Surprisingly, I managed to get motivated enough to make a new chapter and have it updated within the same month. On a positive note, my mother is going to be OK despite the lymphoma (Non-Hodgkin's Type B) and will make a full recovery. Anyway, I am looking forward to the next chapter I'm going to write since you'll see what will happen next. I do not own any of the characters from MHA or OP as they belong to their respective owners except for my OCs. I hope you enjoy the new chapter.
Toshi stared wide at Silver and then looked back at Recovery Girl. "You two were married!?" The number one hero shouted as he couldn't believe that his primary doctor and his on-and-off friend were a couple.
Recovery Girl smacked Toshi in the head with her syringe cane. "First, you are in the medical wing, so be quieter, you dolt. And second, yes, we were married." She said, walking past Toshi, who was nursing his bruise, to Izuku and Shoto. "As for your successor and his classmate, they should have more severe injuries, but thankfully, both must have unknowingly used Armament Haki to protect themselves. Rayleigh, did you tell either of them about Haki?"
"No, the only one I explained Haki to was Midoriya." Silver answered.
Recovery Girl is a bit surprised at this, then concludes: "Did Todoroki activate it on his own?"
Silver folded his arms as he looked at Shoto. "He most likely did. Impressive but risky, too."
Recovery Girl kissed Izuku and Shoto on the head to let her Quirk start healing them. "If there is one thing, I will say that's a positive on you being here, Rayleigh. It's that Midoriya has not broken or fractured any of his bones since you decided to train him, unlike the dolt."
"Err…I'm still in the room." Added Toshi. All three soon noticed that Izuku and Shoto were beginning to stir. Silver shoved Toshi outside to prevent Todoroki from seeing the Number One Hero's true form.
"W…w….who won…?" Asked Izuku weakly. He may have been healed and had minor injuries, but emotionally he was drained.
"Neither. Your match ended in a draw." Answered Silver.
Both were wide at the news. "So…what now?" Asked Shoto.
"First of all, both of you are physically fine; however, I will have you stay here until the festival is over." Said Recovery Girl.
Shoto and Izuku reluctantly complied. "Alright, you two can sit back and relax. I will explain more of what my plans for future classes will entail with what happened today." Said, Silver. He made his way out of the room and left them both in Recovery Girl's hands.
Both boys were quiet until Shoto decided to speak up. "Midoriya...thank you."
Izuku was shocked by that; thank you. "For what?" He asked.
"... for making me realize how foolish my vow was and reminding me of a different promise I should have kept…." Tears started to spill from Todoroki. He kept all his emotions pent up, so now was the time to release them.
Izuku was speechless by the response from Todoroki. He would never have imagined him as someone who wanted to be seen as vulnerable.
Recovery Girl, who decided to observe the duo, was happy that there were no hard feelings. However, what worries her is what's to come since she knows what Silver was planning.
She left the room, knowing both were fine, and found Silver was still outside the room. "How do you think Todoroki unlocked Haki?" She asked Silver.
Silver glanced at her before he looked away. "To be honest, the moment he decided to break his vow never to use his flames was most likely the catalyst to unlocking it. I also know you'll not be happy with what I plan to do with the heroes course since they will want to know what just happened with Midoriya and Todoroki." He knew this would be an uphill battle considering his relationship with the Youthful Heroine was strained at best.
Chiyo glared at Silver. "Toshi was already reckless when he started to train the Heroes Course. You teaching them Haki is not something everyone can handle." She stated firmly.
"That is why I want to take my time with it." Countered Silver. "You know how Haki training can be difficult, but I will do what I can for them."
Chiyo raised an eyebrow as she was still not convinced it was a good idea. "... are you sure?"
Silver remained quiet as he looked down to the ground. "Look, I, unfortunately, learned my lesson the first time. And this time, I will do it right."
While Chiyo had every reason to doubt her ex, she knew he had wanted to try to make amends for what happened last time. "You better keep good to your promise, Rayleigh." Said Chiyo before she headed back into Izuku and Shoto's room to do a quick check-up.
Silver was left to wonder in his thoughts. 'I will be damned if I made the same mistakes I did with my first student.' With that, he headed off to his seat, where an annoyed Toshi was waiting for him.
1-A's Stand
The entire class has been talking among themselves over Izuku and Todoroki's match. "I can't believe it was a double KO." Said Sero. He had to rub his eyes a few times because he didn't expect the match to generate a bright flash.
"Yeah, that was an awesome fight!" Said a smiling Mina as she bounced in her seat. She soon noticed that Bakugo had returned from the medical room. He sat down and was dead silent, which Kirishima also saw.
"Hey, Bakubro. Are you feeling alright?" Kirishima asked him.
