off in reply so faintly that Momo almost didn't catch it. At first, she was momentarily confused, but it soon clicked into place what he was talking about, and she softly chuckled as she used her hands along his chin to guide his face to turn towards her, allowing him to stare at her bust for a moment before raising it higher to press a peck across his lips once more.
"It's ok, Todorok. It's a natural reaction, especially given our position; if anything, I would be flattered by the act, so don't be afraid to heat up a bit. " Momo remarked as she pulled him into another kiss, and he followed her directions as the cold fell away from his body, leaving him in a more neutral state. She was momentarily surprised about him placing his hands along her hips, but she quickly got into it and even moved her hips at a slow pace in his lap. She wanted to take things even higher as she remembered what Mina said about an unspoken request during kissing. As she hesitantly licked at his lips, initially she thought Todoroki may not know what the gesture meant, but only a moment later he had indeed opened his mouth. Despite being the one making the request, she was even more hesitant but worked through her nerves and just did it as their heated session continued.
Asui and Tokoyami
Unlike the others who simply went to do extra training during the night after hearing Midoriya's speech about what was happening in their world, Tokoyami took on a different approach he would go out for the sole purpose of hunting monsters no one questioned it and he had a way of rationalizing his choice of activity not only to be a "watcher of the night " but also to help fuel his new ability from that moment which he was calling vampiric essence it was a fairly brutal ability that he honestly didn't like showing the others which was another reason he usually opted to go out on his own, it allowed him to "feed " or more like "store up " life essence from each creature dark shadow killed, it worked on any creature it seemed but the life essence he gained was proportional to the being he killed so killing small things like ants or insects didn't really offer much but killing monsters offered a ton of the stuff. It was shocking the first time he had inadvertently used it, the blood of the being seemed to be absorbed by dark shadow blending into the darkness, and before disappearing he felt empowered and energized by the flow but other than that it did very little in terms of his actual ability that was until day time that was where the ability similar to his quirk changes to something he's called vitality and he could openly give away that life energy that he stored from dark shadow with shining light, this power demonstrated itself in the form of a bright light that enveloped the person which was an incredibly similar phenomenon to that of the monster phoenix man and just like the costume monster his light could heal people but he could not revive people.
His power was like it always had been a yin-yang once he returned home the likelihood of him using vampiric essence would fall dramatically or at least he hoped so, killing monsters was one thing but killing people was another fact entirely, and also unlike the monster he couldn't just generate that healing light by himself he needed to kill which was why he was so adamant o searching for monsters to kill during the day or night to stalk pile up on vitality so he could use it to heal people once they got back home if he could help people in any for he would like to do so, so he hunted and hunted day or night, he could switch to dark shadow during the day and absorb the life essence of the ones he killed but maybe this was all just a well-exaggerated excuse to get his anger and frustrations out of the situation, Tsu seemed to think so and had dragged him of from or more managed to convince him to forgo his hunting for the day and instead join her practice for the night, she had forgone he hero costume and had on a one piece bathing suit instead which dark shadow believed she did to tempt him but he shut the shadow down and sent into the back of his mind as he absentmidely kicked around in the large pool it was olympic size but he barely paid it much mind as he was lost in his thoughts.
"Tokoyami," someone said, and the reconfigurable voice instantly snapped Tokoyami's head up. He thought that he heard hawks, but as he regained focus and followed the sound to its source, he soured a bit. It was just Tsu using her awakening power once more, using the power of the Congo toad vocal mimicry that allows her to mimic voices she's heard before.
"Don't do that," Tokoyami said earnestly. He attempted to temper the edge in his voice given who he was speaking to, but it still didn't seem like it was good enough.
"Sorry, sorry, it's just that I was trying to get your attention for a while now, " Tsu remarked.
"No, no, your right I should have been paying more attention since I agreed to help out. I'll pay more attention now. You can go again. " Tokoyami replied gesturing to her to do a Lap again, even with the 50m length of the pool it was way too small for her to cut loose and practice swimming even with its tidal functions that recreated natural phenomena like whirlpools and tsunamis but it did offer her a good way to manage her strength in different climates, her goal with her excessive wasn't to get to the end and back as fast as she could but to get there within a specific time frame, similar to how Midoriya learned from her she was learning from him and all for one percentage limiting how much strength you output to just the amount you needed for the situation allows for you to conserve on stamina but was easier said than done.
Her current objective was to do a lap in 5 seconds, exactly no less or more down to the microsecond. For someone who could cover that distance at 500 times that speed, it was a fairly frustrating affair requiring fine muscle control. All of their class was undergoing similar excuses for their bodies to increase their capability in combat, no doubt due to the fact of the battle back home. They didn't know how frequent or rampant the fighting would be once they got back home or if they could get proper rest when things were settled, so maximizing the body's capabilities was of the utmost importance.
Tsu didn't start again; instead of swimming closer to him, hopping up out of the pool, and sitting down next to him, Tokoyami made some room for her to do so, but as she situated herself, she scooted closer to him, so they sat shoulder to shoulder and placed her head on his shoulder as the two of them looked down at the reflection in the water, mirroring how they were that night during the festival in another timeline
"Remember what I said before about just bottling everything in? I'm still here to listen... You're worried about whether he's gone? " Tsu asked as she placed a hand on Tokoyami's thigh.
"That would be only the second worst scenario I can imagine, " Tokoyami remarked.
" Second…ribbit? " Tsu was fairly surprised, as she wondered what could be worse than death. She guessed it could be torture, but in that case, he could still be saved, and with his new powers, he could heal him right up to new. So what-
"Who do you think all for one gave Hawks to? " Tokoyami stated suddenly, and at that, Tsu raised her head off of his shoulder as she thought about that, but more importantly, how it combined with his first statement, it didn't take her long to narrow down what he was talking about and who among all of one's villains that he would like to keep under his thumb. If Endeavor was for Toya, then the only other enemy in the League of Villains that had a direct connection to a hero was:
"Toga." Tsu remarked suddenly as she turned to face Tokoyami, who was staring right at her in the meantime, before giving a slow nod in confirmation.
"When I witnessed Dark Shadow killing all those versions of you, I couldn't bear to look at the sight. When I killed Eris disguised as you, I felt awful... Can you imagine how Hawks will feel if she goes around murdering people in his body? " Tokoyami stated that that was something that he couldn't heal—mental scars or public opinion.
"Do you think that will fool people? " Tsu asked honestly.
"Toga's quirk matches the person perfectly, and she may even be able to use his quirk as well. If all for one truly won now, it means he can control the narrative along with Hawk's history as a country-backed assassin; it wouldn't be too farfetched to frame, and even if they truly didn't believe it, there would always be that shred of doubt in their minds. People will look at him differently, treat him differently... A lie is always easier to spread than the truth, after all. " Tokoyami remarked as he looked out towards the pool once more.
"Well, if that's the case, we could always just capture Toga and make her admit to doing all those things. That's if that was the route she decided to take. " Tsu replied that it was indeed a crueler fate than if the crazy woman had just killed the pro-hero. Maybe that was him coming up with a reason why the man would still be alive when they returned, and she didn't know if she should fight so much against that, especially since it was a very evil scenario that only served to get him angrier, but on the other hand, she had no proof to say that it's undoubtedly wrong. She's seen Toga a handful of times, and the girl had a greater tendency to want to suck blood. They truly killed someone even rock lock encounter with the girl didn't turn out with him dead but her disguising herself as him, so if anything, Tokoyami had an even greater chance of being right than not, although she probably didn't hate him as much as she probably hates Hawks for killing her friend. It was such a relatable thing to such a psychotic person, but it was also just so hypnotical of her killer being mad that someone closer to her was getting killed.
It just didn't make sense why she would have that reaction—speaking of that point, though.
"If your worst case comes out to be true, what will you do? " Tsu asked a bit hesitantly.
"You are asking if I would kill her? " Tokoyami asked flatly, and Tsu simply nodded her answer.
"...No… I will detain her; she will likely be sentenced to death in the first place, so there is no reason to sully my hands, and Hawks wouldn't want me to do that in the first place, no matter the pain he's going through. " Tokoyami replied, and Tsu smiled at the response.
"I see, and if it turns out that he's met his end, Ribbit, " Tsu remarked. Tokoyami looked at her once more before turning back to the pool and letting out a long sigh.
"It wouldn't change anything. Killing things is only something to be done in this world; once we go back, we go back to a different rule set back to it being mostly forbidden. " Tokoyami replied, and Tsu was about to reply with a correction in how heroes were now allowed to kill even in their world, but that was likely just due to the height of the fighting, which has since passed and may have been revoked, and she didn't want to feel like she was wanting to kill the girl herself while most of their interactions were the girl trying to kill her or her friends; she never really held any great hatred towards the girl enough to want her dead.
"So you were just letting out your anger by going on your little hunts? Ribbit? " Tsu asked
"Hmph... partly, I won't lie and say it didn't have something to do with it... What about you? You seem fairly calm given what we know happened. " Tokoyami stated as Darkshadow exited out of him on his left and petted the shadow creature on top of the head, looking at the quirk's orange eyes before asking Tsu his question.
I don't know if this really sounds selfish of me, but from what I can understand, my family is safe and sound, so they have always provided me with an underlying sense of comfort. Don't get me wrong... I truly am sad for those that were lost and our friends in 1B. Who knows what they have gone through in these five months we've been gone, but it must not have been excellent, and unlike in our recent battle, they lost... I can't imagine how awful they all feel because of that. " Tsu remarked in a small tone.
"It's understandable; it's even natural; we tend to look out for those that are closest to us first and everyone else second. " Tokoyami replied before the two sat in silent contemplation once more before Tsu hopped back into the water, making a large splash. Tokoyami had to cover his face to not get splashed. As he looked back, the girl was staring at him almost as if expectantly he thought that she was going to practice once more, but he was wrong.
"Hey, how about a game? " Tsu remarked suddenly.
"Aren't we supposed to be training? " Tokoyami replied instead.
"Nothing wrong with having breaks...ribbit... And if you do, then there could be a reward for you. " Tsu said in a teasing tone. Tokoyami's feathers brustled out a bit, and Dark Shadow laughed silently in his head.
"Umm… Fine, I guess, what is this game? " Tokoyami questioned. coughing silently to calm himself down.
"It's a simple game, really; all you have to do is catch me, and you win. You get 10 minutes? That sounds fair. You only get your reward if you manage to win. "Tsu remarked as she touched a panel on the side of the pool, which would start a countdown on his words.
"Alright, that sounds agreeable. " Tokoyami remarked, ignoring the constant remarks in his head by his quirk. Tsu gave her chuckler and tapped the button, and the side lights of the pool lit up red and yellow, then finally green, showing that it was time to go. Tokoyami dived into the pool directly at the girl, but by the time he reached where she was, the girl was already gone on the other side of the pool, whistling and waving at him for him to chase after her before diving down into the water.
Tokoyami followed her down into the depths; the pool was 10 meters deep, so it gave her plenty of room to essentially run circles around him if she wanted to, which she promptly did. He could swim decently, especially going off the lessons that she taught him. No one could hope to catch her in the water in her entire class; Bakugo maybe could do it, but she was the undisputed king of aquatic environments, which was only natural given her quirk. This also meant that in terms of their little game, he was hopelessly outmatched in the contest, which meant he wouldn't be receiving any rewards, which was something that Darkshadow was sure to continuously point out every time a minute or so passed, but he didn't let that dissuade him from trying, although Dark Shadow remarked that he just had no problem being "behind her, " so he banished the dark creature to the back of his mind once more to focus more on trying to win at least. It was a different challenge than he was used to, and to Tsu's credit, she did let him get close on a few occasions, but she would quickly leap away from him at incredible speed. She used their little game to practice her new addition to her arsenal.
Laten energy was something shared by Boros; it shrouded her in a green, glowing field of energy that she could manipulate to some extent. She hadn't gotten all the gimmicks of this new power yet, and she couldn't just go and ask about it given who it came from, but she was managing somewhat on her own. She gathers so far that it could be manipulated at least somewhat, and she was using that to essentially guide her, allowing her to turn on a dime almost like she was stepping on a surface, allowing her to leap around the pool very quickly and no matter where she was situated. It's been around 6 minutes now, which she told him as he surfaced for more air and laughed once more before diving down again. His slight agitation got to him, and Dark Shadow was freed from his shackles for a moment as his thoughts filled him once more. He remarked that he should help him, and it was only fair since she didn't disallow it, which Tokoyami agreed with, actually, although he forbade the shadow from just growing too big where he would just overfill the pool and leave Tsu with no way to swim.
So instead, he used his covert black arms to attempt to reach out and grab the girl. However, she was still very agile in the water, dodging his two large black arms that dashed her away. Even when he summoned even more arms along his legs, the girl was still able to dodge around all for black appendages. However, she still managed to dodge them all, and doing so caused him to start sinking into the water and caused his moves to be a little more sporadic. He got to the bottom when he changed tactics, now black abyss and sabbath to dash in the water. The girl was still slightly faster, being able to dodge out of the way enough times, and when he got too close, she would scare Dark Shadow away by summoning the ability of the red-eyed tree frog along with blinding him, allowing her to gain distance even more. The time was two more minutes now, and Tokoyami had actually gotten a bit competitive with the game and simply wanted to win at that point, so he continued to try and figure out a way to win that didn't involve just chasing after her in her element, and that was where he found the key; he needed to not face her in his element.
Just like his head, he needed to take the battle into a better field for him, and his way to do that was simply to fly straight up into the air as soon as the girl turned her back on him to swim away again. Thanks to the clear pool, he could see where she was located inside of it and swooped down. She was only confused about his whereabouts for a mere moment, but that was enough time for him to swoop down like a bird of prey and scoop her up with Dark Shadow before rising high up out of the water back into the air. He was carrying her bridal style, but as he settled down, Dark Shadow played a cruel prank on him as he shifted her position, forcing him to carry her in the reverse piggyback as his hands landed directly on the girl's ass.
"RibSomeone seems eager. " Tsu remarked in surprise at the feeling of the boy's hands. Tokoyami panicked, shifted his hands, and pushed the girl further away as he placed it along her thighs. Instead, while still flustered, it wasn't as perverted as before.
"Sorry, sorry Tsuyu… That was Dark Shadow playing his stupid games once more. I'm sorry if he made you uncomfortable. " Tokoyami replied
"No, it's fine, Tokoyami. I didn't mind at all, but I guess this means you win. Tsu remarked
"Yes, if I didn't cheat, that is. " Tokoyami remarked, but Tsu shook her head.
"No, no, you did just fine; there were no rules except catch me... So I guess that means you want your reward? Ribbit? " Tsu said before putting on a sultry voice as her eyes drooped to look at him, making Tokoyami gulp but nod his head.
"yes, ummm…. You never said what your reward was. " Tokoyami remarked.
