Hello! I'm kinda having doubts on this chapter so I hope it delivers on this on, had to rewrite this one multiple times anyways hope you enjoy.
Chapter 38
Clash! Hero vs Soldier
"Wave, be careful when you fight Deku" Run warned him as Wave was training. Wave stopped and looked at Run.
"Did you encounter him?! Are you hurt? Did he do anything to-"
"Yes Wave I'm fine, but you need to listen to me,"
Wave looked at him as he never seen Run like this, he never thought the cool and collected Run could be this worried.
"Deku is far beyond what we've heard about, he is someone that poses a threat not only to us but the entire Empire," Run warned him.
Wave looked at him as he clenched his fist, "Even so, I have to…for Bols…for Seryu…"
Run couldn't change his mind even if he wanted to. The man sighed as he placed his hand on his shoulder, "Just be careful,"
Present
Wave watched Izuku, waiting for him to move as Izuku then got into a low stance as green electricity started to surge out of his body, dancing around him. Then in an instant he appeared in front of Wave in a matter of seconds.
Wave widened his eyes as he quickly put his arms in front of him. In that moment, Wave felt an entire mountain getting pushed onto him.
Wave was shocked as Izuku drove his fist into his arms. Launching Wave back, leaving a trail of destruction behind him.
Wave then slammed into a rock as he coughed up blood. He felt his arms shaking as he looked up to see Izuku standing there, his eyes were determined and burning with a fire he hadn't seen in anyone.
Wave stood up as he tried to shake it off.
Wave…if you do fight Deku, please come back alive okay?"
"Don't worry Kurome…"
He slammed his foot on the ground as a blue glow came out of his eyes.
"I'm going to make this guy pay!"
He dashed towards Izuku at an incredible speed. Izuku however sidestepped his punch as Wave widened his eyes as he twirled around and swung his leg for a roundhouse kick.
Izuku grabbed his leg as he lifted him off the ground and threw him. Wave summoned his spear and slammed it to the ground, preventing him from going further away from the Hero. Wave then reeled his arm back as he threw his spear with all his might towards Izuku. Making a loud boom sound as soon as he threw it.
Izuku ducked under the spear, he turned his head to face Wave but he saw a knee in front of him. Wave then kneed him in the face as Izuku recoiled back.
But the hero recovered quickly as he saw Wave going for a punch but Izuku tilted his head to the left as he dodged the punch. Izuku then grabbed his arm as he twirled him body and slammed him to the ground causing a crater to be created as soon as he slammed Wave to the ground.
Wave coughed as he felt the blow but he then rolled away as Izuku slammed his fist down where he was at, making the crater larger than before.
Wave then went in for another punch but Izuku intercepted with his own fist. As soon as they collided, a shockwave was created, spreading throughout the area.
But they didn't stop there as they started to release a barrage of punches at each other, creating after images of their punches.
Then their punches connected to each other's face as Izuku then shrugged it off as he then put more force, Wave feeling the increase of pressure. Wave was then sent back again but the soldier didn't let up as he charged at Izuku again.
The latter did the same as they both jumped in the air and decided to go for a flying kick. Both collided again as green and blue sparks started to fly out.
They pushed each other away as Izuku then had an idea in his head as black Whip started to come out of his hand as he then slammed all the tendrils into the ground.
Wave landed on the ground but all of sudden the ground started to shake. He looked as cracks started to appear around him. Wave wasn't expecting what happened next as the ground he stood on was uplifted and now he was in the air.
But Wave didn't falter as he launched off the makeshift platform as he was high in the air as he brought his right leg out and plummeted towards the platform.
"Grand Fall!"
Izuku felt Danger Sense go off as he saw Wave completely annihilated the platform and was now plummeting towards Izuku.
Izuku then used Float as he jumped up in time as Wave slammed down on the ground. Destroying the ground beneath him, creating a massive crater, rocks and debris flew all over the place as dust spreaded around the area.