"Fuck off, Shifty Hair." Snapped Bakugo. While he was loud, he wasn't as loud as he usually was. "I don't need you to pity me."
Kirishima had never seen Bakugo look and sound this restrained before. Did losing to Zato affect him that much?
Bakugo was stewing in his thoughts, ignoring the rest of his classmates. He wanted to prove he would be the Number One Hero and that he was the strongest in his class. But, losing to a blind student that was from Gen Ed? He looked like a complete joke in front of the world. The words from the blind student still echoed in his head.
'Sorry, I might have been holding back,'
Suppose that was him holding back; what the hell would have happened if he didn't. Bakugo felt something rare: a chill down his spine.
"It is the big finale!" Announced Mic on the speaker. "Because the epic match between Midoriya and Todoroki ended in a draw, we decided to do something different. A three-way free for all!"
The audience soon began to cheer at this reveal. "You heard that right, ladies and gents! It will be a great concussion between the top 3 competitors still in!"
In 1-A's stand, Iida perked up as he kept a straight face. Right, I'll win this for my brother.' And headed straight for the waiting room to the arena.
Zato got up and made his way to the waiting room. "Hey, Zato." Said Hitoshi looking at his best friend. "Give them a hell of a show."
The blind student smirked before leaving. "I aim to please, Hit." He could hear Hitoshi snort from his comment.
Back at 1-A's stands, Mina sunk into her seat. "Kiri, I'm gonna diiiie…"
Kirishima patted her on the back and helped her stand up. "No, you aren't. You're going to go down there and kick some ass!"
Mina takes a deep breath, exciting herself. "I'm going to do my best!"
Ochako piped in and raised her fist. "That's the spirit, girl!" Mina charged to the waiting room, ready to give everyone a show.
"She's going to lose, ribbit." Tsu stated while snuggling with the winter coat Momo made for her.
Arena
All three remaining competitors got to the stage. Iida did a few quick stretches, Zato did a few breathing exercises, and Mina took off her tracksuit jacket to cool off.
Midnight strutted over and laid out the rules. "Alright, No punching below the belt and no intentional harm to your opponent will be allowed. If one of you is out of the ring, they will get third place. The last one standing, either by ring out or knock out, will win. Are we clear?"
All three nod and agree to the rules.
"Good, now get in place so we can begin."
All three got into position with Midnight raising her whip.
"Heaven or Hell, LET'S ROCK!" Then, with a crack of her whip, the fight began.
(Play Kingsmen: Golden Circle OST, Word Up by Boss Hoss)
Iida dashes forward, activating the engine's in his calves and tries to kick Zato in the head, the speedster's leg, as he had to bend backward.
Taking the opportunity, Zato quickly struck back, using his bokken to attack Iida in the shin. Iida feels the impact, reeling from the blow but kept his guard up while the two boys were in a locked fight.
Mina sees an opening and throws her acid at the pair. Iida noticed it at the last second and used Zato as a human shield. The acid hit Zato in the back and started to dissolve his tracksuit top, but he powered through the pain and soon swept Iida's foot. Iida fell on his back before Zato used the butt of his bokken to strike him in the stomach. Iida felt the air rush out of him while Zato went after Mina.
The blind student swung at Mina, who barely dodged it, but it was a trap. Zato used a feint attack and held his bokken like a cane and slammed the but of it into Mina's temple. She tumbles back, rubbing her forehead with her left-hand bit and blindly throwing some acid with her right.
Zato kept his distance from her, but Iida took the opportunity to strike Mina from the side.
Mina could dodge the strike at the last minute by doing a black flip while Iida skidded to a halt.
Zato scrapped his bokken on the ground, set it ablaze, and got into a plow guard stance.
Iida got into a sprinter's position while Mina started to secrete more acid.
She needed to time it; if not, Iida or Zato would kick her out of the ring.
Iida makes the first move and tries to kick Mina. She got out of the way but was open to Zato's attack.
"I'm sorry." He said before he struck Mina with his bokken.
Mina crossed her arms as Zato struck her, and she was sent tumbling out of the ring.
"HOLY MOLY, Mina Ashido is out of bounds and will take third place!" Announced Mic from the commentary stand. Mina got up, rubbed her sore arms, and pouted, but she couldn't complain; she did get third place in the tournament after all. She decided to take a few steps back and sat on the ground. She wanted to know who would win this match.
(End OST)
Both boys stood across from each other. Zato ripped off his tracksuit jacket and undershirt since the acid damaged it from Mina. To most people's surprise, Zato was fairly muscular underneath his shirt. He held his still flaming bokken and took another stance. His legs spread evenly, arms crossed, and the sword held horizontally over his right shoulder.
Mina got a solid look at Zato and felt her cheeks heat up. 'Shiozaki got a good deal.'