"Well, first, I guess it's this. " Tsu remarked, and suddenly her "clothes " had started to switch and change color; her white and green one-piece bathing suit had suddenly morphed into a two-piece suit instead, making his feathers bristle once more, and to make matters worse, a dark shadow pushed the girl's body into his hands. He did find the texture of her suit a bit strange, but he chalked that up to him not getting a proper feel of it, and now he was definitely glad he didn't before pushing away, but he still felt along the bottom of her thighs, which were nice and plump, but even he could feel the muscle within them without even having to squeeze down.
"Ugh…umm… By first guess is something else correct? " Tokoyami said with a hesitant voice, and Tsu chuckled at his nervous tone before answering with a nod.
"Yup, three stages, you could say... next. " Tsu remarked before using her tongue and extending it outwards. She placed her hands along the front of his beak to make sure it stayed close, so it wasn't a kiss, he thought. But what she did was something almost just as nice as the dexterous appendage slid around his beak several times, and in his mind, his quirk made a joke about how he "wished she did that around his pecker instead of his pecker, " making him even more flustered, but he still told the shadow to internally shut up before he switched back to what his girlfriend was doing: a yellow slime decorated his beak and the top of his nose, and she told him to breathe it, which he reluctantly did, trusting her.
She smiled at that before slowing her tongue from his beak very slowly, allowing him to enjoy the sensation even more than before, but as she pulled her tongue back into her mouth, she told him to open his beak, which he again followed through with, and this time it was what he expected, but even more so as the girl stuck it far deeper than she had before down his throat. The feeling was new to him, but when the initial shock wore off, it definitely wasn't unwelcome. Slime coated the inner of his throat; it tasted somewhat tanggy in nature, but it stayed there before she finally pulled out and spoke once more.
"The last step of your reward is in the water; with that slime, you should be able to hold your breath much longer than normal. " Tsu whispered... Tokoyami could immediately get the implication, especially as the girl squeezed herself closer to him, forcing his hands to move further down her thighs and back to her butt. Once more, his hands were trembling, resisting the urge to squeeze down.
"Go ahead, Tokoyami; you can touch it as much as you want. You aren't too discrete about what you like. My practice has made it more pronoun and fit than it already was before, so I don't really blame you. She remarked as the girl took her own hands and circled along his chest and abs, and with a helpful push from the dark shadow, Tokoyami started to grip harder along the girl's cheeks; they were large, firm but soft, and fit.
"Ribbit, hey, let's get in the water before we start to get a bit too heated, and I don't want to give the cameras in here a show. " Tsu remarked, and Tokoyami nodded as the dark shadow was already diving down into the water with a large splash.
Kirishima & Mina
Mina and Kirishima had been hitting the gym almost consistently after what they heard from Midoriya. They would often train together alongside Darkshine, who was incredibly more enthusiastic about getting stronger now than he was previously. He even offered to help them out during their late-night sessions, especially after they told him what awaited them once they got home, wanting for them along with Sato to be fully prepared to face the threats that awaited them. The two would also occasionally attempt to butt in the training with bakugo and silver chain, although their "training sessions " were a lot more violent than they were before, sometimes even resulting in reverberating the entire training room space in the hero association, and in one occurrence, the entire hero association, which gave them a warning. Bakugo wasn't one to let things slide especially with Best Jeanist being taken out and he was known to already push hard through training but what they were doing was taking it to the next level, training with them was akin to fighting for your life as holding back was essentially forbidden unless you are talking about Silver Chain of course given how much more powerful she was in comparison to just about everyone and she could make five more of her all equally as a powerful part of the class knew that unless the villains had powered up extremely since they have been gone silver chain could likely deal with the problem herself within a day tops but none of them would like to put all of their burdens on he and some of them especially bakugo didn't find such a conclusion satisfying at all.
Kirishima mirrored his best friend's opinion, and Mina also shared a similar sentiment. Today's training, however, was just the two of them. Darkshine wanted to take on more field work instead of just staying inside of the hero association for protection. Now that they had metal knights machines to define it on top of a good chunk of the A-class being repositioned to the place, he could afford to take his leave from time to time and go out and just be a hero again, encounter and face monsters, and it would also help to build his confidence with every monster victory he gained over another monster. Bakugo and Sylvia were not in their usual training area and no one knew where the two went off to most likely they just didn't want to receive a warning again for training too hard most speculated and wrote it off, Sylvia was strong and she was also a monster which would initially be cause for some concern but over time she had managed to gain most of their trust and any thought of the girl doing anything to bakugo was practically zero, it was no exaggeration to describe their dynamic as bakugo leads and she follows, she would rarely if ever second guess or even ignore his suggestions which she almost treated like an order although some found such a dynamic fitting for bakugo than anything to do with the girls part. Still, Mina wasn't so sure about that.
Mina and Kirishima had just finished with their weightlifting spotting for one another and took a small break before both of them stepped into the boxing ring. The two of them both had their separate styles of fighting, as Mina still practiced and trained with Forte and his rhythmic fist, while Kirishima practiced a mixture of martial arts that was simply called hard fist. Neither of them had their hero costumes on for the night excursion, just going in casual gym wear, although this did make something a bit distracting for Kirishima as it showed off Mina's body a bit more than he was regularly used to seeing and it only brought up the fragmented memories of that night, which only served to egg him on even more. On two occasions, Mina caught him just starring at her, her pink skin clashing heavily with her black outfit in such right ways, not to mention the muscle and tone that he could star building on her legs, arms, and ribs. She has gotten a nice 6 pack, which she likes to flaunt off.
Kirishima ignored his girlfriend's body for a moment to get back into focus on what he was actually doing which was sparring against one another facing off against Mina was always interesting given her unique dancing fighting style he never really knew when exactly a strike was coming towards him, some were fakes somewhere set up for a different strike but on a different area so she would land more hits against him although that played to his advantage just like everyone else that event changed him as well and he gained something else as well, it was the same ability as bad something the older teen called fighting spirit every time he would take a hit the stronger he becomes so the longer the fight lasted the better he would become although in this case it didn't improve to much he was able to see through the girls Rythm Echo was an auditorial illusion that played with his mind. By playing her music out loud and moving along a certain rhythm of the tune, she was able to create clones, or more like afterimages of herself, and attack him as if from multiple angles. He was able to find the girl in the madness and delivered a light jab in return for her efforts, forcing her back.
Her style was good on offense but on the defense, he imagined it had some room to be desired unless you could pick up on your opponent's flow of course, depending on the enemy that could be easier said than done, a few left abs followed by a right cross was narrowly avoided by Mina before she returned with a side kick which he intercepted with a hardened block, this technique of only focusing on his hardening on the specific part he was going to be hit needed a lot of focus to do but also had the benefit of being incredibly sturdy even stronger than his unbreakable state, the kick didn't phase him a bit and allowing him to grab the leg and spin her around before throwing her back, the two of them continued to spar for some time technically they weren't supposed to be using their quirks but with him, it was sort of inevitable given his new power so she used her quirk as well which made things even more interesting.
Like everyone else, she was also affected that day by the things that power her new ability took on a similar approach to before with her being able to change the state of matter of her acid but now it extended even further into the quantum territory, this came with a host of things that she doesn't even understand herself but using this new ability she was now able to change the very properties of her acid at a core level, she could make it invisible to the human eye, radioactive, intangible, and even incredibly dense, she could dot the entire ring with her acid and he would be none the wiser until she wanted him to know it was there, the only clue was that her horns would take on a different shape letting him know that something was coming but he had no clue what until it actually hit him as almost like a bucket of fist-sized cubes rained down over his head at an incredible speed actually causing him pain and forcing him ro raise his hands to cover his head which opened him up for a full on kick to the chest by mina, the rain stopped a short time later the cubes reducing themselves into liquid once more that poured down around he girl moving along her form becoming apart of her rhythm and followed towards her hands that shot out at him, he quickly avoided the splah of goo that tied itself towards the roped of the ring as he charged towards her contiuing their battle.
During the spar, Mina had continually tried to get the mirror flow to work with Kirishima, she hadn't managed to do it since that time during the monster invasion and she always wondered why given how much time they spent together and it always annoyed her, flipping through songs to attempt to match Kirishima's tempo and for once she finally found the right song to do sign called kiss of death, she mildly chuckled at the irony of where the song came from when she first listened to it but she guesses it was only fitting, she matched Kirishima punch for punch and kick for kick, for the next three minutes, the redhead getting a bit excited from the fighting had taken it up a notch and started to use his hardening more freely during his punched but he never used his unbreakable state against her which she had to coax out of him during the two last clash she mirrored him still doing her own approximation of Red Guanlet which she called Purple Guanlet using her power she covered her fist completely in a fist shaped acid block and increased the density and the hardness of the acid the two attacks collied and the impact sent a shockwave up her system making her a bit antsy but at least her fist was still fine after the blow which she saw as a major successes for such an impromptu use of her ability, as the last minute of the song ran out it also singles the end of their sparring session where they both sat on a bench side by side breathing heavily ad drinking water.
"So do you think all this training will be worth it in the end? " Kirishima said suddenly as he stared into his water bottle, causing Mina to lean her head in confusion.
"Do you still think we're going to lose? " Mina replied, but Kirishima shook his head.
"Nah, I'm sure we're going to win, but... Not because of us... Anything we do is just minor. I can still remember when I was with Darkshine and the enemies we were fighting; it just seemed at a level that we couldn't possibly do anything against, and that's... I don't know; it's getting to me, I guess. All that matters is that if one is defeated, the rest of us are not very important, and in that game, no matter how much we train, it just seems so hopeless to think we can do anything other than get in the way. " Kirishima remarked, a bit annoyed and defeated.
"Well, I guess it's just a matter of perspective, if I'm being honest... I don't care about being the one defeating or even helping in the defeat of all for one; I want him to be defeated. Hell, I would like it if he were killed, but the person or people that I want to get my hands on are the people that killed midnight, " Mina remarked in a bitter expression.
"You talking about Giagantomachia? " Kirishima questioned, That was another big target that needed to be down, and he still honestly didn't know if they could take him down either, although with Mina's acid? There could be a chance he's never really felt the girl's acid at full acidity before, but he knew it was some pretty powerful stuff.
"No, not Giantomachia; that thing was just the thing that allowed her death to happen... I'll leave him to Momo and her machines. I'm talking about the people who personally did the deed. They need to pay. " Mina remarked with a balled fist, and Kirishima meditated on that for a moment, taking another swing from his bottle.
"Pay how? Do you want to take them down, or do you want to... kill them? " Kirishima asked flat out.
"Kill them, obviously, for all the destruction they've supported and caused, along with killing one of my favorite teachers... Truthfully, they deserve nothing less. They are no better than the monsters we fight here; the rules even changed, remember? Heroes even in our world were allowed to kill. " Mina remarked.
"Yeah, I guess you are right about that... The situation could have changed now, though. With all for one winning and all, technically we could be classified as vigilantes when we get back and start fighting again. " Kirishima replied.
"Huh, don't remind me of that. that's just… huh, so unfair... But I guess I can see where they're coming from since another city disappeared in all the fighting. Mina remarked.
"Mentioning that always makes this place seem weirder; a city bigger than any of ours is completely flattened, and they got over it in just a couple of days a week max, but for us, that will probably be felt for at least a decade, " Kirishima remarked.
"Yeah, but which one is worse? I can see the positives in both at this point. " Mina replied with some life in her voice and a small chuckle.
"Yeah, I can get what you mean by that; that will probably be another notch on the hero's belt. " Kirishima remarked
"Tch, it really shouldn't be; I can't believe how fast people were to turn on those that tried to protect them... We're still people who don't always win and sometimes even make mistakes. All of us can't be like all Might or Ssaitama, " Mina pouted.
"Yeah, but when those losses and mistakes come at the cost of people's lives, it probably doesn't matter to them at the moment. It's a hero's job to take care of the villains, and we failed; we kept failing, and with each failure, people lost faith in us until it just boiled over. If people truly give up, that just means that everyone's hope in us is just gone. " Kirishima remarked, and the two sat in silence once more before Kirishima felt an impact on his right shoulder as Mina punched it to get his attention.
"Well, that just means that we have some work to do once we get back to rebuilding that hope, so we need to keep getting stronger just for that. " Mina replied with a cheeky smile.
"Right! … but it's getting late, so I guess we should start getting ready to head back. " Kirishima replied with a raised fist before spotting the clock behind Mina. The girl turned around and spotted the clocks as well. They had about an hour until the place closed down for self-cleaning, which no one was supposed to be inside the room for, and they were sweaty and needed to hit the showers anyway.
Mina agreed that it was time for them to go and they gathered their things and left the place towards the showers, they had just about headed their separate ways until after a couple of seconds Kirishima realized he was not moving anywhere almost like he was stuck in motion, he knew what it was immediately since his girlfriend experimented on him with this power before it was her Time Crystal state something that was way above both of their paygrades in knowledge but the girl had often continued to experiment and get into such things when she fists unlocked her ability to switch between what form of matter her acid took and given her new ability she gained from the event she dived further than before. He didn't get what the thing was in real life, but for her, it allowed her to enshroud people in something that only she could see but described to look like a crystal in her eyes, and once enshrouded by it, that person's actions would be repeated indefinitely. In his case right now, it was him walking towards the showers; he never moves from his spot from once he kissed her, but he could still feel each step, and it didn't feel like he was walking in place at all. She called the move acid redux, and she could technically leave him like that for eternity if it wasn't for the downside of the rampant headache she would get the longer she had someone inside of it. So the move only lasted a couple of seconds, and he felt the need to notice it.
He asked her what was up, and the girl surprised him once more by asking him if he wanted to make some more "memories " before they left the place, especially since he had been ogling at her legs during practice. Kirishima looked away bashfully but nodded his head in agreement with her idea, wanting to have some better memories than an event that happened because they were drunk as the two of them went into the co-ed washrooms.
Jiro and Kaminari
Kaminari and Jiro were both more laid back and took the day to just relax and have a movie night recommended by Kaminari which Jiro agreed to and happened in her room, the two of them trained their abilities hard ever since learning of what happened in their world it was unexpected, to say the least, and each went about getting stronger their own ways and once they learned that they had additional abilities that they could use to hone and master they set out on the best course of doing just that for jiro this took the form of better control of her vibrations now she could channel vibrations through her own body and if she did it enough through he very ground as well this talent was easy enough to track down who posted it which was none other unfortunately in her opinion was the S-Class hero Puri-Puri Prisoner which spent most of her time in one of the worst prisons on the continent which was already bad enough but combined with the man's tendency for him to fight naked really through her off on wanting to train with the man although since sato also began to trai with him she didn't want to leave him alone with the guy she was't going to be that cruel, Kaminari's teacher was also a criminal in a manner of speaking his teacher was noe other than the monster energizer himself the monster that was taken under drive lights wing had been under careful observation inside of Drive knights labs and given that his previous master was the creature possessed the most similar abilities to himself it was only natural that Kaminari would want it to teach him something.