Wave then got ready until he saw multiple black tendrils rushing towards him. Wave tried to dodge and deflect them away but he was then caught by two as he lifted up in the air, being pulled out of the dust cloud and into the sky once again as he saw Izuku above him with a fist ready at him.
Izuki then slammed his face down on his face. Forcing Wave to plummet down to the ground again. Wave got up as he was about to jump towards Izuku again but then Izuku plummeted down with a axe kick.
"Manchester Smash!"
Wave was quick as he dodged in time, Izuku slammed down as it caused the ground to rupture, spreading and making a shockwave that caused even the trees around them to be uprooted out of the ground and flung into the sky.
Wave was in horror as he realized the sheer power Deku had. He didn't know if he could compete with that kind of power. He waited as he watched the dust come in but something was wrong with the dust, it was purple and spreading throughout the area. Surrounding him as well, he didn't know what was going on or where this purple dust cloud came from.
He then saw a shadow zoom in the smoke, he reacted but the shadow was gone. He kept hearing noises and seeing a shadow zipping through the smoke. Izuku then launched an air force at Wave.
Wave heard something approach him behind him as he turned but was hit with an air bullet.
"Graagh!" Wave stumbled back a bit as he looked at the direction and saw the shadow gone again. Then he was hit again from behind. Wave grunted in pain as multiple air bullets were launched in every direction. All Wave could do was try to take the hits as he tried to come up with a plan.
'This guy… he can fire off concentrated air?!' Wave tried to spot in the smoke but Izuku was moving to fast in the smoke as he kept producing smoke whenever it was about to dissipate.
Wave had enough as he brought both of his arms and clasped them together.
"ENOUGH!"
Wave then slammed both of his arms down to the ground, causing the ground to rupture and the smoke to disperse. Clearing the field, Wave looked around to find the Vigilante but he wasn't anywhere to be found but some of the smoke didn't dissipate fast enough as it was now revealed he was trapped in a black cage.
He looked up to see Izuku floating above him as he had his hand out and black tendrils protruding out his left arm.
Then with all his might, Izuku pulled his left arm up as the ground started to break. Wave looked around as he saw the ground he stood on slowly being pulled out of the earth.
Izuku then pulled it out as Wave along with the patch of ground he stood on was then lifted in the air. Izuku flung it over him as he swiftly turned and then reeled his left arm back. Pulling the patch of ground towards him as the ground was falling towards him. Wave was plastered against it with the amount of force Izuku had to pull it out.
The ground was faster approaching Izuku as he then released Black Whip's hold on the ground, releasing Wave out of the black cage. The soldier saw Izuki reeling his right fist for an attack.
Wave then brought his arms up as he prepared for an attack. Izuki then punched Wave as he felt the force of it while also feeling pressure behind him because of the patch of ground that was behind him as well, which shattered in an instant as soon as Izuku punched him. Making a shockwave throughout the sky.
Wave was then pushed back up in the air because of the force of the punch. Izuku then flicked his finger behind him as he propelled towards Wave. The soldier rotated his body as he spinned up in the air as Izuku widened his eyes.
Wave then dropped an axe kick on Izuku, forcing him to plummet to the ground. Causing an explosion of dust and debris to fly out of the ground.
Wave then fell down to the floor as he landed which cracked the ground beneath. He then charged towards the dust cloud, trying not to give Izuku any breathing room at all. Wave saw green glowing eyes star back at him as the dust cloud dispersed when a giant concentrated air bullet flew out.
Wave was hit instantly as he flew back, he slammed his hand on the ground as he tried to resist the powerful concentrated air bullet. The air bullet was so strong that it left a trail of destruction, destroying the ground and trees in its way.
Wave slowly got up as he got into his fighting stance.
'This guy…'
Izuku walked out towards him, Wave widened his eyes as he saw Izuku's face. A boy no older than 16 was in front of him.
But Wave knew that this boy had seen his fair share of battles. He couldn't afford to underestimate him just because he was younger than him.