Iida, however, saw how Zato took a different stance. 'When he fought, he never once used his gravity Quirk against me, Ashido, or Tokoyami. Why is really holding back this much?' So he thought as he was getting ready to end this match with one strike.
(Start OST Samurai Shodown 2019, Way of the Overlord, Haohmaru Theme)
The crowd was silent and was waiting in anticipation for how the final match would end. Neither boy moved a muscle and with only the sound of wind being heard.
Iida didn't want to take the chance, and he burst forth. As he was running, his engines sputtered out. 'Damn it, Not now!' Iida lost his traction, and to his horror, Zato was prepared to finish this fight.
"Foxfire Style…"
He disappeared and was soon behind Iida, a few feet away. It looked like he already did a horizontal slash, and most notably, Zato's bokken was no longer on fire.
"Fallen Leaves Cut."
Then suddenly, Iida's tracksuit jacket burst into flames, and his eyes were rolled to the back of his head.
(End OST)
Midnight began to count how long Iida was down. By the count of zero, the winner was clear.
"Iida is down for the count, the winner of final round and the U.A Sports Festival tournament is a Suiseigan Zato!" Announced Midnight.
"Wow! In a stunning upset! Suiseigan Zato from Gen Ed wo6n the festival! You better watch out, this blind samurai is ready for the world!" Proclaimed Mic as the crowd cheered for the dark horse of the festival.
In the heroes course section Mineta was shaking in his shoes. "It's over... for me…" the short purple haired student mutters repeatedly.
Sero and Sato were also worried since Zato managed to have much more versatility than either of them. "I'm screwed…" Said Sato as he looked down. On the plus side, he can always start that bakery like he wanted.
In 1-B, Kaibara was being comforted by Kendo. "I'm done for... I'm done for…" Was all he could say quietly.
"He is powerful, I'll give him that," Setsuna said. She was impressed how far he got and soon noticed a blushing Ibara. Setsuna has a grin on her face like the Cheshire cat as she nudged the vine-haired girl.
"You like him~"
Ibrara blushes and looks away. "Tokage, I'm not in love with him!" She nearly shouted while hiding her beat red face.
While Monoma was happy that 1-A may have lost the tournament, something else was bothering him.
'Suiseigan could easily make it in the heroes course. He can easily make him one of the top pro heroes in Japan. But why is he in General Education despite having the skills and Quirk?
Monoma narrowed his eyes as he felt something didn't add up with the blind student. 'However what bothers me even more is that he is able to produce flames using a wooden sword and he was able to manipulate gravity. How can he do both since neither corresponds with the other?'
He was still lost in thought while everyone was trying to cheer up Kaibara.
In the Gen Ed stands, everyone from class 1-C to 1-E were cheering. But the one who cheered the loudest was Shinsou. "Great Job, Zato!" He yelled excitedly seeing how his best friend made good to his promise of giving everyone a hell of a show.
Down at the arena, Zato bowed to the crowd.
Kamino at an undisclosed bar.
Shigaraki gripped his glass as he glared hatefully at the TV. "These Heroes need to suffer…" He then gripped his glass as he disintegrated his cup.
"Calm yourself, Master." said Kurogiri. That was the third cup this week he destroyed.
Shigaraki growled and slammed the bar counter. "Then why the hell are we watching those damn Hero brats showing off?! That hero class that handed us our asses couldn't beat a blind boy!"
The TV screen soon changed and had a silhouette on screen. "Patients, my student. I understand but you need to know what their skills are, my." The figure said.
Shigaraki immediately straightened up and had his full attention to the figure. "Sensei, what can we do to kill those brats, All Might, and the old fart?"
"We will need professional help in this case…" Said Sensei. "But who will you pick?"
"I know someone... I will need to make a couple of calls. I won't fail you, Sensei." Said Shigaraki.
"Good, Young Tomura. I hope you choose wisely." With his part said, Sensei shut down the screen of the TV.
Shigaraki looked at Kurogiri. "I need you to get me in contact and find the Hero Killer. He will be perfect for what I have in mind."
"As you wish, Master Shigaraki." Kurogiri put down the bar glass he was cleaning, active his Quirk, and teleported away to find better recruits.
Hosu
In a dark alley, a rugged individual was leaning on the wall. The figure was A reasonably tall man with sharp features, a red mask, holstered blades, and straps for other weapons. "Fake heroes…" The figure muttered.
He had already killed one pro hero and recently hospitalized another, yet he still felt he had more work to do. Before he could leave, he saw another figure. It was A reasonably tall man with a blank look on his face, blonde hair, a small goatee, and wearing a professional outfit: short sleeve suit, tie, and slacks. He also had a white pigeon wearing a red necktie on his shoulder.