Like Jiro, his changes from the raid had been more additive to his quirk; with electrokinesis, he could start to lift and manipulate objects with his electricity, attract things to him, and even repel things away. This was not to mention his work on internal electricity he could essentially communicate his thoughts non-verbally and almost directly into the mind like Koda's own telepathy he could also perform the inverse hearing people's thoughts by interpreting their pulse signals in a person's mind, but given that this was kaminari he only had a 10% chance of actually getting things right which only jumped up to 30% when in his lighting god mode and it was fairly obvious when he was attempting to do so given that the air around them would feel incredibly charged almost like the humidity raised sharply and depending on your proximity your hair would start to rise sharply so he couldn't be too sneaky with his power.
After losing a rock, paper, scissors game, Kaminari was the one who was able to choose which movie he decided on: a horror monster movie. The plan was obvious in the choice of entertainment; neither of them liked horror movies that much, and as a result, they clung together in the tense moments of the film, but he was too frightened to enjoy the moment. The two began to talk as the credits started to roll and Jiro jabbed him away from her.
"God, you are such a dork for that. " Jiro commented, but Kaminari simply laughed.
"Well it worked, didn't it? You know it's crazy that we could become monsters now. " Kaminari commented suddenly as he turned back towards the end credit scene, showing hits of another monster being born.
"Tch, man, why do you have to remind me about that? I can't imagine going through that and losing myself like that, " Jiro commented dryly.
"Jackie is still the same, mostly. I'm just curious about what I would look like, " Kaminari commented.
"Whatever it is, it'll probably be an improvement. " Jiro quipped, and for that, she received a pillow to the face.
"Ha-ha-ha, well, just like Sero, I would still hang out with you even if you turned into a monster, no matter how you look. " Kaminari replied slyly, but it still didn't stop him from getting the pillow thrown at him.
"Hmph, oh, shut up, Romeo. Well, I hope if anyone does turn into a monster, then " Jiro said with a slight blush on her face before it fell into something somber as she remembered back home. Kaminari smirked as he noticed that before making his way over to her, she positioned herself along his chest and listened to his heartbeat once more.
"You're worried about going back home as well? " Kaminari asked
"Of course, who couldn't after hearing what Midoriya said, but given all the extra firepower we are bringing back, I don't doubt we will win, but about the future, I mean, you said it yourself, we can turn into monsters, and as a result, we could hurt people. " Jiro commented.
"I don't think there is much reason to be concerned; we may not have all that emotional suppressance that people in this world have, but it takes a lot to turn into a monster, and if what we just heard wasn't enough to even trigger that response, then I'm sure we were prepared for anything else that's waiting for us. " Kaminari remarked
"I hope you're right. " Jiro replied simply, snuggling closer into his chest.
"Sure, I am; I'm honestly more worried about what's going to happen to heroes after everything is done. " Kaminari remarked, and Jiro raised her head off him at the confusion plastered on her face.
"You know, something this big hasn't gone down for what decades now? Once we get back and solve everything, what's going to happen after that? A bunch of laws and stuff will probably be passed, and heroes in general may completely change from how we know it. " Kaminari suggested.
I guess I never thought about that before. What do you think can happen from that? " Jiro asked, intrigued.
"I honestly don't know; heroes may not exist anymore, or maybe they get absorbed into the police department since we essentially do the same thing. " Kaminari suggested after humming in thought.
"So you worry about being a police officer? " Jiro remarked
It's a valid concern; I won't be able to keep my cool hero costume and have to be in a uniform all day, especially since my spectrum launcher will probably be confiscated when not on the job. " Kaminari complained before flinching as Jiro plucked him in the head.
"Dummy, " the girl replied simply with a small chuckle as she grabbed the remote and turned back to the screen to put on another movie. They continued to enjoy their time together cuddling while watching the movie she put on; it was a comedy movie probably to take their minds off back home, but when the movie had a rather intimate moment with the characters, things got kind of awkward with their proximity to one another, and he was going to reposition his arm from around her waist to the side, but Jiro kept it there, telling him that it was ok.
"Denki… Did I ever apologize to you for what happened at the festival? " Jiro asked suddenly, and it took a moment for Kaminari to think of what the girl could be talking about. It must have shone on his face as the girl squirmed along his body, moving upwards and then back down, which seemed to jog his memory of what happened as he sucked in a breath at the sudden sensual movement. He didn't remember what he did after that dance they had on that day. Maybe he went somewhere to either calm down or finish, but in terms of the girl apologizing? He might have been a bit annoyed about the sudden closure, but he didn't think it was something she should apologize for.
"Yeah, you did. Don't worry about it; it wasn't that serious. " Kaminari replied before flinching once more as Jiro used her earphone jack to pluck him directly in the chest.
"At this distance, I can tell when you're lying, remember? Idiot. " Jiro replied before she started to emit a small vibration that flowed through his chest and body as a whole. It was a pleasant sensation, and he was curious about where this was all going. He wanted to see if he could play her own game and see if he could figure out what the girl was planning, so he didn't get his hopes too high.
"Yeah, forgot about that… But it's still no problem for me; you wanted to stop, so that was that; you're not obligated to continue if you don't want to. " Kaminari replied sincerely, and he felt the vibration along his chest get even more intense and vibrations somewhere else...further below, causing him to look down at her just as she looked up at him.
"How considerate! I wouldn't have expected that from someone as perverted as you, but does that mean you don't want me to apologize? " Jiro replied, and the vibrations below got even higher. Her point was definitely made with what she was implying, and he quickly began to shake his head.
"No, no, no, don't, uhm… Don't let me stop you. " Kamiari replied completely flustered as he felt the vibration below get even higher, making him let out a groan that turned into a very deep kiss as the girl used her earphone jacks to pull him down towards her. God, the sensations were driving him crazy, and he hated when it suddenly stopped once more.
"Good boy, this "apology " is just a continuation from where we left off before, so if you want more of that just now, then you better get started as well. " Jiro remarked
"No problem, " Kamianri said with a large smile and lighting in his eye.
Koda, Aki, and Shoji
Koda was mostly alone in his room, he had been mostly keeping up with his boxing training and practice he didn't overextend himself most of the time given that he knew his limitations he was never going to be a close combat specialist and he was more of a scout and he would be needed in the coming battle ahead but he didn't want to drop his training he would still need hand to hand experience ad given his feedback ability it could always come in handy along with his new animorph ability that he gained from that day on the raid it could augment his abilities even further, he guessed that it made sense that he and aki would share in their abilities from the conflict it seems to affect those that were closest to you, around long enough, or most like and aki filled two of those three categories. Speaking of the girl, Koda had received a knock on his door and a telepathic message from the aki saying that it was her. He quickly got up and opened the door, and all he could see was the large fur minotaur beare hybrid filling in the entire doorway. The girl in her new form was large, being 8'10'', so she approached most places inside of their home and forced her to crouch down to enter rooms and things of that nature.
Koda allowed her room for entry, and he returned to the bed as she sat down on the floor. He waited for her to speak first. Their relationship, ever since the raid, had been vastly different from before. The girl had mostly resigned herself to staying inside and waiting to leave. When the time came, when she got too bored of that, she would still accompany him to his boxing training and hero patrol, although she never participated in much of the fighting herself, only giving him an extra boost to help him and even giving him a few pointers in fighting with weapons such as claws.
She was quite probably due to everyone she knows having been killed, the last of which being Bakugo himself, but she claims to have no ill will against him for that, and it was always Asterius choice to do so would be to dishonor him and his legacy. She was also somewhat upset with how, all while the monsters had taken nearly 100% casualties in 2000 members. Still, the heroes took no casualties with the help of Phoenix Man, who revived everyone except for one of the tank toppers, who, due to the injury to his head, unfortunately stayed dead. She was still conflicted a bit about the human-monster dynamic, believing that he didn't belong to either side at the point she was at.
"I will accompany you tomorrow, " the girl remarked simply after about 10 seconds of silence. Making Koda raise his head at that, tomorrow he would be meeting with Dr. Bofoi or Metal Knight. Despite allowing the girl the privilege of going to kill him during their whole god infection during the raid, he believes that would settle the matter between them, but he never wanted to test how that interaction would go. The reason the S-class hero was even in discussions was due to their planning in getting rid of Mccoy. In their talks, the man told him specifically about a "gift " he wanted to give him for a prior "transgression, " which instantly clued him on what the man had been referring to. He told Aki about it, but she never gave a response until now.
"ReaYou don't have to force yourself if you don't want to. " Koda replied, which only received a glaring side-eye in return, causing him to shift his eyes downwards immediately as he apologized. He knew that if she didn't want to do something, she simply wouldn't do it, and he needed to work on the fact that she wasn't a kid anymore.
"Tch… There's no need for you to apologize, Koda; that's just who you are, but yes, I'm sure. I might as well see what this "gift " is; it would be rude not to show up; it could potentially mess up your guy's deal. " Aki remarked
"I see, well thank you. " Koda replied, and silence took them once more for a moment.
"Koda, are you doing ok? You seem to be getting more anxious as the days go on, " Aki asked suddenly, and Koda paused at that random question, but the question wasn't random at all. The abilities that she gained were similar in effect to his center horn, but her center horn allowed her to sense others emotions along with having a similar telepathic ability to him.
"I… I don't know... I'm just still worried about going back home. " Koda remarked, simply rubbing a hand across his knuckles.
"With Rover and Silvy, I doubt that victory is in doubt if Midoriya is the strongest being from where you came from. " Aki spoke
"I'm not worried about just winning; I'm worried about how many people were lost; unlike this world, we don't have a phoenix man to revive them. " Koda remarked
"As Torax once said, death is a natural part of life, either natural or unnatural. " Aki replied simply.
"But…but if we were there… If Midoriya was there, he may have been able to change that. " Koda remarked glumly.
"Best not to fret about what could have been done; it never works out, trust me. I know from experience. " Aki replied, and Koda mostly just hummed at that in thought.
"You're right, but I guess it's easier said than done. " Koda remarked, still looking down at his hands, that he wasn't just worried about the people who died but also about the state of the heteromorphs. He would feel awful if he took Aki from a place that outright hated her into another that just barely tolerated her existence if things had gotten that bad. He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't even realize that Aki had moved until the bed had compressed massively and he started to lean against the girl's large bulk as she sat right beside him. He always realized the size difference between them when she was so close to him; her fur was soft to the touch, but that overlaid the rock-hard muscles that lay underneath, unlike Jackie, who was initially human and could revert to a human form. Aki could only be in her minotaur form, but he doubted she would want to even if she could.
The girl still maintains the red fur from her bear form but took a majority of his body, including his bull-like head with three horns, two like a bull, but one was still cut in half, and a third like a unicorn sticking straight up. She also maintains the tiger tail behind her, which was completely white with black stripes, but now additionally along her wrist, ankles, and neck were additional white fur with black stripes like a torax coat. She also had long flowing hair that was just a bit redder than the fur on her body, making it stick out but close enough to not realize if you weren't paying attention. Given that she took an asterius body, it also meant that she now had... well, breasts—large ones at that—requiring her to wear clothing made by Momo to cover them along with an armored skirt to cover her other bits. He was plucked from his musings when suddenly the girl poked him in the forehead.
"Pervert, what were you just thinking about? " Aki remarked playfully; he knew she was just playing with him, but he still started to mumble about an apology.
"N-nothing, nothing at all is just that... You've changed so much since I first knew you. " Koda remarked, poking two fingers together with a blush on his face.
"Yeah, things changed; you did too with your new horn and all. Speaking of you still feeling conflicted inside, is there something you're not telling me? " Aki asked, and after a moment of hesitation, Koda started to explain to her what was happening in their world, not in terms of fighting but in terms of heteromorphs, something that she would consider being a part of once they got there, and how, while significantly better than here, it wasn't all the best and some may hold discriminatory views towards her, although it was unpopular with the rise of the all-for-one and the heteromorph helping him in his hostile takeover that could change, which worried him not just for her but for Shoji as well. He's already been through a tough life because of his bodily difference, and he wouldn't want that happening again.
"Hmph, I guess that's why he and Tokoyami have also been feeling somewhat more stressed lately as the day draws closer, but as long as you have each other, I'm sure it would still work out. It's good to mourn the lost, but I think it's even better to cherish those that you still have around with you. " Aki remarked, and Koda smiled and nodded his head in agreement.
Koda was a bit surprised when suddenly Shoji shot up out of nowhere, his friend using his new ability as well, which was an addition to his normal power where instead of just body parts, now he could sprout up an entire version of himself to walk and move, of course just in a set distance from the things spawn point. His friend's appearance wasn't completely random, as it was Ai who sent him a message his way that he was still up. He also seemed troubled and suggested that they all just talk and hang out since most of them couldn't get much sleep. Koda and Shoji both agreed, but given the size of the three of them, they opted to head down the stairs in the living room. They all spoke about back home and the mutant conflict and what they wanted to do about it, which eventually translated to them just talking to Aki about their world in general and how it differed from this one. Eventually, the group of three decided to have a little camp out in Aki's enclosure, given the ample room and the peaceful nature compared to the metal rooms of the main building.
Ojiro and Toru
Ojiro had taken what was happening back home to heart deciding to focus even more of his time practicing and honing his skills ever since he's been on this alternate earth he's made a revelation of himself, he always thought that he was hampered by his not having a powerful quirk, he wanted to prove that despite that he could be a good hero and he succeeded once he managed to enter into UA one of the top two hero schools in japan but internally he knew that in comparison to the others there was simply a limit to how far higher he could go or at least he thought there was, now that he knew of a world that didn't even have quirks but people here were stronger than even all might especially someone like his very teacher Bang along with his apprentice Garou getting so strong that he to surpassed all might in just a couple of months it was so mind-blowing to believe but made him realize that things such as "limits " could only be assigned by yourself and with that new mindset in mind he wnated to strive to become even better and stronger than ever before.
He followed in Bang's footsteps and relinquished his title of being a hero to focus more on his training and practice, he would still help his classmates if they called on him but all of them respected his decision to leave and wished him the best since he was no longer a hero technically he should have been kicked out of the base but due to their connections that had been skipped over and in fact since all of them were going to be leaving soon a lot of them would need to be dropped down in the hero rankings to remove them from the public eye and fade away, they didn't know what they would tell people about their strange disappearance just yet but they would try to make it out to be "heroic " or whatever ever there version of it would be they would appreciate that fact. Ojiro would often continually spar with Charanko, Garou, and the sour-faced original apprentice around during Garou's initial rampage had surprisingly come back to the dojo, and Bang took him in with open arms. Just like the rest of them, Bang and his brother Bomb had been transformed by the experience as well. Bang had gained the ability to breathe fire from his mouth while his brother had gained the ability to manipulate the wind. Both old martial artists took to their new specialties with different reactions. Bang thought of it as nothing more than a parlor trick, not very practical, but his brother Bomb could fundamentally adapt his new powers to his whirlwind iron-cutting fist so much that he wanted to take a moment by himself to learn and adapt it properly, not reopening his dojo and allowing his former students to partake in his suggested dojo's. Of course, this was ignored by both Toru and Jackie, who would continue to search for the man, using Rover to track him down. Jackie also had partial wind manipulation powers, although not to the same extent as Bomb and Toru. She could use the style in tune with her light manipulation, but she would also practice with her pressure point killer fist given the applications.
