Hope you guys had a great week. Ik im making this arc long asf but I love it lol. Enjoy the fights! lmk any way I can improve them. Enjoy!

"A tournament? I like the sound of that! I finally get to be on the stage that I see on TV every year!" says an enthusiastic Kirishima, flashing his shark like grin.

"Oh was their a tournament last year too?" asks Mina.

"Some details usually change but its always a one on one. Last year they fought In sumo wrestling suits!" explained Sero.

"I'm glad its a more traditional fighting tournament" Replied August, happy that the intel his mom gave him was true. He was itching for a real fight. Midnight started to explain how it would work.

"Now we're going to do a drawing to determine the pairings. So, contestants we're going to continue with recreational events before beginning the tournament. As before, the 16 participants can chose to abstain from participating in the event, if they so choose. There is no problem in conserving your energy so don't sweat it! So without further ado... LETS SEE HOW THE PAIRINGS TURNED OUT!!" she yells out pointing her whip to the big screen beside them, displaying a bracket.

-Midoriya vs Sato

-Todoroki va Seri

-Ibara vs Kaminari

-Iida va Mei

-Mina vs Jirou

-August vs Kirishima

-Tokayami vs Momo

-Bakugo vs Uraraka

"Alright so im up against... Kirishima!" August goes over to his friend, who seems equally as enthusiastic about going up against one of his closer friends.

"May the best man win Masayoshi" replied the red haired boy, they clasped their hands together in a handshake, both of their prides showing off as neither of them saw themselves losing.

"Looks like its you and me Jirou!" Mina swings her arm around her purple haired classmate, happy as ever, Jirou on the other hand, not so much. She wasn't all that excited about going up against Mina's acid, especially since most of her fighting capabilities came from her costume, but she wasn't going to give up that easily. She'll do anything she needs to, to get the win.

The rest of the recreational games went smoothly after that. There were some fun events like a scavenger hunt, a chicken fight, a big ball race, and a couple other games. August was just happy to see his friends were so happy. He sat calmly with Momo still in her cheer outfit to the side. A couple other of the 16 contestants went elsewhere to relax, he stayed quiet with Momo, happy to be in eachothers company. They sat close enough where their knees and shoulders touched, neither could complain about the contact.

An hour later the games were finishing up and in the end it was an enjoyable experience for those playing and those watching. Mina came bouncing over to where the two are sitting, "Auggie! Did you see my nail that flip at the end there??" she says enthusiastically.

"Oh hell yeah I did!" He said mimicking her high energy, "You looked amazing out there Mina"

Mina blushed at the praise, "Hehe, t-thanksss! Cmon Yaoyorozu, Lets go get changed before the next round. Auggie everyone is heading to the top bleachers to watch the first fight." August thanks her and walks off, Mina stands there expectantly waiting for Momo to come with her. Momo felt strange listening to the interaction in between the two, was it jealousy? 'N-no Momo, you have to stop being foolish. Why would you care who August is friendly with??' Mono thinks to herself, she shakes off the confusing thoughts and gets up to go get changed with Mina.

They walked in silence as Mina showed her to the changing room. Mono broke the silence by asking a question even she was surprised she had asked, "Hey Ashido, are you interested in August?" She mentally screamed at herself for asking such a question, there was no going back now though, she might as well see it through.

Mina was surprised by the question, she and Yaoyorozu hadn't really talked much before the Calvary battle, but she was a relatively open person so she didn't mind answering. "I mean, maybe I am. He's really hot, and I love tall muscly guys. He's also really sweet and caring, and I really like that. So yeah, maybe" she says with a smile. A deep crimson blush was on was on the taller girls face at hearing the description, especially the first part. Admittedly she had very much noticed how attractive he was, on numerous occasions she had caught herself staring at how flattering the gym uniform made his muscles look.

Her thoughts were quickly interrupted by another question that made her do a double take. "Why? do you like him?"

Momo turned as red as a tomato and stuttered like a broken record, "N-n-n-no! W-why would you ask me that???" She waved her hands in front of her, dying of embarrassment.

Mina laughed at the over the top reaction, "I was just messing with you Yaoyorozu, don't worry." The pink girl was secretly happy that she didn't have to compete for his affections, or so she thought.

Why has she reacted like that? Momo thought to herself, is that the feeling she's had in her heart everytime they talk? Does she really have feelings for August??

She shoved the confusing thoughts to the back of her head so she could focus on the upcoming event. She'd process these feelings later but for now, it was time to strategize.

Up at the bleachers...

August makes it up to where most of his classmates are and he chooses to sit in between Tokoyami and Shoji.

"Ah, hello my friend. We're you able to rest well for the upcoming battles?" Said his bird headed friend, he himself had taken a well needed nap while the recreational games were still going on, dark shadow also had a chance to recharge.