'Even though it looks like I'm a few years older than him, this kid is insanely strong. Is he even using his full strength?' Wave thought as he stared down at the hero.
'It doesn't matter, I can't let him pass me. I wasn't strong enough to protect Bols and Seryu, I won't let him hurt or take any more of my comrades!' Wave summoned his spear as he pointed at Izuku.
"I won't let you pass me, Deku! I'm going to kill you here and now!" Wave shouted.
Izuku's hair covered his eyes as the electricity around him danced around him. Then in an instant, the electricity grew bigger and the wind pressure intensified. His gauntlets glowed as the hero got into his fighting stance. This whole time he was only at 20% and now has increased the output to 40%.
"I can't let that happen, because I have to protect my friends too," Izuku stated.
Wave locked eyes with him as they both prepared for each other.
Then without a hold up, they vanished from their spots as they clashed again.
Lubbock was watching all of this unfold as he was shocked and stunned. Lubbock had seen him train with Leone and Susanoo without using his powers but seeing him actually fight with it was a whole nother experience.
Lubbock knew Izuku was strong but seeing him using all of his training and experience in a battle was shocking to him. He couldn't help but smile.
"God damn it Izuku, you're really the coolest huh,"
Wave slammed down his spear at him but Izuku rolled out of the way as he then launched a tendril at him but Wave swung his spear, deflecting it.
Izuku charged forward as he threw a left punch at Wave. The soldier responded by blocking it with his spear as he pushed back a bit.
Wave got ready to attack as well as Izuku. Wave gritted his teeth, during this whole fight, he noticed one thing. He never felt any killing intent from Izuku, even though his punches and attacks were brutal to take. He never felt the killing intent behind them.
And when he looked into his eyes, they were so full of determination and drive. He didn't understand, Wave couldn't understand why…
Why does a person like him align himself with a bunch of murders? Wave wanted to know his intentions, why did he kill Seryu? Wave vanished from his spot as he appeared right in front of Izuku.
The hero felt Danger Sense warn him as he brought his arms up, blocking a thrust attack from Wave with his Gauntlets. Pushing him back. Izuku then grabbed the spear then lifted his right leg up and swung it. Leaving a wake of destructive power, Wave got caught up in it as he was forced back.
Wave coughed as he stood up as he was now a meter away from Izuku. The soldier was now disarmed as his spear was in the grasp of the hero. Izuku jabbed the spear to the ground as he slowly approached Wave.
Wave was getting frustrated but not at the fight, how Izuku had that fire in his eyes, he didn't understand it. Why would someone so righteous, would side against a bunch of murders?
"Why…?" Wave said.
Izuku stopped as he looked at the soldier.
"Why is someone like you aligning yourself with a bunch of murders!" Wave shouted at the hero.
Izuku looked at the man in armor as he remembered Seryu asking the same question. Why?
"Because they were wronged by this Empire…"
Wave winded his eyes as gritted his teeth, "Wronged by the Empire? You realize they slaughter countless people! How many lives were taken away?! Bols… had a family to come home to! Seryu-!"
"You think I don't know that! But how many villages have suffered because of the Empire! I lost friends as well!" Izuku countered.
"I tried to save Seryu that day! But the Empire casted her aside without a second thought!" Izuku continued.
"You're wrong! There's no way that they would-"
"You weren't there!" Izuku interrupted.
Wave had enough as he charged at Izuku, "Shut up!"
Wave punched Izuku square in the face, causing Izuku to fly back but the hero flipped over as he planted his hand on the ground and stopped himself.
"I don't want to hear it from a murder like you who aligns himself with a bunch of scum!" Wave charged at him again as he threw a right hook but Izuku dodged it by tilting his head to his right and countered with his own right hook causing Wave to fly back.
Izuku didn't stop as he pressed forward and landed a flying kick towards Wave's stomach. Sending him back to a tree, causing it to break.
Wave coughed up blood as he slowly stood up. He then saw Izuku looking at him with fury.