Ojiro was also changed but it seemed fate had some sort of cosmic fate for him to just be ordinary, as what he gained wasn't so much any new ability or things like that no he was one of the few in his class that had received a more passive difference, similar to Garou he was able to visualize and copy the movements of others he's encountered before photographic reflexes it, he noticed this at first when he was sparring against toru once and she claimed to be able to see the red waves drifting off his palms that laid the groundwork for Bomb's technique and he even managed to use the technique although it wasn't very strong, Garou for his part had taken on characteristics from something upon asking around it was the monsterized martial artist choze between his two hard he could now fire off a blast of energy between his V-shaped hair. Garou, upon learning of what had happened to him, took things personally, hating being used by someone for his bidding. When he found out about the photographic reflexes, he wanted to explore the world again to discover the fist he had once he was a monster, but given that he was on house arrest and the only place he could go was Bang Dojo and his job, that was an impossibility, which made him push that goal on to him. He was to go around and visit Dojo's experience in martial arts and then come back and spar with him. Despite the rude tone he used, Ojiro thought that Idea was fairly good, so with Bang's permission, he traveled the continent to any dojo that would take him just to experience their martial arts.
This took time, so sometimes he would spend days away, not returning from home, and not seeing any of his classmates, including his girlfriends, unless they happened to be in the city he was in at the time. On this night, he had come back to the hero association proper, and not seeing him in a while toru suggested that the two of them take the night off of training for the day and go out in the town which ended up just being out for dinner, it was mostly harmless although it was fairly out of the way, going all the way out to P-city fairly far out in comparison to any other city closer to home base but as he imagined the reason was specific like their world the legal age of drinking shifted for certain cities this city had the lowest at 16 years of age only one other city had such a low drinking age being X-city, although it was limited to only one-three drink from most official establishments which he found good since he didn't want to deal with another drunk Toru as he did at the festival.
The two sat and chatted somewhat casually about the craziness that happened during the invasion but it quickly turned into a sombered note of them turning to what had happened back home relieved that their families and close friends were safe and sound it was still a bittersweet comfort knowing of the losses that had occurred in their absence, the two didn't know what would happen once they got back or if they could bring peace once all for one was dead and gone, it would probably take a lot of effort for the people to rely on heroes once more but Ojiro suggested that may not entirely be a bad thing, he believed that people should have basic uses of their quirks to better protect themselves from conflict and harm which toru agreed with. The two discuss some more before taking their leave. Toru jokingly suggests that he ditch the bill and sneak off with her invisibility, but he can't do such a thing, and they were way too recognizable for such a tactic to be successful.
Ojiro paid and together they left and were going to be headed back but upon spotting a love hotel ojiro suggested going inside as a joke but Toru challenged him on the joke and the two went inside like everything else they were allowed to rent a room but before they could succeed in the payment Ojiro eventually cracked and left the establishment with the girl in hand laughing the entire time and continued to tease him about as they continued down to the train station eventually Ojiro had enough of the teasing and decided to act, as they neared a park bench he swept the girl off her feet and started to make out with her using his tail to lift her and keep her steady as he placed a hand along her thigh and another along her ass. Toru, not one to be outdone, continued with sudden action, taking her hand and sliding it up his shirt. The heavy makeout session quickly began to spiral even further, and in the back of Ojiro's mind, he started to second-guess his choice of not entering the love hotel but also that Jackie may have been right about Toru all along as her ghost bubble enshrouded the two of them.
Midoriya and Uraraka
Midoriya was lying in his bed. It was often hard for him to fall asleep without exhausting himself beforehand. He would push himself during the day just to keep his mind off what was happening back home. The death count continued to plague his mind, and thoughts as the fragments of all might memories continued to pour into his head, his mind would automatically begin to decipher them, which only brought him more dread as names he started to recognize started to pile up more and more, and all for one's voice continued to permeate his thoughts as he continued to taunt and mock all might. The "demon lord, " as he stupidly calls himself, was like a badgering menace in his head that he couldn't quite shake. He was partly tempted to ask Kirishima to just erase his memory of the man's ramblings; even all might call him out on his stupid reasoning.
Midoriya was so in his head that he didn't realize that he was suddenly levitating through the air until he smacked right into his door. He quickly looked around, surprised to see him floating around, but upon seeing the glowing pink around himself, which clued him in on what was happening to him, he opened up his door to reveal that none other than his girlfriend, Uraraka, just like the rest of the class, including himself, had undergone a change after the god incident. Blast wasn't kidding when he said that no one was the same after being touched by that being but he was thankful that there was no adverse effects at least not that he could think of, Uraraka was given esper abilities or at least a close approximation of such a thing, unlike traditional esper waves which were invisible to the average person her's took the form of seemingly small bubbles and the pads along her fingertips and knuckles would glow a bright pin color showing that it was in effect, he guessed that it could squeeze through narrow gaps in the doorway, he guessed that esper in general ddin't need line of sight as even tatsumaki could shroud everyone with a shield and while they were inside of the base. He was brought out of his muttering fit by his girlfriend snapping her fingers and drawing his attention. She let off a chuckle at his antics before her face fell and asked if they could talk, and he responded that, of course, he could and was going to usher her into his room after she dropped him to the ground, but she wanted to get some fresh air and fly and talk. Midoriya nodded in confirmation and went to get some clothes on. It wasn't cold out, so he just needed his shoes, even though they likely wouldn't touch the ground very much, and he was correct. As they crested the entrance to the front door, the small bubbles that seemed to have little sparks coming off of them touched his body, and he was enshrouded once more, and together the two of them began to fly off together. The drawback was a mental tone instead of a physical one, but given her limit of tonnage was around 1000 at this point, it was hardly an issue for her to lift the two of them with no problem what so ever.
The two flew around for a moment as Uraraka got used to the feeling she had just learned to fly with her powers a couple of days ago, so carrying it was a little bumpy, but she knew that he would catch her if she started to fail or fall, but she managed just fine, and soon they were soaring through the night sky smooth as day. Midoriya breath was for a moment taken away as he saw the girl's hair billowing in the wind. They flew for a couple of minutes in silence as Midoriya continued to admire the girl. She had turned around and caught him staring, making him flare up in embarrassment, making her laugh once more as she was too in control of his fidgeting hands. Her smile had slowly faded as she took a look at his hands before looking up at him. Her face was a mix of love and annoyance before she relinquished his hands and started to talk.
"This…this was very hard to begin… it's like… I'm mad at you, but at the same time, I understand why you did what you did. But you left us behind. You made that choice without us. We all managed to survive, but maybe that was because of what you did for us. I just saw your dead body; that was a lot. "Uraraka spoke first, and Midoriya at first thought she was talking about him bottling up all the things about the world and was surprised when she was instead talking about the invasion. Tears started to shed from her face, and Midoriya reacted on instinct, fighting through her hold on him, closing the distance, and wrapping his arms around her.
"I'm sorry… I'm so sorry. My body just moved on its own... I wanted to make sure you guys were okay. Midoriya tried to assure her, rubbing along her back before pushing away slightly, looking at her face-to-face and whipping away a stray tear.
"Yes, yes, I know... I know that's just the person you are, but it's just that... It's just that I realized that... You try to take care of everyone else, but you don't worry about yourself enough. I know that sounds... crazy like I'm saying that you shouldn't put everyone else first, but you're just as important to us as we are to you. We wouldn't want anyone to sacrifice their life for us if we could come up with a solution together. If Bakugo didn't take God's deal and we all still survived, then going home would lose all meaning. We all want to go home, but it's much more important to get back there than we are.. Uraraka replied
"Don't say that, we're all important. " Midoriya was quick to interrupt, holding her by the shoulders.
"Yes, yes, I know (she gives him a quick peck on the lips). But in terms of the bigger picture, you can't deny how important you are, Deku, your quirk one. For all you said that it was built to beat all for one, you are the only one that could have done so. " Uraraka remarked quickly to make him understand where she was coming from. Midoriya's body language notably drooped as his hands slid down the girl's shoulders along her arm and towards her hands. He knew what she said was true; it was the primary reason he didn't go back to support atomic samurai during the fighting, but did it eat him up inside? Even allowing Kirishima to head towards the battle with darkshine was also a lot for him to just sit and bear with.
Uraraka wrapped her hands around Midoriya, chasing a line along his hands. He still had some of the scars from his past; some may find such a thing unsightly, but not to her. The scars along his hand showed how much effort he put into his training and how much he pushed himself to help others, but it also showed how self-destructive his drive to help could be. She didn't want to diminish that drive far from it; all she wanted was for him to take himself more into mind.
"I realized that since finding out that you had All Might's quirk, you were probably under a heavy burden the entire time. I mean, being given the number 1 hero quirk? Who wouldn't be pressured to be forced to go and do great things, and with his arch-nemesis all for one, not to mention Shigiraki causing havoc, it just put even more pressure on you as you were the only one that could stop them. I thought that if we all tried hard enough, we could lighten that load on your shoulders, but when it comes down to it, we can't do anything but hope that you win just like we did during the invasion. " Uraraka remarked a bit dejectedly, and it was Midoriya's turn to clutch at her hands as he looked her in the eyes.
"And that's enough for me, honestly, as long as I know that you all are alive and that supporting me gives me strength to keep fighting. " Midoriya remarked honestly. Uraraka slightly smiled at that.
"That makes me happy to hear it, but for some of us... That simply isn't enough; it's probably one of the main reasons Bakugo wanted Silver Chain to come with us. Koda is taking Rover, Momo is gathering some even stronger machines, and even Kaminari is trying to convince Energizer to come with us as well. We trained hard to attempt to catch up, but most of us realize how impossible it is, at least in this short timeframe. So we went another route; we all care for you, Midoriya. Just as much as you care for us, but I guess the only thing I wanted to say is that you need to care more about yourself. " Uraraka spoke sincerely. Midoriya was for a moment lost for words; he didn't think about any other secondary reason why the class would be willing to accept the monster to come back into their earth other than the fact that they would be safer there without people wanting to kill them but them also wanting to support him in him coming to fight against all for one showed how much all of them cared, and it was enough to nearly bring a tear to his eye as he looked back at his girlfriend and hugged her.
"RI'll try to be more mindful from now on regarding myself; I don't want you all to have to worry too much about me than you already are. " Midoriya remarked as he buried his face into the girl's neck.
"Good, I think your body would thank you very much for doing so. Well, all those muscles you gained may have already helped in doing that, " Uraraka remarked in a teasing tone as she rubbed a hand along his muscular. Midoriya had always been a muscular person, but after the incident, he became almost like a powerlifter. His muscle tissue and skeleton had been described as incredibly inflated or reinforced. He was a bit larger than before, now growing 4 inches. She was also taller, growing about 3 inches, although it could have been from the gravity training as both Kirishima and Sato have also grown taller but not about the same height.
Uraraka wasn't too mindful of her thoughts as she rubbed along her boyfriend's muscles and the want of wanting to see him without his shirt unfurled in her mind her power flared in response her fingertips lighting up and the small bubbles emerging and entwining with his clothes before violently rotating and tearing it to shreds causing both of them to pause and just stare blankly at each other, Uraraka staring at Midoriya's naked body for several seconds before their minds caught up the situation and they rapidly detached and uraraka slammed her hands into her face causing the zero gravity effect to take hold of her and float upwards along with midoriya shrouded in her esper power, she couldn't stop herself from peaking through her fingers as she rapidly fired off apologies and her mind briefly glanced the idea of if she was naked them maybe the situation wouldn't be as embarrassing which her power once again followed as her clothes were shredded next making the two panic even more, Uraraka's power fluctuate completely at that point and dropped midoriya from the air as the girl continued to float higher into the night sky, Midoriya despite his blushing had got a hold of himself and quickly shot out a black whip to capture uraraka's arm to stop her from floating off higher into the air while using float to stabalize himself as he reeled uraraka in covering her and hismelf in his black whip.
The two were at a complete loss for wards as Midoriya placed them in a small cocoon that covered their bodies besides their heads. The two were madly blushing as they stared at each other before Uraraka started to laugh, which spread its way over to Midoriya.
"I'm sorry, I need to remember that this power is kind of mental, so I have to be mindful of my thoughts. " Uraraka spoke a bit skittishly as the laughter died down.
"It's fine! You're still learning your powers, so it can't be helped. You're doing great so far. And I... "I don't hate this situation..umm... if you want to look, you can just ask me anytime. " Mioriya nervously stated, looking away, making Uraraka blush even more. She guessed he figured out what she was thinking about.
Uhmm… I guess that's nice to know... Uhm… ugh… So what if I do this? " Uraraka asked as she reached out a hand from within the cocoon of the black whip and touched Midoriya's bare chest and his broad shoulders. He jumped, but he assured her that what she was doing was ok. She touched his bare body for a moment before speaking once more.
"You can touch me as well, you know, if you want, " Uraraka mumbled out.
"Ugh …ri-right! " Midoriya exclaimed, although his arms only fidgeted in place until the girl reached down and guided them along her bare waist. She slightly jumped at the contact but let go of his hands to resume her touching and allowed him to move at his own pace. The lack of clothing made this moment completely different from their time during the festival. The intimacy and atmosphere, figuratively and literally, were different. There was less passion but more intimacy as the two closed their chests and shared a deep kiss.
Bakugo and Silver Chain
Bakugo and Syliva would usually be training the moment inside of the hero associations headquarters, but for the current moment they were back at the destroyed Z-city ghost town. Flash had been bugging all of them about God, searching for more answers about the figure. Despite them all giving him the same story, he wanted them to give it separately, shifting his questions to probe for as much information as he could. He chose to come to Bakugo last and he wondered if that was because Silver Chain was always around him. He very much doubted that given the introduction of him throwing a kunai directly at him which nearly sparked another fight between the two which was avoided solely due to bakugo not wanting things to spiral out of control and destroy the hero association base, the girl listened to him but barely which in a couple of days since they've been together was a first but given who they were talking to it was no surprise at all, Flash came and asked his questions and bakugo answered them to the best of his ability and that was supposed to be that but Slyvia had something additional that even he didn't know about which was her meeting with Saitama the night next over at the Z-city ghost town, the girl had eaten some of the remains of the large centipede and in doing so gained some of its memories which lead her to a clue about God which was located there and she would allow the hero to accompany them if and only if he apologized to bakugo for his "greeting ".