"Yeah I was chillin Tokayami, I just sat in the bleachers and relaxed, although, I took the time to really think." He replied with a serious look on his face, staring off toward the large arena that Cementoss had created.

"Oh? What of?"

"I think it's time I really took this seriously, to show you guys and the people watching who August Masayoshi really is. I didn't want to take the spotlight from the others but I think I'm gonna do this for real now." The stoic look never left his face. Tokayami looked at his friend in suprise, while he had not been able to see much, what he did see of him was formidable to say the least, although he had a feeling he could do alot more.

"Well what do you think about your matchups?"

"I mean they seem fine, Kirishima seems tough to punch through but I should be fine, and either Mina or Jirou shouldnt be too hard, what about you?" He said with a stoic confidence to his words.

"I have to be careful with Yaoyorozu, her quirk makes it really hard plan for, so I think I I'll just go on the offensive before she can think." He ponders out loud. Before they could theory craft even more, Present Mic got everyone's attention to start the tournament.

"WELCOME BACK EVERYONE, our first battle will be... MIDORIYA Vs. SATO" The two guys walk out on opposite sides of the arena, they smiled at eachother in anticipation of the fight.

Midnight began explaining the rules, "Listen up! There are two ways to win, to incapacitate your opponent, or to get a ring out. Any excessive force will be stopped by either Cementoss or myself, do you understand?" The two nooded in agreement. Midoriya started intently at the young man in front of him. He was huge, more burly than August, although definitely not as fast on his feet, he would have to exploit that.

Midnight raised her baton, "Begin!" Sato charged the his opponent as soon as the match started. With a long windup he throws a right hook towards Midoriya, looking to end it in one blow, luckily, he ducks below it and Sato's momentum makes him stumble forward a bit which gives Midoriya an idea.

For about a minute or two, the fight consisted of Sato throwing punches and Midoriya weaving and dodging the blows, all until Sato landed a shoulder bash into him and he slid to the edge of arena, an inch away from ring out. Sato took the opportunity and lunched towards the boy, looking to shove him out of bounds.

Using All Might's training he quickly recovered and ducked under the tackle, while Sato was above him he grabbed him by the uniform and threw him out of bounds, using his own momentum.

"Midoriya wins by Ring out finish!" Yells Midnight, the crowd cheers in the clever showing by the green haired boy, seemingly not even needing to use his quirk!

"He overestimated his size difference" sighed out Shoji, "Midoriya played around it well."

August sat quietly, arms crossed looking at the now empty arena, waiting for Todoroki and Sero to appear. He hadn't been able to gauge Midoriya very well. He knew he was smart, this sports festival definetly displayed his craftiness, but from what he could tell, he hadn't used his quirk, which bothered August. He'd have to wait and see.

Next up, Sero and Todoroki walked up on opposite sides of the arena. Kirishima leaned over the rail on the edge over the bleachers to cheer for his friend. "CMON SERO YOU GOT THIS" The other students laughed at the enthusiastic display, but they all knew that Sero could use all the help he could get, they weren't sure what he could do to beat Todoroki, he was just too strong.

"Begin!"

"I don't know how I can win, but I don't really wanna lose either!" Sero shoots tape out of his elbows and wraps it around Todoroki, trying to pull him out of the ring before he could even launch an attack. He was almost able to do so but with a stomp, the icy boy created a wall of ice to stop him from falling out.

He broke out for the tape and with a swipe up of his arm, a colossal mountain of ice came up from the ground, encasing Sero and going so high that the icy spikes were even visible to the hero's on patrol outside. Everyone, from the students, to the audience, and even the announcers were speachless at the display.

"A LITTLE OVERKILL DONT YOU THINK??"

"Sero, are you able to continue?" Asked Midnight.

Sero, frozen solid, gave her a 'Tf you think' look and that was enough for her, declaring Todoroki the winner. He walked over and used his flame to defrost the frozen boy. "Sorry for going overboard, I got angry." He said regretfully.

August whistled in astonishment, "Goddamn I didn't know Todoroki was packing all of that"

"Ayo pause on that tho" laughed out Kirishima.

Ignoring the sus joke, August stayed pondering about what he just saw, he knew from talking to others that Todoroki was crazy strong, but to do that in one swipe? Now that got him excited, the prospect of going againts him was amazing.

August heard a voice he was unfamiliar with, "It sucks that there isn't much class 1-B rep in the final event but the outcome will be all the same, Ibara will take our dreams and get us over the finish line, over you scummy class 1-A losers HAHAHAAHAHHA" A blonde kid with the most punchable face came over the wall just to talk shit, luckily a giant first came down on his head and knocked him out, a cute orange haired girl sheepishly peered over the wall.

"Hehe... Sorry about Monoma, he gets a little intense at times, I'm Kendo, class 1-B's representative." She apologizes once more and takes the annoying kid back to their side.