"They aren't scum! They are far from it!"
Everyone in Night Raid held a special place in his heart. Their smiles, their happiness. They were the reason why he wanted to fight against this corrupt world. To Save their smiles, their happiness, in order for them to live freely. However they choose, that's why he fights with them.
"You know nothing about them, and what they've been through! Don't you dare call them scum!" Izuku shouted at him.
Wave then lunged forward, "They're the reason why the Empire is like this!"
Izuku intercepted as they clashed fist again as they locked eyes with each other.
"They're the reason why people fear them, fear you!" Wave shouted in his face.
"You're wrong… your Empire is the reason, they're the reason people can't smile anymore! The reason why so many lost their lives!" Izuku countered.
He parried his fist as he reeled his right arm as he delivered a gut punch at Wave. The soldier gasped for air as he had the wind knocked out of him. Wave almost blacked out because of the hit but thanks to the armor, he was still fine. Izuku's gauntlets were glowing even brighter as green energy started to envelop over the gauntlets. Wave clenched his stomach with his left as he slowly stood up straight as he looked at Izuku. Not backing down an inch.
Izuku felt strange, his emotions were all over the place. He relaxed his fists as the green energy slowly started concentrating toward his palms. "Tell me, whenever they look at you or your soldiers, how many of them smile at you?"
Wave froze as he looked at Izuku in shock. When he arrived or when he was announced as a part of the Jaegers, no one smiled at him, not a single person came up to him and smiled at him.
"I'll get those smiles back! Whatever it takes!"
In that moment Izuku's drive and emotions mixed as it all then concentrated towards his hands the green energy condensed and formed green daggers at the palm of his hands.
Without realizing Izuku gripped them as One for All mixed with this strange energy. Causing energy to burst out of Izuku, unconsciously increasing the output to 50%. Causing the ground to crack beneath him, Izuku held the daggers.
Wave saw the swirling energy around him, he thought that Izuku must've activated his trump card but how wrong he was. Izuku's gauntlet, for the longest time, recognizes Izuku as its wielder. Kitsune watched as he smiled in awe as he witnessed someone else awaken the full capability of the gauntlets.
The 2nd Teigu ever built in history, once known as the Darkness Shaper, Kage. After being drained of its power was a husk of a Teigu until Midoriya Izuku changed it, absorbing his emotions and energy, embodying his determination and drive.
The cracks on it were now patched by the energy around the gauntlets. These gauntlets were now the embodiment of what Izuku was for the Empire, Hope.
Wave watched as he then charged at Izuku. Izuku charged at him as well as Wave threw a right hook but Izuku side stepped out of it as he then swiped the daggers at his hip, Wave barely dodging in time but nicked his hip. Wave widened his eyes as it left a cut in his armor.
'He pierced Grand Chariot?!'
Without leaving an inch of recovery, Izuku punched him in the face with a 50% Smash. Sending the soldier hurling back, leaving another trail of destruction but this time, launching him into the forest that surrounded the Chapel.
Wave slammed to the ground as the area was now covered with dust clouds. Wave's armor was broken as he struggled to get up.
"What…do I…do?! He's…too strong!" Wave groaned as he looked at Izuku who was confused on how he got the daggers on him.
Wave couldn't afford to fail everyone again.
"Stand…up! Damn it!"
Wave didn't want to fail them again, he didn't want to fail Run, he didn't want to fail Kurome. He slowly lifted himself up as he grabbed the key to Grand Chariot. He looked at it as he coughed up blood.
"One more time…Grand Chariot…let me…"
He looked at Izuku as the burning flame inside him grew more, the fear of failing lit his soul on fire.
"BEAT HIM!" He shouted in determination. He slammed the key to the ground as he shouted again.
"GRAND CHARIOT!"
A dark blue beast appeared behind him as he covered Wave in its flesh. Grand Chariot fully enveloped his body again.