It was extremely petty but Bakugo enjoyed seeing the man's annoyed face just like she was and after a few minutes pause he did so and then the date was set and there the four of them were around the large hole in the ground that punctured deep into the earth, she told them that their lied mural and an alter next to it, she doesn't know exactly what it meant but it was related to god in some form, it was supposed to be an easy extraction but the two ninjas bickered once more and this time a fight broke out, Bakugo couldn't see anything from it but Saitama remarked that the two of them weren't fighting to the death it seemed and just hopped into the whole unbothered leaving him just in the middle of some massive battle that he couldn't see or even feel but he could see something else as dust scattered through the air a couple of miles away it could have been just them kicking up dirt but the area was unusually silent for the high pitched battle taking place.
He elected to go investigate the area, just in case. Once he decided to fly up and towards the area, he could see the battle as he was stunned by geysers of water being shot into the air and the dance of marvelous light above the ocean, creating what seemed to be a constellation of some kind. He didn't want to move too close to the fighting, but it seemed he didn't have to go that far at all to find where the dirt that rose into the air had come from as he dropped down and to discover that Silver Chain, or more like one of her clones, was about to eat something but stopped once he arrived down.
"Is this the real reason you started fighting? Bakugo asked, and as he approached the clone's location, he could see what the girl had dug up—it was none other than the body of Goketsu. What she was planning to do was clear as day as he stared her down before glancing over at the fighting once more off in the distance for a brief moment.
"I wanted to test my new strength, " the girl answered honestly.
"It seems you want more even before your verdict is finished, " Bakugo remarked, chucking a thumb over at the fight. The girl could make clones of herself, but previously she could only make two perfect clones of herself and could create many more at the expense of her power. After the incident, she could now only make five clones, but each of them was perfect. Taking a closer look at the fight and the lights, he could just about guess that at least two clones were fighting over there while one was here.
"It's to assure victory once we return, " the girl remarked, and Bakugo just laughed.
"Come on now; you could have come up with a better lie than that. You are way too strong to be back in our world. How many of you are over there? " bakugo asked
"Two of me, although Flash is still holding back, not even using his mutation. " The silver chain remarked.
"Well, that goes three times for you, so shouldn't you be satisfied with that? " Bakugo questioned; she was still a monster, and monsters were usually obsessed with strength more than even he was, but with that came an uncertainty. While he wanted to trust her fully, there were always shadows in the back of his mind that if things turned sour, he would be dooming their entire world, and it always made him semi-cautious about it.
"I could just destroy the body in that case if you would want. " A silver chain was offered instead. Bakugo thought for a moment before shaking his head.
"It's fine to do what you want. " Just be careful of that power, and who knows what else can go to your head? change who you are. " Bakugo remarked, and the girl gave a quaint nod.
"I'll try to let this be the last monster I consume. " Silver Chain remarked, and Bakugo returned the nod before the two just sat in silence for a moment as Bakugo waited for her to continue.
"I... could you turn away? " Slyvia asked; her flat voice was now timid, and Bakugo always felt empowered when she sounded that way.
"Why the hell would I do that? Do you think I'm going to be scared of you or something? I accept my girl for who and what she is. So just go ahead and indulge yourself. " Bakugo announced, and it almost seemed like just as the word left his mouth, he found it filled with his girlfriend's tongue. The girl split once more and started to kiss him, but it was just to distract him from her starting to consume the monster, which he could somewhat see in the background as the kiss took place.
She separated from him a moment later, and the large body was completely gone. The clone that did so was reabsorbed into the one that kissed him, and together they made their way back to the whole in the ground. Once there, they found Sastama and another clone discussing some things while having what looked to be a mural and a small circular table of some kind along with it. Another of the silver clones was next to him, but Bakugo noted the interesting weapon she held on her back. A large, dark red scythe decorated her back that wasn't there when they first came here, but he let the object slide as the clone closest to him set two hands along his shoulders. He was curious for a moment before realizing that Sasama had placed his own hands on the two objects he fished up from the whole, which signaled that he should be bracing himself as the three individuals that had been fighting over the distance finally came back with a shockwave of wind and debris. The clones that had been fighting Flash were in their monster forms; each of them was different from the others; one was more closely similar to how he initially saw her during the invasion, which led him to believe that that was the real one; the second one held more of a centipede-like armor along its forearms and cheetah-print chest with an almost lion-like main around her neck and wrist areas.
They were all breathing somewhat heavily from their excursion, but none of them had any serious wounds on their bodies.
"Do you guys get all that out of your system? " Saitama quipped
"I'm fine with the information I've gathered. " Silver Chain replied simply.
"Good that one of us learned something from that instead of just wasting time and energy. What is the status of the actual objective? What is that? " Flash remarked, pointing to the mural and circular table. Saitama obliged, standing the stone tablet up straight so that they could all see what was on it. The mural showed a tier-like system, with humans on the bottom offering themselves or maybe the things above them up to strange creatures, and these creatures did the same going up until finally a rather large creature was presented before "God " was shown to be the highest above them.
"This... looks like prehistoric scribbles, sacrifices of some kind, most likely. " Flash speculated.
"That's exactly what they are—sacrifices that continue to progress in hopes of summoning "God, " and we were close to doing so; this being below "God " bore a striking resemblance to Orochi himself. " Silver responded, pointing just below the large humanoid figure.
"That's not right. Orochi, from the reports that you gave, looked nothing like that creature. " Flash responded immediately.
"He was hiding his true form; I gained some of his memories from eating those parts of that centipede. I can't read the writing on the rock, but I know that Orochi's goal was to sacrifice someone to become the ultimate being, which he believed, which indicated to me that the upper portion with God must have been blocked. " Silver replied
"Wait, didn't Tatsumaki slam him down into that hole to finish him off? Why wouldn't "God " have been unleashed right then and there? " Bakugo questioned
"His form was significantly reduced from his time-fighting tatsumaki, so it likely didn't work completely, which summoned the large centipede instead. " Silver replied calmly.
"So all we need to do is get a monster that is just as strong as this orochi, and we should be able to summon him by killing him on this table? " Saitama questioned, and Silver Chain nodded in confirmation.
"So all we need is a cooperative monster; oh, where could we find one? " Flash remarked as his eyes scanned over the multiple silver chain clones.
"We already have a monster, in that case, Boros. " Bakugo remarked instead, cutting a flash of thought off.
"Oh yeah, he's still alive, isn't he? Where? " Saitama questioned
"I don't know; Metal Knight has him locked up somewhere deep below ground. " Bakugo commented.
"He's weakened, but given enough time to gather strength, he would make a suitable replacement for Orochi. " Silver replied
"More than enough, really. I fought Tatsumaki the other day, and if she was able to beat this orochi, then Boros would have no problem as well; he was probably stronger than everyone on the planet besides me. " Saitama commented.
"Hold on, who is this Boris you speak of? " Flash interrupted after hearing that statement.
"He was the leader of the alien invaders that attacked A-city. " Saitama commented
"It is also another monster that you couldn't hope to beat in a fight. " A silver chain was added.
"Anot Surely you're not counting yourself on that list; I was merely playing with you just now. "Flash remarked
"The same for me, flash; I have surpassed you; if I wanted to kill you, you could do nothing to stop me. I too took on a mutation; these aren't just clones; these are different me's, just like the cadre black sperm, and just like the monster I can combine for even greater strength. I'm not merely boasting when I say that I could kill you if I wanted to; I merely do not need to do so since I have already done so before. So before you attempt to spout more nonsense from your mouth, first attempt to surpass me once more before you attempt to challenge something even greater like Boros, let alone "God ". " Silver Chain spoke simply, with an air of superiority coming into her normally flat voice. Flash said nothing as he glared at the girl in question as all five clones glared back at him. He balled his fist. The anger in his tone highlighted that what she said was true as well, revealing his mutation, which was similar to Iida's four microjets exiting out of both of his wrists and ankles. Upon noticing the error, he quickly deactivated his ability before turning around and beginning to walk away.
"Keep me updated on any further details regarding God. " Flash spoke before speeding off and away.
"Was that necessary? " Saitama asked
"He needs to be reminded of his place; his arrogance can lead to God manipulating him to do something stupid; it also serves as motivation for him to train harder than before. " Silver replied as she rejoined her clones.
"Well, if you say so, if we have our sacrifice, we just need to gather strength anyway, so smart, actually. " Saitama commented.
The group of three briefly talked about what their next steps were before everyone took their leave of the mural. The sacrificial altar would be brought to Sitch for keeping, and she would also give him any more information she could have regarding the topic. That said and done, they all left back to their respective homes. Bakugo, upon returning home, had brought Slyiva upstairs to his room; he had a gift he wanted to give her. The girl pretty much knew where he was going with this gift; his other self was much the same. The same was true of a new blade forged by Drive Knight, made of the red-orange scales of the large centipede that he found scattered around the place. He learned what he could about blades and tried to come up with a good ratio for her. He knew that she was now around 7'2'', but in her monster form, she was a bit taller, so he went on the side of caution and made the blade a bit bigger than what was required, being about 3'8'' in length, making it bigger than Mineta himself. The blade also had an explosive edge as it had a button that would soak it in nitroglycerin, which could be detonated almost manually.
The girl was appreciative as he handed it to her, and almost immediately six different hands gripped onto it. There was a brief but intense argument between the clones—no, not her clones, but herself. Finding out that they weren't clones truly didn't settle in until that incident, when he realized that he technically had six girlfriends. He wondered if they would choose a name for themselves to give them some individuality, or if they would want to be just the same person as the monster. It explains why her monster form was a bit different from each of theirs, but that also increased his worries a bit more if they didn't have the same goals in mind that could lead to trouble later on, which he was seeing a small glimpse of with the arguing. He thought that he would have to be a mediator of some kind, but that didn't turn out to be the case as the group quickly organized themselves into a higher hierarchy, revolving around the weapon themselves with a simple game of rock, paper, scissors. The leader was the one that held the sword; the second in command was the one that wielded the scythe; and then it was the successors who would inherit the weapon in case the person wielding it was lost.
Once that was taken care of he asked about the scythe and she explained that she had found it discarded on the ground in the ghost town it held mystical abilities and hidden power that drew her to it, she would plan to ask saren about it once she got the opportunity but she wanted to offer him a "gift " as well for his kind offering and it was a massage which he agreed to he wasn't one to turn down such an offer but when the girl suddenly just stripped in front of him he was more than a little surprised but she explained that she wanted to give him a nuru massage which was not what he was expecting but he still accepted the situation although he wasn't one for just getting he would giving so if he was going to have a "happy ending " then he might as well return the favor.
The Next Day
Update: Tank Top Master, Shoji, Darkshine, Mitzuki, Kirishima Genos, Saitama, Bakugo, and Todoroki
Tank top master had just finished another rep from his workout routine and placed the weight back on the benches as he sat and stared at his arms once more. He still couldn't believe that he had died during the raid just a few weeks ago, but other than reading the reports, a number of the tank toppers themselves expressed shock that he was still alive and well, which was further proof of what happened. The incident only reminded him of how far he still had to go in being a hero, and the fact that he was still alive told him that he still had a purpose in this world, and until he found it, he would continue to improve and help others, although the tank top never felt tighter than it did upon his resurrection, and his added mutant powers also proved it. Tank top power wasn't giving up on him, so he wouldn't give up on it, he summarized in thought before he took a glance at the group of eight that was in the gym with him.
"Is this everyone for our regular tank top meeting? " Tank top master asked
"A third of the others retired from the hero field after seeing the scale of the previous battle, along with your demise, as they realized that they couldn't keep up if even you could fall. Even tank-top vegetarians from the A-class. After all you did for us, they just turned their backs on you. There are nothing but a bunch of cows! " Tank girl replied before yelling as she spoke, getting more and more impassioned, which riled up a couple of the other members.
"It's fine; rather than chasing down those who have left, we should be thankful for those who stood by us. " Tank Top Master replied
"I agree, and vegetarians were never the bravest among us, but even I would have been a bit frightened to continue if what happened to him happened to me. I'm still sorry for not being able to do more. Tank Top Philosopher remarked before turning back to Tank Top Master.
"It's fine; you did the best you could given the disparity between the enemies. " Tank top master replied simply as he surveyed the group of ten members: tank top girl, tank top Amazon, tank top racer, tank top mask, tank top doctor, tank top rockabilly, tank top tiger, tank top blackhole, tank top demon, and technically tank top tentacole, although he told him that he too would be leaving next week.
"The path of a hero is a dangerous field, and it is only getting more dangerous, but to that end, we must continue to train even harder to meet that current threat. With me now being able to combine mutant power and tank top power, I can feel a new tank top wind blowing. " Tank Top Master spoke, and just as he said, an alarm suddenly started to blare and a problem was popping off nearby, and everyone quickly moved to support the situation.
This is Y city, and a group of monsters calling themselves the forest folk have begun an invasion that's proceeding towards the city center. Government buildings and roads have been physically blocked off.
A news reporter stated
"We will restore green to this planet by fertilizing the earth on top of the corpses of the human race. That is our divine calling, " one of the forest folk announced.
The large, massive group of tree people continued to shamble forward; even after an explosion by ground zero detonated inside their midst, they continued forward as if nothing happened. A group of four heroes led by the A-class hero magic trick man had attempted to stop the long march of monsters, but in their haste, they did not realize that they had been surrounded by the creatures with no route for retreat. The magician, seeing the predicament, summoned a gust of wind and a flock of doves from his staff and hat and attempted to use the confusion to push through with the other heroes to safety. Unfortunately, that didn't happen as they found their legs ensnared by binds of tree roots and lifted into the air, and it looked to be a lost cause until a combined shout was heard.
Tank-top tackle
Ten tank toppers along with Tank Top master came swooping in saving the group of five heroes and telling them to come behind their line the group did so, pushing past the small minion in hopes of taking down the large one in the center which they assumed was the leader and getting past their lines, the mission was a success and tank top master went even further using his mutations as two additional bulkier arms extended from below his normal ones and he sped forth pushing off and directly at the large tree monster his new four-armed tank top tackle made the monster gasp in shock and was pushed back several meters but it regained it's balanced and quickly wrapped him up ensnaring him, the other heroes were lifted off the floor by tentacole using his buddha ability to escape the roots that clawed at them.
"Do you think I'd let you despicable humans escape? I, the great forest king, will make all of you fertilizer for my sons. And then we will march forth to trample the rest of the earth. " The forest king bellowed before being rendered speechless as he watched all of his sons disappear in a volume of flame and fire.
"I see this new fireparty imperfectly suitable, as I expect nothing less from Doctor Kuseno. I can battle dragon-levels as well. I'd like to ask my master Sasama for another sparring match, but before that, I'll eliminate him.