Denki and Ibara walk out on opposite sides, the crowd loud and ready for an exciting match. While Ibara was complaining to present mic about being called an assassin, Kaminari was just worried, he had no idea how he was going to win this. Ibara was on his team during the Calvary battle and had shown that her vines could nullify his electricity, that was literally all he could do!

"Begin!" And with Midnight's word, the match starts.

"Fuck it im just gonna close the distance" he yells before sprinting at the vine haired girl, who seems unimpressed.

"Such vulgar language, oh well..." Clasping her hands together in a prayers form, her hair burrows into the ground and longer vines burst up around Kaminari. He tries dodging them but there were just too many and he was quickly tied up and placed out of bounds.

"Ibara wins by ring out finish!" Declares Midnight.

"So not cool..." Sulks Kaminari.

"Wow he really got destroyed didn't he." Said Sero.

"Well, he did the manly thing to do and tried his best" rebuttled Kirishima.

"Still lost pretty badly tho" chuckled out August. They couldn't really argue with that. He made a mental note to ask for the girls number later, what can he say, strength is hot.

While they waited for Iida and Mei to be ready, Mina walked up behind August and asked, "Hey Auggie, wanna walk me to the waiting area?" How could he say no to that hypnotizing smile she always gives him.

"Sounds good Mina, let's go" He was a bit bummed to not be able to see the speedy boy fight but he was happy to spend time with the pink girl.

They walked closely side by side in silence, August was way too nervous and had no idea what to say, using all of his willpower to push down the blush attempting to creep on to his face.

Trying to break the silence, August said, "S-so uh, any plans to take down Jirou?" Even if to just break the ice, he really was interested in what she had to say, anything combat related was really interesting to him.

"Oh yeah! Mostly just to get all up in her face and them BAM!" She throws a couple ghost punches in the air cause August to let out a chuckle.

"Not bad not bad, make sure to be wary of getting caught by her jack's, if she ties you up it's probably over." He reminds

"Trueee, thanks for the advice Auggie!" She thanks him.

She ponders something for a second, "Hmmm, how about... If I win then You have to take me out to eat after our internship" she says with a wink, finger on her lip with a cheeky smile.

"Y-You have yourself a deal" he replied, flustered at the idea and of the boldness coming from the girl. It was a good thing they stayed chatting instead of watching the fight, Mei from the support class practically held Iida captive and spent 10 minutes explaining what each of her inventions did, Boringgggg.

Now it was Minas turn, she got up and quickly hugged August. "G-Goodluck Mina."

Wordlessly she winks back at him and walks off to face her battle, his eyes glued on her back side as it sways side to side hypnotically. As she leaves his eye sights, he shakes his head andc gives himself a couple light slaps in on the cheeks. His battle was next so he was already in the right place. He wished he could watch Minas match but he'd have to ask how it went later.

A couple minutes later he gets the notification that he's up, he takes a deep breath and gives himself a quick prayer. Content with his pregame rituals he walks out the tunnel into the arena, the loud roar of the audience greets him as he reaches the large platform. Kirishima stood on the other end.

August tuned out the crowd, the announcers, and distractions around him, focus was of upmost importance with parts of his quirk and he really didn't need to hear Present Mic give the two students introductions.

Midnight sensei caught their attention, "Are the two of you ready?" They nod in reply. Midnight lifts up her baton in the air, "Let the fight in between Kirishima and Masayoshi begin!"

August gets into a fluid boxing stance, slowly closing the distance in-between the two boys. "So you can take alot of hits right?" He yells over to his red haired friend, a taunting smile on his face.

"You bet! That and THEN SOME!" Kirishima hardened his upper body and charged towards August, determined to land a hit. He started throwing punches, displaying his boxing fundamentals with jabs and hooks, but August was too fast and blocked or dodged every one of them.

Despite his best efforts, Kirishima couldn't seem to make any progress. Desperate to land a hit, he became more frantic in his movements. Kirishima threw a wild hook towards August's head, but the taller boy side-stepped it, grabbed Kirishima's arm, and went on the offensive.

As Kirishima stumbled, he hardened his whole body in a panic, knowing he was in a defenseless position. August landed a clean punch to his back, making him slam onto the cement and cracking it from the force.

Kirishima gritted his teeth and withstood the pain as August's arms glowed with a red aura. Suddenly, August kicked Kirishima up and hit him with a combo that resembled the one Naruto used against Sasuke - a flurry of punches ending with a heavy uppercut that sent the hardened boy flying.

Kirishima could only so much to tank the blows, but even with his quirk, the hits hurt like a motherfucker. He had never fought againts someone who hit so hard! He didn't know how much longer he could keep hardening for. Luckily for him August was looking to finish it quickly.