Without wasting a second, Wave dashed out of the forest within seconds, already upon Izuku. The hero widened his eyes in shock as Wave summoned his spear again and swung it downward at Izuku. The hero blocked it with the daggers as it created sparks. Upon impact, Wave made the ground crack beneath Izuku as the hero tried to prevent the attack from landing on him.
"HRAAAAAAH!" roared with all his might as he shattered the daggers that Izuku made with his emotions and energy. Creating a large gash down his chest.
Izuku spat out blood as he jumped back as he looked at his gauntlets, shocked at his new ability with the gauntlets.
Izuku didn't have time to figure out what the hell was going on with his Teigu right now but he concentrated, he didn't want to make sharp blades, something blunt like a hammer.
Izuku then imagines a war hammer as the gauntlets respond as it created a war hammer in an instant. Izuku looked at Wave as the soldier spun his spear and then pointed at him. Izuku knew that the spear was stronger than this energy creation weapon so he then released Black Whip and enveloped the hammer. Creating a black hammer.
"Black whip: Reinforcement!"
Izuku then charged at him with blinding speed as the hero swung upwards toward Wave. The latter blocked it but was launched into the air.
Izuku didn't let up as he followed Wave to the sky as he was above and slammed the hammer down on him. Wave plummeted down to the ground as it created another crater.
Wave then saw Izuku coming down hot with another attack as Wave jumped out of the way. Izuku slammed the hammer to the ground. The moment of impact caused the ground to rupture and create a large dust cloud, so large that you can see it out of the estate.
Wave then landed as he lunged at Izuku as he sent a flurry of thrust at Izuku. The boy tried to block it but he wasn't adept with a weapon since he only relied on hand to hand combat.
He received many cuts from Wave's attacks as the soldier swung his spear up, knocking the hammer out of Izuku's hands. Leaving the hero disarmed, but Izuku knew he wasn't going to beat Wave in a weapons battle. Wave noticed the black tendril attached to the hammer as Izuku gripped the tendril and swung his hand down.
The hammer followed his motion as it slammed down on Wave. Forcing the soldier to fall flat on the ground. Izuku then pulled the hammer back as he then kicked it, sending the hammer back at Wave. The katter got up but only to be sent flying back as the hammer hit him.
Wave slammed down his spear, forcing him not to go back any further. Izuku let go of the hammer as the weapon disintegrated. Izuku looked at Wave as he was breathing heavily and so was Izuku.
Izuku had one option left, to finish this quickly, but he didn't want to use 'that' yet. Izuku then started to squat up and down, repeating the motion over and over. Wave looked at him in confusion but then he saw red energy building up on his legs.
Wave then sprinted towards him without a second thought. Izuku then fully stopped as the red energy fully enveloped his legs as he then in a blink of an eye, Izuku punched him with blinding speed. Wave curled back as his eyes turned white as soon as he was hit.
Izuku then turned as he ran to Wave's right side as he then latched onto the ground as he pulled himself back with Black Whip being a slingshot.
"One for All 50% plus Black Whip: Elasticity plus Fajin!"
Izuku then launched forward, breaking the sound barrier. Landed a kick on Wave as the man gasped for air as the armor was slowly cracking. A red stream could be seen zooming past the field. Izuku pushed the Wave back as they then collided into a wall as the whole wall itself collapsed on impact but not just the wall, the whole building was destroyed within seconds of the force of the blow.
Izuku landed as he looked at Wave, stripped of his armor and unconscious. Izuku then felt Danger Sense go haywire as he turned to his left as he saw the strongest general in the Empire staring at him with glee and anticipation.
"You've finally come! Deku!" Esdeath shouted.
Izuku had arrived at the Chapel while destroying the entire building but also leaving a wake of destruction behind him as well.
Izuku looked behind him as he saw Night Raid standing there, as if they were ready to escape, which meant that they've accomplished their goal. Izuku locked eyes with Akame as she stared at him.
Izuku knew what the plan was already now that he defeated Wave.
Make sure Night Raid stays alive.
End