Geno's speech was cut off suddenly from above. He noticed a figure who was coming in fast upon his enhanced vision. Spotting the target. He noticed that there was no cause for concern and that he didn't need to be there. So he simply turned around as the ground erupted behind him. Completely crushing the forest king and launching gravel high into the air once the smoke was all settled.
It was revealed that the unlikely rescue was from another S-class hero Darkshine the man along with his two proteges Kirishima and Mizuki was all happily exclaiming and giving each other high fives for the Excellent stunt before going to check on everyone body else, they thanked the cyborg although he didn't stay for long and left soon after, tank top master appreciated the help and shook the large man's hand before being about to leave but he stopped for a moment and turned around to face the larger S-class heroes and actually asked for pointers in weightlifting and strengthening himself which came as a huge shock to his fans and even darkshine himself but the tanned man was happy to help his fellow hero along as much as he could so he told him a few things and told him that he could come to him anytime for further pints if he needs tank top master appreciated it and let the man go off on his own as his group of three got word of another high level monster appearance in a neighboring city and quickly hopped on the man's back and sprinted away. Tank top master took a moment before breathing inward and out once more before turning to his pose and demanding all of them get in line. He told them that they would go under even more intense training as he couldn't let machine power continue to surpass him, and all of the heroes yelled out in encouragement as they headed back to the gym.
A-City and Saitama Gorge
Genos returned to his and his master's home originally the man was given a bedroom apartment but apparently, his master had made arrangements to get a larger apartment for the two of them shortly after his initial apartment proved too small to accommodate the two of them sparing his neighbor from him being forcibly evicted that he could stay by his master's side, the two teens were there with the man although they had all been watching some the news, more importantly, his recent conflict with the forest folk that just happened moments, his master congratulated him on the victory and genos bowed his head straight to the floor for the kind acknowledgment although his master remarked that the gesture was not required, genos begged to differ but he continued nonetheless and raised his head before once more thanking him for the praise before he continued to ask him if he would like to spar with him, saitama in his generosity agreed once more even going to the extent of feigning an excuse of him about to go on patrol in the meanwhile.
The group of three continued out to the traditional fighting spot, the two teen bakugo and todoroki stopped on top of the large cliff while the other two traveled down into the gorge proper, they stood 15 meters apart and it was Bakugo that signaled the start of the spar shooting down with an AP shot between the two, Genos once more thanked saitama for the opportunity before activating his lighting core sending out a brilliant burst of electricity and light enshrouding his body before charging forth at his master, with his right arm raised prepared to strike, his master did not move a muscle and his eyes were slightly close from the light coming off him but he made no move to block or even move out of the way of his attack, seeing such a display made Genos realize something and as his punch was about to strike the man in the face he stooped it cold, the shockwave soon caught up to the two of them as the wind pressure continued forwards.
What's wrong? Did you change your mind or something? " Saitama asked
"Yes, the only thing fighting you would do is get your clothes dirty. Saitama, instead, I'd like to ask you something. Do you think I've gotten just a little stronger? " genos spoke
A little? You have gotten a lot stronger; you lost to that big fish in J-city a few weeks ago, and now you are beating dragon-level threats on your own. Every time you change your parts, you get stronger, or at least that was the point, wasn't it? " Saitama replied, making Genos quickly spin his head to look at his master, shocked by his words, but still, the feeling of doubt continued to consume him.
"I wonder if changing my parts can truly make me stronger, though... When I went to engage you, your body language screamed at me that you saw my strength as nothing to be concerned about. Master, as weak as I was, you saw it fit to give me an initial assignment of making it into the top ten of the hero rankings, but to be honest, lately, the current status quo makes me feel like I'm stuck at a dead end competing in a place that's at a level much lower than yourself. " Genos remarked
"Well, that's your first problem; you shouldn't compare yourself to me, or you'll just always feel that way. " Sasama spoke before Genos could continue once more, making him look at his master again before staring back out into the rocks.
"But I feel if I don't attain something similar to your own, then I would never be able to achieve my goal. " Genos spoke in a low tone.
"This is about your revenge, right? " Saitama asked
I require strength to destroy the "rampaging cyborg, " whose true identity is unknown and who took everything from me four years ago. " Genos replied immediately.
"Are you sure if it's even still alive? Someone might have up and destroyed it already; you never know, " Saitama asked.
"No, I have been unable to confirm any information about this, at least among the data obtained since the founding of the hero association. However, there are some remaining records of an incident from the same time. This also documents a particularly vicious monster, " Genos replied, anger seeping into his eyes as they glowed under the shadow of his hair.
"What if the hero association didn't know what to do if I killed it instead? " Saitama pondered
"Their ramping cyborg was extraordinarily powerful. But the master saitama of all people probably would have been able to defeat it. However, if you had fought it, no doubt it would remain in your memory as a particularly powerful opponent. And no such threats lied in the VGS, " Genos dismissed.
"I'd doubt that, Genos; I forget most of the monsters I killed, and even if it was "powerful " in your eyes, that's not saying much to me; no offense, of course, but it's like an ant telling a T-rex that a beetle was a "powerful " opponent. " Saitama remarked, and Genos stopped and truly pondered that.
"Is that how you see my growth, master? " Genos questioned deflated
"It's how I see everyone, Genos... That's why I said you shouldn't compare yourself to me. No one probably in this entire universe can compare to me... well, except one thing. " Saitama remarked to himself.
"What would that be? " Genos questioned
"Saitama replied simply.
"Ah, I'm sure if the hero association had told you, that situation could have been handled already. " Genos remarked, but Sasama shook his head.
"Nah, God is strong, like really strong, even compared to me. So I doubt I could have made a difference that much without some time. " Saitama remarked that this completely blew Genos away as he turned to face his master.
"But you defeated his champions, did you not? " Genos asked
"Yeah, I beat Garou, but Bakugo was taking it easy on us; if he wanted to kill us, he could have. If God can summon another champion like that, I don't know what could happen; never mind if the actual thing managed to escape where it was imprisoned, " Saitama remarked. Genos looked at the blonde in question; his eyes pierced with anger, which spurred the teen on to drop directly in the cyborg's face.
"Got a problem, tin man? " Bakugo threatened
"I'm simply considering the possibility of whether you are actually a spy for "God " or not, " Genos replied.
"What was that? "
"That doesn't make sense, Genos; I already told you that he held back during the fighting, although how did you get around God's deal? It seems like he would have some defense against that. " Saitama asked
"The idiot was cocky. I told him he could possess my body, but I separated into many bodies, so his having access to one meant nothing. " Bakugo replied
"Didn't Zombie Man state that God could also burn his champions? What stopped him from incinerating your other bodies? " Genos asked
"Because, while separate, all my bodies were still connected by its power; if it killed me, it would kill itself and any hope of it escaping. It probably thought it could just kill us regularly, and it nearly did. We knew of a way to turn everything back, but we needed to get to our world to gain those new abilities. Todoroki stated this as he came down from the top of the hill.
"Oh yeah, so that's why several of the S-class ad master saitama gained those new abilities. " Genos speculated.
"Oh, really, what's the name of the power anyway? " saitama asked
"You usually change your name for your quirk, but for you, it's called all for one; it lets you take quirks from others and use them for yourself; the other quirk you have is called rewind; you already know how to use that one. " Bakugo commented.
"I see, cool, and now that you are here, that reminds me, Genos, just how far are you willing to go to get stronger? This guy's girlfriend nearly doomed the entire planet trying to achieve revenge, and from her own words, it's not all it's cracked up to be given what she had to sacrifice. " Saitama remarked as he chucked a thumb at Bakugo, who gritted his teeth in annoyance.
"I wouldn't go that far... I just want the strength to know that I can win. " Genos replied.
"Well, you already have that strength; you have me. Even with this one double-crossing god, he almost got me to break him out of his cell, and in that event, it wouldn't have mattered; he would have won. But I was able to break out not due to my strength but through my connections to all of you. To you, especially, Genos, I've gained a lot of things due to my strength, but I've also realized I lost a lot in return, but with your help, I think I'm slowly gaining it back. As long as you continue to support me, I'll continue to support you in anything you want to do. " Saitama remarked seriously.
"Of course, sensei! " Genos yelled enthusiastically and was shocked when he was hugged by his master. It was the first time he could remember his master hugging him, and his anger quickly subsided to fill him with warmth and joy, so much so that a tear nearly escaped his face as he wrapped his arms tightly around the man before he heard the man chuckle behind him before feeling a tap on his shoulder and saitama telling him to turn around. He followed his master's arms down to his finger as he pointed in a certain direction to find a shocking discovery.
"Look at that; we match. See, you've grown plenty strong in these past few months, " Saitama quipped as he turned around to see a second wide divot in the land right next to the first one that was done by his master himself. His scanners were already running the calculations and told him that his crevice was even thicker than his masters and traveled further down.
"Right, sensei, and it's all thanks to you. " Genos remarked with enthusiasm.
"Well, I don't know about that. I would thank more than myself, but as long as you feel cheerful again, we both can continue to progress, " Saitama remarked, slapping the teen on the back.
"Right, speaking of moving forward, master, I have been approached by a rival hero organization called the "neo heroes. " They have already reached out to several pro-heroes, including other S-class heroes, and they even plan to invite strong individuals that have stayed out of the public eye for some time until now. They also claim to possess far better anti-monster procedures than those of the hero association, based on the knowledge gained from the hero association themselves. They have also begun a smear campaign against the Hero Association, revolving around a number of their employees. They will likely try to suppress such information, but depending on how much they can control the narrative, this could be the final blow that topples the hero association entirely. They had asked me to join, but they have also asked me to tell you that you are also free to come with me; they will offer you a top position as a neo-leader. " Genos remarked.
"Hmm, I don't know; it doesn't matter where I'm doing stuff; heroes work, heroes work, right? Does it matter who I report to? And I'm already being promoted to S-class, so I'm already going to be in a top position in the first place. So, nah, I'm just going to stay put, but don't let that stop you. If you want to leave, feel free. " saitama remarked
"No, that won't be necessary; I only consider joining to find new ways to grow in strength from learning from this secret individual they were bringing to the spotlight, but you showed me how foolish I was, and I don't need anyone but you, saitama sensei. Please continue to watch over me! " genos replied.
"You bet! I expect you to make a gap twice as big next time!. " Saitama remarked, raising a fist.
"Yes, master! " Genos responded.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, good for you. I met the "new talent " they had; they are nothing special; they are all probably weaker than you, Chrome Dome. " Bakugo remarked.
"Is that right? Do you think it's worth changing over? " Saitama asked
"They seemed to be reliable and taking things a bit more seriously than the hero association, and the heroes under their employ will also be granted power armor that would bring even a C-class ability up to that of an A-class hero, maybe even above that. " Todoroki spoke.
"So you've been in contact with them since the invasion. " Genos commented
"You said it seems? What, you guys don't trust him? " Saitama asked
"Yeah, the guy's a prophet of some kind, but there's something fishy about him, not to mention the army of robots the guy crafted for himself. He says it's for the heroes to practice, but I call it bullshit. Keep your eyes peeled on that one, is all I'm saying. " Bakugo remarked.
"All right, will do. " Saitama replied casually.
"Ba It's about time. It's in M-city, " Todoroki remarked as he took a look at his phone and looked at the notification. Bakugo responded almost instantly, eager to take off.
"Where are you two going? " Genos asked
"Getting rid of another of those hero association scandals, " Bakugo responded simply as he turned and started to fly away.
"What are you going to do, saitama? " Genos asked
"Well, I got a couple of interviews to go to, and then I'm going to be starring in a commercial. You're free to come with me; I'm sure they would like that. " saitama remarked
"Yes, master. " Genos replied as the two of them also took off.
M-City
Mccoy had just started up another round of his prized hero gambling, a secret hidden source of income for the hero association, which would occasionally undergo match-fixing to allow only the hero association's major sponsors to win, earning their loyalty and further contribution to the association. The easiest way to fix the match was to disguise a strong hero as a weak one and have them fight a weak monster disguised as a strong one the rich snobs that littered his little events were always none the wiser and never concerned about who the hero was or even what the monster looked like or even did to be considered the threat level it was, they only cared about the result which allowed him complete freedom in his choices and selection of course over the past week and a half he has had issues with this little side project of his someone had continued mettle in his affairs constantly ruining the bets and completely aggravating his customers and none of his actors liked to rat whoever that was doing it out or some even didn't even remember being helped in the first place which was all strange to him but he was not one to be bested and this time around would use this stranger to his advantage, he had stationed himself directly close by to where the monster would be unleashed and would be able to instantly pop out at the destroyed drone and find out who has been sabtaging him.
Not only that, though he had the biggest bet ever on who had been the one sabotaging his gambling events, given that the monster was "strong, " it narrowed down the pool to mostly the top brass, which happened to be the A-class, mostly as the S-class would probably be too famous to pull for this gig. Given the odds of around 40 members at this point, it was risky for people to bid high, but the trouble they caused his customers circumvented this issue as well, as did the ability for whoever won the bet to do whatever they wanted with the caught hero that they so pleased. This two was going to be rigged, and of course he had offered a temporary boost in rank to one of the heroes called B-rank Mad Yankee to put the threat out of commission, which was now A-Rank 40. Mad Yankee ignored having a second actor, as that wouldn't be necessary as the true perpetrator would likely already arrive regardless of that fact, but the monster would already be dealt with, and he would learn of this person's identity, a complete win-win in his favor. Mad Yankee initially had some cold feet about doing all this the original hoodlum turned hero due to being inspired by Mumen Rider's actions, he would have thought just offering the hero a simple cut of the profits would sway him and reduce him back to his old ways but it seems the number one C-class shine a light in his heart and he refused forcing him to switch tact and of course persuade him by mentioning how his mother was in the hospital and was just about to undertake a precious operation that would save her life paid for directly by the hero associations due to him being a hero which he could be terminated from at any moment which he had the power to do which got the boy to do his job easily enough. It was simply to kill the monster anyway. He told him the details out of sheer formality, but it was unnecessary. Not that he thought more about it, but it mattered less as the truck unloaded the contents, which were a humanoid dog monster named Shiverhuahau.
The monster was tentative as it exited the vehicle and all his customers waited with bated breath to see which hero would arrive to stop their little play multiple murmurs competed amongst each other and once it was at its fever pitch, he gave the go-ahead for mad Yankee to go and engage the monster, it took about five minutes to come on screen and a wave of ruckus began to occur once the winner was decided although this still left if the person could defeat the monsters it could have just been a random passing by hero not the perpetrator in question, Mccoy would have thought this would be a rather simple job for someone that was near the top of the B-class already especially since the supposed "demon " level monster was in actuality just a wolf level threat but as the hero dived into combat he was surprisingly blown away by the monster with a single punch that sent him into some nearby trash bins and nocked unconscious for a few moments he got back up and charged back at the beast but the same result happened as multiple punched rained down on top of the hero completely pulverizing him gibing him multiple lumps along his face and a wcker black eye that completely made his sight out of his right side impossible, if this was a normal gig then he would have been proud of his acting skills but since he was supposed to defeat the monster than this was looking real bad his sponsor was already yelling in his ear about how this was a breach of trust and he couldn't respond he had no way of reconciling the situation was mad yankee his weak despite being ran four? Or was the monster stronger than they thought?