He launched Kirishima into the air, shooting up from the ground in pursuit. The crowd watched in awe as they soared up four stories high, leaving a streak of bright crimson behind them. Kirishima crossed his hardened arms in front of him, bracing for an attack.

Above him, August flipped into a devastating axe kick that sent Kirishima rocketing back down to earth with a CRUNCH. He landed outside the ring, lying still in a small crater in the earth, unconscious, his quirk deactivated. August swiftly landed with a small thud, standing up and crossing his arms, the crowd erupting in cheers at what they just saw.

Midnight was stunned at what she had just seen from the boy. He had showed promise in the other rounds but in this fight he really just excelled! It was so...sexy to her. The way his muscles looked through his uniform, the sweat glistening in the sun...'pull yourself together Nemuri, focus!" She shook off the pervy thoughts and announced the results "The winner of this bout is Masayoshi by ring out finish!"

August walked over to where Kirishima layed as he came to. "I'm sorry man I think I went a little over board." He said sheepishly.

Kirishima laughed at his worried friend, "Don't worry dude, I'm made to take hits, having someone as strong as you will only help me improve! He exclaims, pumping his fists in the air, wincing at the harsh movement, "Although I think you definetly sprained my arms. You move way too fast for someone so damn big". They laugh together as some medical robots came and took him to Recovery girl.

August rubbed his hands, revealing some cuts and alot of scratches along his hands and forearms. He might as well go to recovery girl so he can be on his A-game for the next round

The audience was buzzing with talk about the results of the match. They had underestimated his skills and the showcase he just put on was really something.

At the very top of the south side bleachers sat a couple VIP pro heroes, more notably Ryuku the dragon hero and Mirko the rabbit hero.

"Goddamn...I like that kids style" says Mirko.

"Yeah he's good, but hey, aren't you supposed to be on security duty?" Replied Ryuku with a sweat drop.

"Yeah but I skipped that shit HAHA" she laughed out. She had gotten bored of just being on patrol and watching through the TV, Mirko much rather just sit here in the VIP section with her best friend. Ryuku laughed at her friend's antics, there was really never a dull moment around her.

"This Masayoshi guy has potential" she says as her red eyes stay trained on him as he walks back inside the stadium.

After leaving the infirmary with Kirishima, both fully healed up, they rushed to get to their section to not miss any action. August for one didn't want to miss Momo's fight, he was sure she could win.

When they reached their area August looked at the battle arena and saw Bakugo and Uraraka walking up, realising he missed Momo's fight. He looked around where his class was sitting and saw the raven-haired girl sitting relatively secluded from the rest of the group, seemingly sulking on her own. August's face dropped when he realized what that probably meant. He said bye to Kirishima, walked over to Momo and plopped onto the seat next to her.

"Hey momo, sorry I missed your fight, I had to get recovery girl to take care of some stuff hehe" he laughed out awkwardly.

Yaomomo looked up at August with a weak smile, "N-no don't worry, you didn't miss much anyway..."

"What do you mean? How did the fight go?"

"Terrible August, I lost in 30 seconds, I didn't even get to do anything..." She said with a disappointed tone. She was so upset with herself from her performance, Tokayami had bested her fair and square, but she didn't think she would lose so badly.

August sat there in silence, not knowing what to say. He had never had to console anyone in his life before, talking to someone about feelings was alien to him. He faced the arena and just sat there with Momo, keeping her company. A few moments later, she wordlessly placed her head lightly on his shoulder. They sat in silence as the matches went on.

For august, the next couple fights blew by. Uraraka did what she can againts Bakugo but everything she threw at him didn't work, her last attempt was pretty decent if you ask him but even that wasn't enough. He'd definitely have his hands full trying to beat him next round.

Midoriya againts Todoroki was crazy fun to watch. Greenie finally used his quirk and the shockwaves from just a flick of his fingers was crazy! Not even August could generate that much force, Todorokis big ice glaciers wouldn't hold, although he did seemingly break his fingers each time which was weird. Midoriya was actually able to get Todoroki to use his fire for one last move in the end, which was stopped by Cementoss, ultimately Shoto won and moved on. August noted that the look on Todoroki's face looked like Midoriya hadn't been able to fully break through his mental blockage for his fire side. (A/N: This fight played out almost the same as the anime, except the final move Todoroki used was different, and his breakthrough was more surface level with Midoriya.)

The next one was pretty quick, Iida was too fast for Ibara's vines and simply pushed her offstage before she could do anything. Shes strong but she had a really bad matchup againts everyone else left in the tournament, so it was fair.

August stoically walked down the tunnel leading to the stage, his next opponent was Mina. Although, his mind wasn't on this fight, but on his next one againts Bakugo. I mean he still had to fight Tokayami but he didn't see Bakugo losing that fight so yeah.

He reached the arena and say his pretty pink friend smiling back at him. "I'm not gonna go easy on ya' Auggie!"

