"The only way to win is to take the fight to them!" Midoriya leaped from the boat, turning in the air as he held his right forearm with his left hand. "GO TO HELL!" he shouted at the top of his lungs. power condensed in his fingers before releasing it in a massive blast. "DELAWARE SMASH!" The attack created a surge of water drawing the villains in. "Mineta, throw your balls in the water!"

Tsuyu grabbed Celest and Mineta as she leaped from the ship. Minetas balls trapping the villains in a floating mass.

"By Tyr's gauntlet!" Celest shouted. She had never seen such strength before. Soon, they reached the shallow end of the pool with Midoriya. "Your hand..." She said, taking the boys hand in hers. "Let me..." A blue glow emenated from her fingers.

"Whoa, it's... fine." He said as the glow faded his hand perfectly healed. "How did you..."

"I told you I'm a Paladin. Healing is one aspect of my oath."

CHAPTER 2

SEARING SMITE

Celest removed her hands from Midoriya. "What are you?" He asked."I'm a Tiefling. A race of people from infernal bloodlines." She explains. "I'm not exactly fully human as you would understand it.""So you're a demon?" Mineta asked.

"Well, Teiflings are descended from a devil, not demons, but I'm assuming that demon, devil, there's not really a clear difference here it seems."

"What makes you say that?" Tsuyu asked.

"You three haven't treated me like I'm a subhuman, or used the common slurs, foul blood, devil kin, anything to do with the horns. But I see something that's much more important to be dealt with." Celest said as rhey reac the edge of the pool watching as Eraser Head fought the villains.Celest pushed herself up out of the water as Aizawa engaged the hand man Shigaraki in battle, driving his elbow up into the villains gut.

But Shigaraki caught it, closing his fingers around the limb of the pro hero. Celest watched as the cloth skin and muscle crumbled away. "He's... " Celest couldn't describe the effect. Horrific.

Aizawa pushed Shigaraki away as more villains rushed him. "You see, Eraser Head... as cool as you are... your no match for the final boss." A shadow loomed over the teacher. Large, muscular, and beaked. Exposed brain throbbing. Ebony black skin. Celest ran forwards, watching as the beast grabbed him. The sickening snap of bone, slamming Eraser Head's face into the cement. "The Anti Symbol off Peace! The Bio Engineered Nomu!"

Celest reached over her shoulder, her hand closing around the hilt of her blade. Lunging over Shigaraki, "Raaagh!" Fury etched her face as she brought the blade down with all her might. a flaming arc filled the air as the blade cut through flesh, slashing the hand that crushed Eraser heads arm clean off, leaving a seared stump. Slamming her her right foot down, she spun with the swing, turning fully around she raised the blade edge to her chin as her left foot drove into the paving stones placing her between Nomu and Aizawa. "Thou shalt burn in holy FIRE! FLAMES OF THE HEAVEN GIVE ME THE STRENGTH THE SMITE MY FOE!" Golden flame engulfed the blade as she threw her whole body she thrust the blade deep into the creature chest. Where the heart would be.

The magic blade sunk to the hilt, and the burning tip exploded out the back in a torrent of blood flames and viscera.

One second passed as all remained still. Blood rolling down the hand of the weapon.

Two seconds passed as Celest could hear her heart pounding in her chest.

Three seconds passed. The norm seemed to sag as it let out its breath.

Four seconds.

Five seconds.

Six seconds. The creatures fingers twitched before snapping forward in a fist. Punching Celest in the chest and sending her flying back. She hit the ground as her blade was sent skipping along the stone floor. She curlded in a ball, coughing up blood. Eyes wide, unable to breathe as Nomu approached her. With one hand, she tried to crawl away. Dragging her body along the ground. She spat up blood as she felt something in her.

Fear.

But not her own fear.

Something squirmed just behind her eye. Her mind expanded. The Ship. The Mindflayers that had captured her. The Tadpole.

She closed her eyes. Face contored in pain and concentration. Lifting her hand, she could feel the tendrils snaking around her arm. A lifeline for survival... Reaching out, she cast her voice out. A psyonic cry for one thing. "Help!"

The blast knocked back Nomu. The villains bent over in pain as the message hit them like a hammer. But students... this bolstered them. Washed away doubt, fear. Hesitation.Midoriya Tsuyu and Mineta launched them Selves out of the water. Midoriya engulfed his arm in the power of his quirk, Eyes clear with purpose. As Nomu reached for the Paladin, Midoriya's fist impacted its beaked face. Bones shattered, and veins ruptured. But Midoriya didn't cry out in pain.

Nomu realed back jaw shattered as blood flowed from the regenerating backed maw. Izuku planted his feet and twisted. The charge of One for All flowing from one arm to the other as Tsuyu and Mineta grabbed Celest and ran.

Izuku stood before the beast, and he lashed out, full force. Straight into the creatures scorched chest. A ripple ran through the Creatures body.

"Fools, Nomu's quirks regeneration and shock absorption." Shigaraki mocked.

Nomu raised his fists, now fully healed above his head when a Lance of ice struck the beast, spearing it through the chest. "Then we just need to immobilize it." Todoroki said as he stood next to Midoriya.

The white and red-haired student held no emotion on his face. "I heard someone call for help." He said calmly.

Behind the Nomu, Aizawa stood to his feet as blood dripped down his arms and face. "Alright... let's see what you can do..." His eyes glowed red as he rushed Shigaraki driving he knee up into the young villains' chin.

Over by the doors, Kurogiri was overwhelmed. Thirteen was holding her ground. Not giving the Villain an opening as the Students attacked from all sides. Allowing Iida to get past and wrench the doors open to get help.But just as he did so a large figure landed at the doors. A stretched suit over a massive form.

All Might, a look of determination etched across his features. "I heard it, the call for help... vile villains I'll show you Justice!"

Bit of a shorter chapter. Let me know what you think