Before he could attempt to scramble a sniper team or something to help the man, it seemed that there was no need as the monster was suddenly completely frozen over before exploding into pieces and shards of ice. In that next instant, mad Yankee and the camera swiveled to the new arrivals, which was the surprise appearance of both frozen-phoenix and dynamite. Now, while unlikely, they didn't completely rule out the person being an S-class hero, and some could have done an out there gambit. Mccoy would leave what would happen to the bet for a later time. The man started his vehicle along with two of his associates. Well, the only good news was that he found someone who had been messing with his business and now could properly take care of it. He approached the conflict zone along with the two teens and Mad Yankee.
"So you two are the one- " Thump McCoy's speech was suddenly cut off spectacularly as he was punched in the face by Dynamite. The blow was strong and heavy, giving the older man a bloody nose and a bloody lip. The two employees that accompanied them quickly drew their weapons, but their entire bodies were frozen in ice.
"Wha-what are you two doing!? " Mccoy remarked
"What are we doing!? " Bakugo yelled in reply as he kicked the man in the chest, making sure he stayed down on the ground.
"Bakugo, no excessive violence. " Todoroi spoke as he came up beside him, carrying the injured, mad Yankee on one arm.
"Tch, more than this scumbag deserves... Hey, dumbass, this whole operation of yours is finished. You're going to jail. " Bakugo remarked, and McCoy was generally surprised by that before he began to snicker.
You don't think the suits upstairs know about this? Do you think you can just arrest me like that? I'll be out. "McOy's response was cut off as Bakugo once again stomped on the man.
"You think we don't know that idiot? They cast you out, doofus; they're going to be using you as a scapegoat for a couple of things, in fact. You made enemies in some pretty influential places, so no, they aren't going to give a rat's ass about you. Consider it payback for the people you used, " Bakugo Snarky remarked before he raised a hand in the air and fired off a large explosion, which was the signal as multiple police cars approached the scene, causing McCoy's face to darken.
"Influential, you say? Don't tell me one of them was a sweet mask... Because- " Again, he was stopped from talking as Bakugo hoisted him up by the scruff of his shirt.
"Heh, you literally can't help yourself, can you? Guess what idiot, we already know, and guess another thing, you got nothing on him, all that stuff in your office computer? Gone wiped it all away and swept the place as well as three thumb drives and even five hard drives you wanted to be throughout, huh? Well, too bad. " Bakugo whispered in the man's ear before reaching for his right ear and snatching the earpiece before roughly shoving him into the hands of the two police officers who came to apprehend him. Bakugo turned his attention towards the earpiece. He screamed at all the rich snobs in that room as well. While they couldn't get any of them arrested, he would like to rub in their faces that all the bets that they had wagered for the entire day would be going to a good cause, and if any of them had complaints about that, they could refer to the man that built the protective city they were in; they could get the money, but they would be evicted from the armor shelter out with all the rest of the people and the monsters, of course, that they are so afraid of, before crushing the earpiece in his hands and destroying the drone that had been flying above. The two teens took Mad Yankee to the hospital for his wounds before leaving to do their own thing for the remainder of their day.
Metal Knight Base?
Koda and Aki made their way through a dense forest somewhere. They were allowed to know of the location that they would be traveling to and would be picked up by Metal Knight from their home in A-city. The hover transport they were given held no windows, so they couldn't even see in what direction they were headed. The vehicle also seemed to fluctuate signals as his phone was also completely disconnected from everything. This was mostly what they expected, however, so they didn't have much cause for concern. The vehicle seemed to be landing as they could hear the jets seem to intensify, and the vehicle slowed to a crawl. The door slowly opened up like a ramp, and the two of them proceeded forward into a dark structure; they couldn't even see the sky, and using his ability, Koda found that they were fairly deep underground. Metal Knight was secretive, but they didn't think it would be to this extent. As they proceeded forward along the dark, purple-like metal, there were built-in lights that gestured for where they needed to go, and they followed the lights as instructed.
They continued before being met with a large open room with lights that decorated the place. The place brightplaceincredibly, allowing them to see the room clearly. There wasn't much to look at; the only thing that was there was a door on the other side of the way, about 25 meters away. The speaker soon clicked on it to reveal the voice of Dr. Bofoi.
"I'm glad to see that you have accepted my request for reparations, the two of you. I will be blunt to not waste either of our times. "
"You aren't going to meet us in person? What would be the point of dragging us here then? " Aki interrupted suddenly.
"Ah well, where are my manors? I shall be right out, " the voice remarked over the environment. The doors at the end of the hall suddenly opened, revealing the doctor. Bofoi's true form—well, at least that is what he wants them to believe—was that he was an older gentleman with a large mustache and balding on the top of his head, and he wore a standard lab coat.
"I was going to save this for my surprise, but it should be good to get this out of the way. My gift of reparations is myself; you are free to kill me if you wish. " The doctor spoke, earning a gasp of shock from Koda, but Ai merely scrunched her eyes at the old man.
"What power were you granted to allow yourself such a fate? " Aiki replied.
"Oh, so you know that even I was infected by the events that transpired that day? Interesting as I was never present for any of the battles, especially my real body no less. Indeed, I was also affected by that event. I have gained an ability similar to Neith, but I can only make organic material instead of non-organic like your friend there, and using that, I have been able to successfully create identical clones of myself. The one in front of you is the one technically responsible for your friend's death. It was an honest mistake. Interference with the missile system caused them to fire off randomly, " the doctor replied, making Aki suck her breath at revealing her hand like that.
"Killing you holds no merit other than weakening humanity in their plight against monsters, lest you dared to tell me of this now instead of trying to deceive me into believing I killed you properly. " Aki remarked simply as she took a step back, about to leave the place.
"Is that the only reason you brought us here so she can kill a clone of you? " Koda asked
"Well, in a manner of speaking, I wanted to talk to one of you one-on-one for a while now, but after this incident, reading your unaltered reports on the topic while all others were conflicted spurred this moment on further. " Dr. Bofoi spoke directly as he started to approach them.
"So apologizing was just a preamble and nothing more? " aki stated as she turned around.
"In a manner of speaking, I do feel sorry for the avoidable loss of life. But I also wish to offer you something that you may find useful for your travels. " The man spoke as he proceeded towards the center, and the floor beneath him started to separate and go down before something rose out. It was a large table with a dissected creature on it; the legs, body, chest, arms, feet, and hands were all separated. The only thing missing was the creature's head, which was nowhere to be seen, but just from its body alone, they knew this creature, or more specifically, an alien. They tried to hide their surprise the best they could as the two of them approached the figure.
"This is the body of a very powerful monster that I have uncovered. I'm willing to hand this body into your care for your own needs, just for information, of course. " remarked
"What kind of information? " Koda asked; he didn't bother asking why he knew they were currently looking for power once more, as they hadn't been the most secretive about eavesdroppers in their own home.
"About everything, of course—anything that you find valuable to share with me. " Metal Knight replied simply and Koda took a moment and shared a look with Aki before she nodded to him saying it was his choice he considered it for several more moments before agreeing to the scientist and offering him information, the first thing koda informed the man og was the recently declassified stuff revolving around "God " which included their prior interactions with the figure and what its purpose seemed to be, he told them of how they were from a different universe and how his current ability was called a quirk and how all of the S-class heroes now possessed them but this pulled into the question about how did he get them he was nowhere near the fighting and the selective nature of those infected given that the disciples which were much closer not being infected, so koda told half-truth and said god's champion which in this instance he said was Garou took a selective number of people for their abilities and skillsets to fight against saitama which was the next hot topic for them to discuss the bald man which had raised up the hero hierarchy in swift fashion.
They discussed more and more taking about two hours before the man finally allowed them to take the body and leave, it was placed in a large suitcase that would keep the body from decaying, Aki questioned if they were just going to leave when the monster detained like that but Koda didn't have much remorse for Boros given his annihilation of A-city killing millions potentially billions of people within an instant not even counting the animals that were lost as well so spending life in prison was almost to light of punishment in his eyes or maybe it was fitting being forced to stay alive as a battery or just being killed right away, to some it would be the same result either way but also to some once you died that was it, so he guessed it was better to be safe then sorry. Speaking of safety the monster's disassembled body was something that he wanted to discuss with the others what to do with, having Aki eat the whole thing was fairly safe he wanted to believe but he did have at least some doubts about that fact, the girl didn't blame him for that either, as the two of them got home and explained the situation to the rest for the class they all brainstormed on what they should do with the body eventually it was decided that they would allow the monsters to eat pieces of the body not only due to the power it possed but also because it was technically an alien and they didn't know how their bodies would react to the substance even with that risk at hand both Jackie and Aki agreed to eat a piece of the alien Silver Chain reluctantly turned it down.
The two monsters yelled out in what seemed like a mix of excitement and pain after eating one and a half fingers each before they were consumed by what seemed like a purple shell that completely covered them whole, there was a general set of panic but after confirming that the two was still alive it dropped slightly, they questioned what was happening with the two of them but bakugo suggested that they were likely a chrysalis like a moth or butterfly, he's seen it before with the monster cells it took a moment to transform for one of the martial artist and silver chain agreed it took a moment for her to transform as well, so the only thing they could do for them is to wait it out and that was the plan as they moved them into the habitat and would check up on them in the following days.
Week 3
Appraisal: Council of Sword, Sword Saint disciples, Shido, Yuta, Sero, Saitama
G-City Mountains
The Council of Swords has gathered for a very weird special celebration to honor a monster of all things, which before would have seemed impossible, but after the incident, anything was possible. The atomic samurai wasn't the only one that had changed that day, being able to imprint on six things and mentally control them, but all of the sword saints had gotten new abilities. Zambai had a greatly enhanced sense of smell, Amahera had gotten the ability to summon lightning from the clouds, and Nichirin had a new sixth sense that allowed him to identify people almost instantly just by being around them, but this celebration wasn't about their new powers but the monster that had saved their lives. They had held a small feast for the morning as the phoenix man had a busy schedule ahead of him for the remainder of the day. Although the hero disciples were a bit amiss about the situation, the two new apprentices, Shido, son of Zobai, and Yuta, daughter of Amahera, were both very appreciative of the monster for resurrecting their parents and offering their gifts of appreciation, which Phoenix graciously accepted the best he could.
The group of eleven all sat and ate a hearty breakfast. The phoenix man spoke about what he had been doing, which was oddly wholesome for a monster wishing to put smiles on kids' faces just as his character had done in the past, and with his ability of resurrection, he could do that more easily than ever, which was what he was busy doing for the rest of the day. He had signed a partnership with the hero association to get the legendary "big bird " back out into the public with a stunning display of his abilities by healing all the people currently in the hero association hospital before doing a tour of sorts to other hospitals around the continent. Which earned a round of support from everyone involved and wished the best for the monster. After Phoenix Man left and the topic of hero association was brought up, Nichirin asked if Atomic Samurai would still maintain being a hero after Bang had retired, given that he was the only reason he joined in the first place. Atomic Samurai remarked that he would still like to stay in the hero association, given that it allowed him to experience a bunch of things he wouldn't normally, but also that there was someone he would like to test, someone whose powers were incomprehensible to him. His appraisal of that man will be the ultimate decider before taking his disciples along with Sero and taking his leave.
The person he was talking about, well, originally it was King, until he realized what had happened to the hero, which changed his trajectory to none other than his successor. He was undecided on what to believe revolving around King, and the teens seemed adamant to call him a fraud and that his achievements were Saitama's, but it seemed almost impossible to think about, but Bang did tell him that he met someone stronger than the two of them, and his disciples confirmed that he did send them away to retrieve the man, and he was the one that was fighting Garou the longest out of all of the heroes preset. Truthfully, it didn't matter to him which way it went; King retired now, so it was of no consequence, and his power, if it ever was his, now resided in Sasama, whom he was going to meet. He had a sero call ahead, and they scheduled a meetup point, which showed him how useful cellphones could be, and he started to reconsider accepting the offer that the Hero Association originally gave him about them, although that did come with the downside of them bothering him like they do metal bats.
Saitama Gorge
This was Atomic Samurai's actual fourth meeting with this guy, and every time he still seemed so ordinary and aloof, but maybe that was just his way of throwing people off the trail of his true strength as he went down into the gorge and stepped up to him with the intent to attack. However, it was when he could finally feel it—this overwhelming aura that exuded off this one bald man. Despite that he charged forward unimpeded he wanted to test him but it felt like he was the one being tested as slashed forward the man effortlessly dodged to the left a fist was at his gut the very next moment and saitama remarked that he lost it was completely surreal to loose in a quick draw against a fist even though he had a sword, he continued to challenge the man again and again only to get the same result, he never threw a punch but he let him know that he could have landed any number of hits against him that he wanted to even when he used his atomic slash the man had caught his blade multiple times and let it go so he could follow through with the swing at such a speed that he couldn't even realize it until demon cyborg played it back in dramatically slowed down replay at that atomic samurai couldn't help but laugh until he became serious once more and threw a apple to the man to catch.
"What's this for? " Saitama asked
"I want you to cut it using my sword. It's sort of like palm reading; by observing someone while they cut an object with a sword, I can read what kind of life they lived up until now. I'd also accepted those three back there as disciples using the same test. I'm very curious which side is telling the truth—was King really a fake or were you always this strong? " Atomic samurai remarked. Saitama took the weapon from the swordsman's grasp and held the apple in his other hand.
"What will you do if the former is true? " Saitama asked simply
"Nothing; what's done is done; good that he got out before he got hurt. " Atomic remarked simply Saitama nodded at that before throwing the apple up and slicing at it with the sword as hard as he could, just so that the apple could fall down harmlessly and completely unscathed, which completely puzzled the bald man as he could have sworn he hit the object, but what had him more worried was that as he looked back up, he realized that the moon in the evening sky had been nearly cut in two faster than any of the people on the ground could react or even process. Saitama was quick to move away and jump high into the air into space itself, landing on the section of the moon, and there, that thing voice played into his head once more.
Prepared so soon?}
"Shut up, " Saitama replied simply as he used rewind to reverse the damage done and jumped back down to earth, appearing right in the same spot just in time for the apple to take its second bounce off the floor. Saitama came back to the spot to see what the man had to say about him as he handed his sword back to him, just to cringe once he realized that he had accidentally melted the blade entirely. He only handed the hilt back. Saitama completely apologized before remembering something and quickly left back to his home to retrieve a spare blade he had just for him. Once Atomic realized it was in fact the moon blade, the man's thoughts were too jumbled to speak at all about what just happened. He asked where he found it, and Sastama remarked it was on the other side of the planet in some weird temple to some defeated dragon, which he laughed at once more but fully believed him.