"You better not Mina" he smiles back.

"Let the match begin!" Exclaimed Midnight.

Mina slid across the cement floor like it was ice towards August. She tried to make him slip cause of her acid but his reflexes were too good. He dodged her attempt and then swept her legs, causing her to fall over. She braced herself for impact againts the ground but it never came. August had caught her inches away from the floor and then he simply just tossed her out of bounds.

"Masayoshi is the winner by ring out finish!" Proclaims Midnight sensei. August hops over to where Mina lays, rubbing her butt.

"Ouch, you big meanie" she stuck her tounge out at him playfully and grumbled.

"How about I make it up to you with ice cream after school, my treat" he says stretching out his hand to help her get up.

She perked up immediately at the sound of going out for dessert, she loveddd sweets, "Really?? You have yourself a deal!" She grabbed his hand and let him pull her up. They walked back up to the bleachers together, laughing about the quick match that just took place.

Back up at the announcers booth, Aizawa sat silently as Mic gave his thoughts about the fight to the audience. Those brats have really come a long way. He's seen alot of growth from his students and he was somewhat proud, somewhat. August especially was surprising him, he'd have to see how he fares up againts the stronger students in the class that are left in the bracket. Time will tell.

By the time Mina and August reached the top, Bakugo was already on top of Tokayami with his beak in his hand, making him concede.

"Damn it just finished, what I miss Kiri?" August called out to his red-haired friend.

"Oh Masayoshi, nah Dark shadow just couldn't take Bakugos explosions."

Midoriya chimes in, "Dark shadow can't handle the light emitted from Kachans explosions, that same weakness is what made him vulnerable to Kaminari's light..." And he continues to quietly murmur to himself about dark shadow, causing the class to sweat drop. It was especially silly cause of all the bandages covering his body from the battle, he should be resting but he insisted on watching the rest, classic Midoriya.

August got up and with a smile at Momo, he quietly left to get ready for his fight with Bakugo. As soon as he left Todoroki and Iida arrived to the arena. And the match begun, Iida was able to use his speed to barely dodge Todorokis initial glacier of ice. He jumped and slid past a few other blasts of ice and when he activated his recipro burst he landed a mean kick to Shoto's side.

With Todoroki off the ground, Iida grabbed him by his jacket and sprinted towards the out of bounds line, probably thinking that this was his only chance to take the win over the gifted boy.

It was a good plan, he even almost won, almost. Iida stumbled, confused on his sudden loss in speed. He was horrified look down and see his mufflers covered in ice. "Todoroki, y-you froze my mufflers" he said.

"Because of all my big attacks people forget that all I need is a light amount of contact to generate my ice" he said coldly, a small layer of ice creeping up his arm, "like this!" He grabs Iida's side and in a second, half of his body is frozen solid to the ground.

"Student Iida, can you continue?" Called out Midnight.

The blue haired boy struggles a bit in his icy confinement, but stops and hangs his head in defeat, "I-I concede". Todoroki smirks and thaws the ice around Iida's body.

"Todoroki is the winner, moving on to the final round of the tournament!" Announces Midnight. The loud reception of the crowd slightly inflating the boy's ego, he didn't need his father's stupid fire quirk he thought. He could do this all on his own. He alone would prove he was the best.

In the waiting room, August stood leaning against the wall, a stoic look on his face. He had come too far, he couldn't back down now, he had to show them who was on top. He got the green light and begun to walk out onto the arena. The light blinding and the crowd deafening, it hurt his head a bit but it was fine. He looked up and locked eyes with his mom, she gave him a reassuring smile that eased his nerves.

Bakugo walked on to the concrete platform with a wicked grin on his face, his arms outstretched crackling with mini explosions. "I hope you're ready for the beating of a lifetime new kid!" he yells out at August.

The stadium roared with excitement as Bakugo, known for his explosive temper and powerful Quirk, stepped into the arena. The tension in the air was palpable as they locked eyes. "We'll see about that bitch"

The announcer's voice echoed through the stadium, "Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for an electrifying battle between the explosive Bakugo and the enigmatic August! On your marks, get set, BEGIN!"

Without wasting a moment, Bakugo ignited his palms, creating a fiery explosion that propelled him forward. He aimed to finish this fight quickly, as he always did. August, however, remained calm. His red energy aura flickered to life, enveloping his body like a protective shield.

Bakugo unleashed a barrage of explosive blasts, sending shockwaves through the arena. But August gracefully dodged, his enhanced reflexes allowing him to move with incredible speed. He countered with a swift punch, charged with his red energy, but Bakugo blocked it with an explosion-laden forearm.

The crowd watched in awe as the two clashed, their Quirks and determination on full display. Bakugo's explosions clashed with August's enhanced hits, the shockwaves and bright lights echoing throughout the stadium. August's red aura pulsated, tanking the blunt of Bakugo's explosions and strengthening his own blows.

