Chapter 18: Lightning Meets Blood
A/N:
Welcome back to your weekly scheduled update of My Hero Sen.
Only one upload this week (Probably) solely due to the fact work was draining for me. However, let's get into this chapter, been really feeling this one so let's move!
Enjoy!
"I won't let you past me!" Izuku yells ready to defend all of us with our lives. Izuku doesn't rush stain on, staying back to try and study his movements, which normally is not an issue, but when your opponent can move like he can, it can end up bad.
"Let's just see if you can back up your words!" Stain says and quickly disappears from sight at least for Izuku. My eyes are thankfully able to track him, but with my body being out of commission for the moment all I can do is...
"Deku, on your right coming from the roof top!" I yell out and use a lightning whip to deviate stain from his path. "Roger!" Izuku yells and activates his quirk, something I noticed his sparks are more centralized in his legs but still all around his body, at least for a quick moment.
Izuku moves quick, so quick even Stain is taken back as another haymaker is landed on his chin. "Smash!" Izuku tries to follow it up with another punch before a blade is slashed at him from Stain free hand. "You're quick! Faster than before!"
Stain, upping his game using the slash to try and disable Izuku, but thankfully my whip is able to reach Izuku's ankle fast enough to literally drag him down out of the air to avoid the slash that would have cut open his chest and eye. "Woo, Thanks Impulse!"
"Stay focused, just because I gah!" I am met with a knife to the cheek, stain had thrown another Knife when I was distracted as was Izuku. "Shut your mouth Fake! I am dealing with the real deal!" Stain tries to rush me, but is quickly tackled out of the air by Izuku.
'Fuck, I can't even talk anymore, Move body MOVE!' I shout at myself as the once dark alley begins to glow brightly a bright yellow as Stain slams the hilt of his blade into Izuku's temple. "Midoriya!" Iida yells out for his friend.
Izuku slowly crumbles to the ground as Stain takes notice of the bright light, and when he turns to see me producing it, he rushes quickly. "Some last ditch moves?" He questions as he is quickly upon me and thrusts his blade down where my skull is trying to kill me.
However, his blade only ever meets the concrete as my body is no longer there. "This feels so weird, like I'm a puppet on a string" I say from behind Stain before throwing a back hand right into Stains shoulder and sending him spinning backwards through the air.
"How?! Your blood type! What's your blood type!" Stain yells out angry at the fact I am able to move so soon. "Guess blood types are the deciding factor in how long a person stays down huh?" Izuku slowly regains himself as he looks to the bright light I am producing.
"Impulse..." "Sen... How?" Izuku and Iida both ask but they can tell I can't move properly, as I said early, it is as if all my body parts are attached to strings that are being pulled, my movements too jerky.
"Sorry to say Stain, I finally figured out how to play your game" I say with a confident smirk. Izuku can see the number of sparks coming off my body is an amazing amount; I look like a walking Generator that's about to explode. "It's not perfect but I can shock my muscles into moving"
"No! You will not stand here in front of me!" Stain says getting a bit deranged at the fact I can move, however 'This is a gamble I am way above my safe range, if I lose charge for even a moment, ill blow up, and won't be able to move' I talk to myself.
"Deku, back me up, lets finish this!" "Roger!" Izuku says walking to my side as me and Izuku stand in front of Iida. "You guys... why! This is my fight!" Iida begins to cry, out of anger, fear for us, or just desperation, no one knows. "Iida, you and Izuku are heroes in training"
Stain begins his assault rushing in bouncing from wall to wall to try and disorientate us, however Izuku is a quick learning and replicates his movements to a T, and spins in a spiral to use his body as a missile and send his metal face mask directly into Stains chest, Stain spitting up blood almost Instantly however...
"Stay down!" Stain yells angrily now throwing multiple knifes at Izuku while also slashing upwards, leaving Izuku no way out other than trying to Minimize damage, I can't move quick enough yet to get Izuku out of the way.