"Still on that crusade you're committed to, Stain, whooo. It gets rather dull after a while, whooo." Said the pigeon in a slightly high-pitched voice.
"... and you are…?" Asked Stain getting ready to draw his blade.
"No one you need to know." Answered the pigeon.
"Little shit…" Growled out, Stain was ready to kill that damn pigeon.
He leaped up high in the air and already drew his blade and gave a downward slash toward the blonde man. The man stiffened for a moment as the pigeon on his shoulder flew away to stay out of the fight. As soon as the Stain's blade made contact with the man, the sword blade broke in half.
Stain let out a small gasp before he felt the man stab him in the shoulder with his finger. The blonde removed his finger from Stain's shoulder and kicked him in the side of his torso from the left. He could feel the side of his ribs start to crack from the single kick. 'What the hell is he?!' Stain thought as he gritted his teeth. He was sent flying into a brick wall after the blonde man punched him in the jaw.
Stain looked up to see the pigeon looking at him. "I'm rather disappointed, whooo. I thought the deadly 'Hero Killer' was supposed to be a nightmare." Said the pigeon.
"What did you say, you damn pigeon!?" Shouted Stain. Of all the things life has to offer, being mocked by a pigeon was not something he would ever imagine happening.
Before the blonde man can continue fighting Stain, a purple portal appears. Upon seeing it, the blonde man disappeared in a blink of an eye. Likewise, the pigeon was gone as well when Stain blinked.
'What?! Was I just saved?' Thought Stain seeing a misty man figure with yellow eyes looking at him.
Kurogiri saw that Stain was shocked to see that the infamous 'Hero Killer' was wounded. 'Wounded? Did Stain have a recent run-in with a Hero that injured him?' He tried to walk close before the Hero Killer pulled a knife out of his boot.
"FILTH! I WILL NOT BE KILLED BY A FAKE HERO!" Shouted Stain.
Kurogiri Kept his hands up."I'm not a hero. But I do have an offer you may want to hear."
Stain had to consider his options. He was in no shape to fight, and that kick from the blonde bastard may have fractured his ribs, making breathing difficult.
"... Don't try to fight; you're too injured, and I can offer you a way to heal quickly.." said Kurogiri.
"Grr… fine, I'll hear your damn offer." Said a reluctant Stain.
U.A.
The Sports Festival is over as most of 1-A walked back to class with only Iida and Shoto missing. Iida had gotten a call from his family and had an emergency, and Shoto had to meet up with someone.
"You kicked some serious ass out there, Ashido." Said Ochako as she skipped along next to Mina.
"It's just Mina, Uraraka. I like people calling me by my first name." She reminded the brunette.
Momo was walking behind everyone and looked like she was contemplating something. Jiro noticed the expression her classmate had. "Hey, Yaomomo. What's on your mind?" Asked Jiro.
Momo was rather hesitant but sighed. "Sorry, I just learned something surprising about Silver-sensei. He said that he was Quirkless."
The rest of 1-A stopped in their tracks and looked at her. They wondered if Momo was playing a joke. "Ahahaha, that's a pretty good joke, Yaomomo. Maybe there's a Quirk that makes a person come back from the dead." Laughed Kaminari.
"That's bullshit!" Shouted Bakugo.
"I'm serious, everyone. But what bothers me is how he was able to fight all of us and handle the Villain attack at USJ." Said Momo firmly.
"There's no way in hell he's Quirkless." Countered Bakugo.
Izuku, who was listening in, didn't say anything. 'I had a feeling that Silver-sensei was Quirkless. He must have passed Haki off as a Quirk.'
While they were debating, Silver showed up with a basket of fruit. "Oi, didn't you kids. I set up an after-party for everyone and a few guests of honor. I have a few other fruit baskets I need to be brought in. So who wants to help?" Asked Silver.
Everyone perked up. "Sweet! I can help you, teach!" Said Kirishima.
"Alright, you and Sero can head to the parking lot where a red car is if you see any fruit-filled baskets. It is for you, kids. Just head to Omega Gym since that's where it's being held."
Both boys nodded as Silver gave Kirishima the keys. The rest of the class followed Silver leaving Kirishima and Sero alone while they headed to the U.A. parking lot. Kirishima clicked the car tracker and soon heard the horn for which car was their teacher's.
"Ah, there it is." Said Sero. Both boys found two more fruit baskets, but Kirishima noticed something was off the basket he was holding. The fruits in it were weirdly shaped and had swirls on them.
"Hey, Sero. Do you think Teach would want us to take these weird fruits?" Asked Kirishima.
"Looks like it. Think they might taste good?" Shrugged Sero.
Both boys took the fruit baskets and headed straight to Omega Gym. Little did they know, this was the moment that turned upside down, not just U.A, but the whole world.