Bakugo's strikes became more frantic as August seemed to be tanking the force made from his explosions. He dodged a glowing red hook to his head and roared out, "DIE!!!" using the opening to palm August's face and let out a full force explosion. The crowd gasped at the brutality used by the blonde boy. Midnight glared at him, ready to disqualify if August wasn't okay.

The cloud of smoke cleared and August has high in the air, launched upwards by the explosion. He was relatively unscathed, a couple small burn marks along his face and neck but he was fine, his quirk took the blunt of the blast. He let out a small boom of energy from his back and shot down back onto the arena. "Fuck new kid I knew you'd tank that but goddamn" laughed out Bakugo, a wild smirk plastered on his face.

"Gonna need more than that boom boom boy" replied August. He hadn't said it out loud but that hurt like hell, he was able to use a good chunk of his energy to put up a barrier on this upper half but that took a toll on him. Midnight seeing that August was okay, warned Bakugo on the excessive brutality and flagged that they could continue. Their hands crackled with their respective quirks and they again launched themselves at eachother.

As the battle raged on, August's energy Quirk began to take its toll on Bakugo. The pushback of the explosions drained his stamina, but since his explosions grew stronger the more tired he got, August also seemed to be slowing down from trying to block them all, steam radiating from his person. Bakugo knew he had to end this quickly. "RAHHH FUCK THIS!!!"

With a deafening explosion that shook the stadium, Bakugo propelled himself high into the air. August looked up, surprised, but before he could react, Bakugo unleashed his ultimate move. He plummeted toward August like a meteor, fists charged with his explosive power, like a tornado of destruction. "HOWITZER IMPACT!!"

"SHIT!" August focused all of his remaining energy into a final, desperate counter attack. His red aura flared to its maximum intensity, forming a blazing fist 10 times the size of his normal one. "FIST OF JUSTICE!!" Time seemed to slow as the two ultimate moves came closer to impact. The impact was colossal, causing a shockwave that had people grabbing onto their seats in fear of flying off.

When the dust settled, both combatants lay on the ground, exhausted but still conscious. Bakugo go tried to get up, but wavered, before collapsing unconscious. The stadium fell silent for a moment before erupting into cheers for the incredible battle they had just witnessed. "Masayoshi August is victorious by knock out finish!"

August flopped onto the floor, sighing in exasperation, completely exhausted from the battle, the steam coming off his body supporting that. He hadn't fought that hard in, ever really. August hated to admit it but Bakugo was a hell of a fighter.

Sofia looked down at her son, her smile radiating pride. That was her son out there. Small Might gazed in astonishment, "Wow Sofia, your son is incredible, he really does have the making of a strong hero."

"I'm offended you're only seeing this now" she says half-jokingly. The slim man chuckles and excuses himself to take a call. 'I'll have to take him out to for dinner tonight, he's really impressed me' thought the mother, happily content with her son's performance up until now, and excited for the final round.

On the other side of the arena, Momo walked in silence towards the Infirmary to see August, along side Mina. Although, that part wasn't in the original plan. Back when August had just been declared the winner, the stadium erupted in cheers, praise, and applause. Momo could hear none of it. To her, all she could see was the exhausted boy basking in his victory. She needed to see him and congratulate him herself.

She got up to catch him at the infirmary, since she knew he'd be there to prepare for the final round. As she got up, Mina got up at the same time, she thought nothing of it at the time but as they both left and started walking in the same direction, she realized where she was headed. And that leaves us where they are now.

To break the silence, Momo asks, "Are you going to see August too Ashido?" The pink haired girl nods her head and smiles.

"You bet! I didn't realize you were going too hehe. After how amazing he was against that big bully Bakugo, I knew I had to give congrats myself!" She said with a grin. Momo giggled at how similar their intentions were as they continued on their path.

August sat on the infirmary bed after Recovery girl smooched away his burn marks. August didn't know how but her heal had reset his overheat meter to a normal, more stable, level. He praised the lord for that cause he knew damn well he would need it against Todoroki.

The tired boy set down a keg full of water downing it all when he heard a high pitched squeal as a pair of pink arms threw themselves around his neck. "Auggieeeeeeee!!!" Yelled out a happy Mina.

"Whoa Mina! What are you doing here?" Chuckled out August, red in the face from the sudden close contact, then he noticed that Momo was standing at the door, she flashed a small smile at him when she noticed him looking. "Woah you too Momo? What's up guys?"

"Ashido and I just wanted to congratulate you on such an amazing fight" Momo said with a smile, walking over to the two and sitting besides them on the bed.

"Yup! You were such a badass out there" she said with a wink, giving August a chuckle. The already red boy got even more red because of the close proximity to two beautiful women, they both found this really cute.