He offered to shake the man's hand and actually apologized for their first meeting when he slapped it away before but saitama didn't even remember that in the first place so there was no harm done, atomic asked the ma how he got so strong and Saitama grimaced once more before telling him his routine although this was cut off by bakugo who explained that he had broke his limiter, he explained to all of them what they had learned from which was confirmed by their interactions with god, he placed limiters on everyone saitama was able to break it therefore he hates the bald hero guts, atomic logically concluded that this would mean that he was the reason god's influence had been increasingly lately as sitch remarked in the meeting, genos immediately questioned why they didn't mention this information in said meeting but bakugo simply shrugged and remarked it wasn't their to tell and it still only a theory based upon the evidence they have at the moment not truly concrete but it's the best explanation they have for his power despite his lackluster training and god infatuation with him. Atomic Samurai took the information in stride and joy, in fact, because it told him that there was a level that he could reach if he just trained hard enough, so with that and his whole council goal in hand, he took his leave and welcomed the newest S-class hero to the ranks.
2 days later
Home Not So Sweet Home: Mutants, Rover, Energizer, Silver Chain, Jackie, Aki
The day finally came where the cocoons had finally started to burst open with an explosive bang that rocked the home and caused everyone to rush into the spare apartment to look upon the new monster and their new appearance. Both of them bore a great resemblance to the benefactor, earning it's armor like skin and purple sing that clouded over their bodies. Aki still maintained a bit of her red fur along her body on the upper shoulders, and the top of her head, which this time glowed a vibrant reddish color. She still remembered her large size as well as the tiger tail, and the three horns that sat on top of her head; she only contained one large eye instead of two. Jackie was now more humanoid than before; her raptor-like legs were straight on, but the two sharp mouths on either side of her face remained along with the bladed protrusions that extended out of her stomach, and both of her arms produced even more blade-like protrusions going down her legs, although now they were clad in the same dark purple like skin and armor. She had crystal white hair instead of the traditional brunette that she had before, and her shoulders were much bigger than before, almost like shoulder pads, and each contained a large eye that could move and look around.
The class was a bit cautious when dealing with them, wanting to ensure that they were safe before easing down their guard, but eventually they termed it safe, although the two needed to monitor their strength a bit more when Jackie nearly broke Sero's back with her hug. The two's appearance was a welcome as they would be leaving in the next few hours, or at least they should be, and in a couple of hours that turned out to be true as Blast showed up in front of their door. He saw the new accomplices and remarked that the others could go with them, but unlike them, they didn't have a "beacon " to home in; they could transport to literally anywhere in the world where there were a large number of people, and both Jackie and Aki nodded their heads in understanding and accepted that risk. Blast did a tally and remarked that some of the other teens weren't there and asked about their presence. Midoriya told him where he could find them, and he rolled his eyes, shocked that they were pulling a scavenger hunt despite how much they wanted to get home in the first place, but he played their game.
He teleported to the first coordinates and appeared directly outside the hero association where he found one of the large teens with a horn and along with him he had a small dog but he could feel from the energy the monster contained that it was actually fairly powerful but since it was small enough to fit in the boy's bag he should teleport with him to his body or at least he hoped so as got the coordinates to the next person this time it was the boy with yellow hair he was inside a lab of some kind, he greeted the boy which seemed to hold onto a large metallic ball of some kind this to was full of energy but he ignored it as he got the next coordinates, and this time to a decrepit run down mansion of some kind the last boy who also had someone with him this was a rather large girl who also was hoping to come with him he gave her the same detail of the transport as the others and the girl accepted before he could transport them however the mansion behin them exploded into a bunch of charred would and sharpne momentarily catching him off guard but they remarked that it was nothing ad that they were just burring the past ad Blast shrugged his shoulders and teleported the two of them off.
The teens arrived in their world with another expansion of darkness that stretched for and wide over the entire nation of Japan. Several of the attendees in Island, having known what that darkness was, rushed to the secret bunker where they had kept 1A inside. Parents were, of course, the first ones allowed entry when the heroes could confirm it was safe. They all made up the best they could before the questioning could begin on both sides, but only thirty minutes managed to pass in relative peace before flashing warning signs started to ring out around the entire island. It seemed that all for one had found them and a massive wave of villains on boats and started to approach the island at high speeds on boats and helicopters, despite the initial greeting 1A was prepared to defend the base along with everyone else but this proved to be no need because almost in the next instant later, the ships and boats approaching including two Giant sea villains were dead in a dazzling display to fast for most to catch before on top of the deck of the island next to bakugo was silver chain the ninja having arrived but not only by herself she also went to pick up both Aki and Jackie but more than just that she also come bearing Gifts, none other than Endeavor, Hawks, and all might despite the heroes being put off and believing it to be a trap the teens rushed to their other aid, endeavor had severe burns along chest and face his legs and hands were completely burnt to a crisp while hawks was fairly anemic, all might had been the only one in relatively good condition although his horn was small so he couldn't use his rewind to heal the other but Tokoyami was on it immediately using his life essence to heal as much damage as he could which was mostly all of it.
Silver chain didn't forget her boyfriend however as she brandished before him, re-destro and she asked him if he would like to have the honors of killing the criminal and despite what he truly wanted edge shot had dissuaded him from doing so against the unconscious man, telling bakugo about his and best jeanist time together in school and what he hero would have wanted for him which tempered his rage at least for the moment as he through the criminal into his care while he kissed his girlfriend for her help, the others quickly caught up with the captured heroes wondering what happened to them endeavor revealed that he was now quirkless and couldn't fight anymore while hawks had reveal that toga had been keeping him alive within a knifes edge. Talks, however, came to a stop again when there was an announcement over the emergency frequency that went out all over Japan from none other than All For One himself.
The demon lord of Japan "welcomed " the heroes back to "his " country and hope that his welcome party saw them well which told the heroes he had no clue on that situation given that they were all dead although, he taunted and gloated over his victory and was so confident in his new power that he purposefully let the heroes know of his whereabouts although he did stop his tangent gloating to address some hero or vigilante that had decided to save all might, see he had learned from his mistakes of from the first rescue attempt from that pesky sky crawler and the second betrayal from chisaki so he in placed a special quirk on all might other than just rewind and it was one the heroes should be intimately familiar with especially the flip flopping traitor that was lady nagant, midoriya dager sense instantly flared at the mention as the group all turned towards all might as all for one continued to speak telling the person who rescued him to use that impressive speed of their to ensure that he doesn't inadvertently kill a others in his ensuing explosion as it was a bit more potent then the one he installed in the criminal.
Silver chain reacted first just as the cracks started to emerge all along, all his body tackling him far away from the island. They had gotten 10 kilometers just off a single bound of her jump, nearly imperceptible to everyone, but the explosion that followed after was anything, but as a massive fireball was seen in the distance, the shockwave could still be felt from that distance. If that had detonated inside of the cities, how many people would have been killed? Everyone wondered, but all for one didn't care; in fact, he was laughing; he even had the audacity to make fun of the hero's primary catchphrase.
"What was his catchphrase again? Ah, that's right, "I am here! " and he is; he's here, and there, and there, and a little bit over there as well! " all for one spoke before laughing again like a maniac. Silver returned a moment later, unharmed but missing all might. She profusely apologized, getting down on her hands and knees, but none of the teens were paying attention to her. All of them were just too stunned about what had just happened and what was being said by all. For one, it was just all too much. each of them let out an almost paid screamed as hey dropped down to the ground and their bodies started to morph and change, Silver looked up and knew what was happening before looking around at the audience in question which seemed to be trying to comfort them, the monsters of their group also knew what was happening and looked to her for directions, at that moment she was at a crossroads on what to do she raised up to her full height and monitored the teens transformation one she took her first step she made her decisions…which was a Eachish as she quickly moved all the parents and teaching staff away from the teens and allowed the process to continue.
Midoriya: His body didn't change much from its original form, but all along it sprouted faces—not just faces but faces of all the other vestiges stored with him, including that of all might himself.
Uraraka: her body grew bulky and bulged along her arms, legs, and wrist. Her large square-like extrusions, similar to her pads, burst out of her ankles and feet. She gained sharper teeth and a wicked underbite with two large, sharp incisors.
Iida: His body transformed almost morphing, with his suit of armor extending out of his back and spine emerging four even larger mufflers as his arms shifted into a more angular and vicious form, and his legs shifted, becoming more robot than human instead of feet ending in razor-sharp daggers for legs almost.
Tsuyu: The rainy-day hero had gotten a green hew to her, growing somewhat larger in size, her eyes bulging further from her head just like those of frogs, and out of the two of her arms, she extended multiple tentacles like appendages that moved and swiveled.
Tokoyami: Tokoyami's body began to generate more feathers from the top of his arm past his elbow, which turned white at the edges. His legs shifted into one more suited for a quadruped, gaining talons instead of nails on his feet and hands, as two wings sprouted from his back, one of white and one of black.
Bakugo: Bakugo didn't change drastically; he grew a third eye along his forehead and a ravishing open maw along his stomach as what seemed to be nozzles sprouted out of his upper arms and legs.
Kirishima: Kirishma bulked up much more, growing larger than even the silver chain as his skin was replaced with a deep red rocky exterior as spikes grew out of his bac and forearms.
Mina's body completely started to fall apart as it turned into a purple gooey-like substance that fell down to the floor, unrecognizable from her past form.
Kaminari: Out of Kaminari's back popped up four Tesla coils that pumped off rampant amounts of energy; his tongue itself became nothing but an electrical imitation of one with four studs dotting its real appearance; his eyes changed from normal to nearly just being pure electricity instead.
Jiro: Jiro's body lengthened and stretched; her skin color took on a darker tone, almost dead-like tone; her neck was elongated, even in comparison to the rest of her body; her teeth all turned sharp and spiky; and each of her fingers was replaced by elongated earphone jacks.
Sero's body started to change and morph as something directly emerged from him, cladding him in dark armor on half of his body while the other half stayed mostly the same as his original form.
Mineta: Mineta grew an eyeball on top of each of his pop-off orbs on top of his head, along with his body bulking up a bit from before.
Ojiro: His hair grew along his entire body, almost like an ape humanoid, fitted with two large incisors.
Toru's body had started to turn bright—super bright. She was nothing more than a white space in the form of a person.
Shoji's body sprouted two additional faces along his head and four additional arms along his body; his web that had originally clouded his arms seemingly wrapped themselves around his waist instead.
Sato: Sato grew larger and his skin darkened as his body grew wider, as well as four protrusions decorated along his chest.
Koda's horn increases in length, and his arms also inflated larger, almost like a gorilla, becoming massive compared to his body as miniature, sharp horns decorated them. As his face grew, he had two separate mouths, four sets of eyes, and wickedly sharp teeth.
Aoyama: crystals sprouted all over Aoyama's body from his shoulders, thighs, hands, and even two in his hair that made like horns; this contrasted his new darkened skin.
Todoroki: Todoroki's body shifted, and blue and red crystals spread across his upper body, separating his two halves, as on top of his head, a red flaming horn and an ice-cold horn created steam above him.
Momo's body did not shift, undergoing subtle changes that decorated a lot of her with a more metallic and artificial body that shone in the light.
It took only 10 minutes for the teens to finish their transformations during that time the monsters stopped the others from attempting to get close to them or help ad they also ignored their questions for the moment of what was transpiring but even after the transformation was done, their was still little time for tal as the teens could only see and feel was anger which was targeted and they followed it almost immediately the first instance of this hatred being spread was bakugo through his nozzle sprayed out nitroglycerin that flew through the air completely consumed re-destroy and exploded killing the man on the spot , the monsters that had come with them followed them along but unless they needed to they did not join them in their fight against the villains an request made specifically from the monsterized teens themselves. The fighting after that only lasted about an hour. As each and every major villain was defeated, they would have been killed if it were not for the heroes being able to reinstall some of the teens' humanity in the last moments, stopping them from going across the brink.
All for one was sheer shocked by the ferocity of the teen and questioned many things during his battle with midoriya but nothing made him angrier was the fact that each of the annoying gnats that had bothered him for generations were all back fighting each of which seemed much more powerful then they were when he killed them, but despite that he had still had a hidden play ust as he was about to die he revealed to not only him but all of japan the traitor that lied in their midst the entire time being none other than Aoyama and his family it was how they had managed to track them and know where to find them, this allowed an opening which all for one exploited as he managed to catch midoriya with an drug, this drug wasn't an eraser but an rewind bullet this would force midoriya to rewind until he stopped existing although before his death he ensured that all for one would die before him.
The death of all for one was confirmed; the man's head was completely gone and displayed live on Momo's machines for the world to see, but the reveal sent a shockwave through the class as their angered students switched almost instantly towards Aoyama, especially in the advent of Midroiya's rewinding out of existence. Aoyama was brought to the inch of his life, healed, and repeated for several moments by his classmates, but before they could finish the man off in their rampant anger, Midoriya had returned, stopping his class from attacking further. His body had reincarnated inside of one of the vestiges, sacrificing its life for his own. The class anger had subsided at his reappearance, and they had collectively calmed down and just hugged each other in a ruined city. By the end of that hour, all for one, the high end Nomus, Gigantomachia, , Moonfish, Muscular, Re-Destro, Geten, Trumpet, Curious, Skeptic, Wolfram, Slice, Chimera, Rappa, Half of Midnight's Killers, and Garaki were all dead.
Three weeks later
The class had all gathered together in a specific spot on the earth, missing one person who was serving a life sentence, although with their extended lifespan, that was just a slap on the wrist. They had stood there in that spot in no small part because of Mineta and his prophecy, so they "asked " for all of one's body and took it to this specific location, and Mineta's power was true as reality was torn apart. It was them, when they were infected with God, that let out a pained screech that resonated with all of them before they handed the creature all for one's body and, more importantly, his quirk all for one. The creature left, but a section of it stayed and let out a yell once more. This yell not clouded by others was clearly Aoyama's, but he was not there, and they told him why before it left some time later. With that mission accomplished, they could now focus fully on the future, and they had a very long future ahead of them, but the question remained: how should they shape that future? Midoriya believed that Garou may have had a point; they won the battle against the villains through sheer power, and with that show of strength came change. They didn't want to rule as dictators, but sometimes good things or people needed to bear their fangs to get their point across, and his classmates and friends had plenty of fangs to display.
That's the end folks! at least that's ONE of the ends, come back on new Year to go through the second possible end, while I will technically be taking a "break" this story will continue to get updated until June following the Good path. I had many different ways of ending this but mostly just decided to simplify everything that happened after they returned home and disregarded a pseudo trial of 1A part 2 which was essentially just going to be sequel baiting of various snapshot entries of the teen going through the varying different universes.