"T-Thanks guys, I took a couple more hits than I wanted but winning is winning. What I'm really nervous for is the fight against Todoroki. I feel like his fire is gonna make me overheat a lot quicker than normal." He ponders.

"Pfft, you think he'd actually use it?" Retorts Mina.

"You don't think he would?"

Momo cuts in, "When I stood up to walk over here, I overhead him muttering to himself about it. Although he used it against Midoriya, it seems like he really has a deep rooted hatred for that side of his quirk, it's doubtful he activates it again."

That should've reassured his worries, but August felt troubled. The idea that the supposed strongest guy in the class not fighting him with his full potential? Now that bothered him, before he could think more on the subject, an event organizer came in and told him it was time to get ready.

Mina pouted as she let go of Auggie and both girls got up. "Good luck out there Auggie!" Said the pink haired girl as she walked out.

Before August could say anything, Momo wrapped her arms around the taller boy in a tight hug, "Be careful out there.." whispered a worried Momo. They stood there hugging in silence before the blushing girl left without another word.

August felt all the confidence in the world, two beautiful women that knew he could win. He felt on top of the world. He walked in silence towards the arena entrance, a million ideas racing through his mind, but only one thing really mattered... Winning.

"WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY! CMON LET ME HEAR YAH!" Exclaimed Present Mic over the intercom. The crowd, filled of heroes and civilians alike, erupted into loud screams and cheers. "ALRIGHTTTT. Our final event is about to start people! A winner takes all battle in between Shoto Todoroki, son of our own #2 hero ENDEAVOR" Cheers sprang through the Audience at the mention of one of the biggest heroes of the country, Endeavor just stood there with a fiery look on his face.

"And a new student from America, who has surprised US ALL... August Masayoshi!"

The two students walked onto the field with conviction in their eyes, flames sprouting from the entrances to the arena. Midnight Sensei addressed the two, "Alright boys, you know the rules, I want a good clean fight and don't make Cementoss or myself step in."

Both boys nodded without ever breaking eye contact. Todoroki closed his eyes and smiled, "You've impressed me Masayoshi, you're strong definitely, but it still won't be any match for me."

He smirked cockily.

August chuckled, "We'll see about that Todoroki. Try not to let your daddy issues get in the way." He taunted. Shoto glared and, without saying a word, got into a fighting stance.

"Ready? BEGIN!" Declared Midnight. Before August could do anything Shoto jumped forward and swiped up his arm. A tsunami of ice, similar to the one he used against Sero, came rushing towards him. August's yelled out as his whole body flashed with a red glow before being completely encapsulated by the ice.

The ice grew and grew until it was even taller then the stadium. It glistened in the sun, standing tall, as the crowd was silent and stunned once again at the display of power. Before anyone could say anything, a vibrant red light emanated from the ice, and it began to quickly melt from the bottom. The arena is enveloped in a dazzling light show caused by August's energy refracting of Todorkis ice, oos and ahhs could be heard through the spectators.

Just in a couple seconds, the glacier was reduced to chunks of ice falling down into the grass besides the arena, August stands tall, veins visible and glowing red. He had begun to release his energy right as Todoroki tried to freeze him, and the sheer heat eminating from him made it so the structure couldn't hold itself up for too long.

"Gonna have to try harder than that Frosty. RRAAHH!" August lunges forward at blinding speeds towards Shoto, who made dozens of walls off ice in between the two. August crashed into them and easily made them shatter one by one until eventually his momentum was stopped by the last one.

His arm glowed bright as he slammed his fist onto the thick sheet of ice, cracking it heavily. He repeatedly punched the wall keeping him from attacking his opponent directly. Todoroki did his best to constantly reinforce the wall but he was just too strong. "BLOCK THIS!" Masayoshi pulled back, and then SMASHED his head through the wall, instantly shattering it.

Time seemed to freeze in the moment, ice flying through the air, a stunned Todoroki, and an enraged August, his eyes glowing crimson, and his claw of a hand reaching out for Todoroki. His empowered hand swiped at his uniform an easily tore off a portion as if swiping through butter, before he could fully grab Todoroki, a plume of flame shot out from Shoto's arm and enveloped him. Making him fly back and skid across the cement before he did a backflip and land on his feet.

Todoroki stood in place, a look of horror on his face, he hadn't even intended to use his father's flame, his body just reacted. He looked at his hand, it was shaking, his body was still covered in frostbite from him using his white side so much to try stop August from getting to him.

"Fuck man stop looking like you just kicked a puppy or something. Stop being a pussy man, it's your fucking quirk, not your dads." Yelled Masayoshi.

"Shut up! You wouldn't even come CLOSE to understanding what I've been through because of this quirk, I've already decided that I will surpass him with solely my ice side."

"Stop being so Stupid.. How are you supposed to become the best hero if you're only using half of your power huh? Think of all the people that can die just because you refuse to use your flames. That's not how a hero thinks, and if you keep on holding yourself back, for the sake of others, you shouldn't even be a hero at all."

Todoroki stood shocked, nobody had ever talked to him like that. Would he really be hurting people by not using his full potential? But how could he ever use his fathers power, he could never...

"Motherfucker it's YOUR POWER, USE IT." He said getting angrier and angrier by the moment. His eyes flashed brighter as he got more mad.

"You... Midoriya... Bakugo... you all just want to push me to use it huh.." his eyes downcast and covered by his hair. He began to just laugh, not a haha laugh but a maniacal laugh. "Fine then.. if you want it so bad then I WILL!"

Flames erupted out his red side, in tandem with free flowing ice coming from his white side. August smiled wildly at the display, this is the fight he's been looking for since he got here. He smiled and POWERED UP!! Crimson waves of his quirk flowed out of his arms and back, blazing a bright red. The arena was slip into two, Todoroki's fire and August's energy. The battle was only just about to start.

Todoroki raised his arm and a torrent of flames shoots out. August quickly raises two glowing hands and a thin translucent bubble encased him. The flames clashed against the shield and split to the sides, making cementoss quickly out up a wall to shield those in the front row.

August dispersed the shield and shot off after Shoto. To avoid contact, Todoroki stomped his feet and used his ice too slide just out of his grasps, using his momentum, he turned around and sends a giant a wave of ice. August skids to a stop and enforces his arms, "JUSTICE BARRAGE"

The dark skinned boy lets out a flurry off power boosted punches, his arms were moving so fast that the normal citizens couldn't even see them, they could only see red blurs and the incoming ice shattering. With a roar and a a big windup, August threw out an extra enhanced fist shooting a shockwave that destroyed all the incoming ice and made Shoto create an ice wall to avoid flying out.

Both men stood on opposite sides of the arena, broken chunks of ice and concrete surrounded them, each of them breathing heavily from all the fighting. August had a couple burns amongst his arm, and scratches all over his body. Todoroki had a couple bruises under his clothing from a couple hits August grazed him with. That last shockwave had his arms beaten up from trying to block pieces of debris flying at him.

"Fuck you're strong Todoroki... how's about we end this" said Augusto, his eyes flashing red, energy emanating from them.

"So be it.. I will not be holding back." And in an instant, both of the students began charging up their ultimate attack. Shoto heats up the air and melts all the ice in preparation for a giant flame attack. The fire coming off him resembled a fighter jet, burning everything away.

"RAHHHH" The tall boy began yelling and charging up the rest of his quirk, he was putting everything he had into this. Every vein was visibly channeling his signature red energy through it, his entire body was glowing a red hot blaze. The debris around him began floating in the air from the sheer pressure of his power.

The crowd was blinded by the shining light emanating from the two students. Sofia, sitting in her booth at the top of the arena, stood up close to the window with a worried look on her face. She had an idea about what her son was planning on doing, but she had no idea he could even control it yet. She clutched her hands against her chest and prayed, prayed that everything would turn out okay.

In an instant, all the power he was channeling concentrated into his eyes, and with a BOOM, a huge scorching red laser blasted out of his eyes. In tandem, Todoroki released his ultimate flame attack, any ice or loose concrete was instantly vaporized when in contact with either beam.

Cemntoss's eyes widened and he quickly put up 10 thick walls to try and stop the bois from killing each other. The attacks collided head on with the walls and then each other, the impact sent an enormous shockwave through the arena and completely vaporized the defense cementoss put up.

The audience held their breaths, smoke covered the area so they couldn't see who won. Sofia, Momo, Mina, even Jirou, looked on in worry, hoping August would be okay.

The smoke began to clear and everyone say an unconscious shirtless Todoroki, laying in between chunks of ice, out of bounds. August stood on his knees, his shirt incinerated, and blood pouring freely from his eyes, but still conscious.

"AUGUST MASAYOSHI IS WINNER!" Declared midnight. The crowd exploded into yells and cheers, all for the foreign new kid, who by sheer power, he alone stood at the top of the chain. It was deafening, too deafening, especially after exerting himself more than he had ever done in his life, the noise was too much for him, he couldn't take it anymore. His eyes, still leaking blood, looked foggy, he swore he could see midnight sensei running over to him, her mouth moved but no sound came out. Then everything went black.

Holy shittt, this took way long to finish. I don't really have an excuse lol. Although I did start college and I was working hella but 6 months is crazy. I hope the length compensates for the wait! This is my first time writing fights so any feedback is welcome! Hopefully I was able to showcase how strong August was in this chapter, since I feel like I didn't in the other ones lol. Hopefully I get inspired and the wait for the next one isn't too long. Enjoy guys!