"Deku!" I yell out as Stains blade connects on the upward swing making a slash mark across Izuku's chest, Izuku yelling out in pain as Iida can finally feel some feeling in his fingers. "Stop... please... You're going to get hurt because of me..." Iida says weakly turning his head as Stain licks his blade and Izuku is now immobile.
"Iida, we are not here just because of you" I look down at him with a sad smile, "However, we are here to protect our friend as well as anyone Stain is looking to kill, because that is what a Hero does, they protect from the darkness." I say as Iida's eyes slowly gain a shimmer back to them.
"Out of my way filth!" Stain says now charging past Izuku as he can't move and right at me. "I may not be able to move properly yet, but don't count me out!" I say shocking my body harshly to charge right back at Stain like the first time we clashed.
"Stain however is the one sliding this time, slashes at my legs to try and keep me from even moving, however since I took the high ground, I charge up my legs to jump. As Stain is slammed hard into the ground from the force of which I took off into the air, as well as is shaken by the static I generated.
'Shit, too much!' I yell as I am sailing into the sky. "Tch pathetic" Stain says now rushing at Iida, however not before throwing some his sword up in the air at me like a Javien with another knife, 'he can't move properly, he is going to get hit by one' Stain smirks as his guess is correct.
'Fuck can't dodge fully!' I get ready to feel some pain and let the smaller blade pierce my forearm as I dodge past the sword grabbing it and nearly shattering the hilt from the incorrect amount of strength, I give myself.
"Now prepare to finally die!" Stain says above Iida once more about to literally stomp on Iida head, only to be stopped by a pillar of flame. "Midoriya, you really need to send more details in a situation like this" Todoroki says as cool as ever.
"WHY WON'T THE ROACHES STOP!" Stain is now hysterical as Todoroki creates some ice to help Izuku slide down and towards everyone else. "Todoroki! Glad to see you!" I yell out as I throw the sword directly at Stain and disappear from his sight seemingly.
The sword is thrown with such force Stain barely has any time to dodge it as it slices his nose open. "Fuck!" he yells out in pain, however rushes to grab his blade, not noticing the yellow bolt snaking its way up to the hilt.
"No blade for you!" I come off his blade half my body still in lightning form as I slam my elbow right into the wound just created from the blade and with the way I am charged up, everyone can hear a snapping sound of his nose breaking as he is sent skidding away.
"Todoroki encase yourself and everyone in ice now! Once the explosion dies down slide me back to you!" I yell out as my body is glowing so dangerously bright as Todoroki's eyes widen but he nods creating an ice sphere to protect everyone. The explosion the follows is a massive one.
Stain was on the advance again before my explosion send him flying into the fire escape nearby slamming hard into the metal. His body getting tangled as right after the explosion dies down Todoroki opens the sphere and slide me into range with everyone.
"I will not be stopped!" Stain is literally pulling apart the entire fire escape, so desperate at this point he throws all the broken metal pieces at Todoroki as he creates an ice wall to block everyone.
"Your mistake!" the ice wall is slashed to pieces, faster than anyone can blink as Stain has gathered up his sword in the moment, we lost vision of him. "You should never blind yourself with an opponent who is faster than you!" He yells at Todoroki as he is met with flames.
"Well thanks for the advice!" Todoroki's yells back over his flames, however two throwing knifes are found deep in his arm now. Stain charged in again now that the flames are gone and goes to lick his arm, but is met with a strong leg the gut and another kick sending him up into the air.
"I won't let you hurt my friends any longer!" Iida is back up again and moving as Izuku begins to stands up again as well. "Todoroki, cover us with your long-range attacks, Iida can you get that speed again?" Izuku says taking command.
"No, that was my recipro burst..." Iida says as I cough in the background waking up from my explosion nap. "Todoroki freeze his engine but leave his tail pipes uncovered... should lower the heat on them so he can use them again..." I sound a bit out of it, and look pretty worse for wear as I twitch.
"That should work, great thinking Sen!" Iida says as Stain is rushing back in. "Focus! Focus guys!" Izuku says not taking his eyes off Stain and meeting him using his arm bracers to block against the half blade stain has now after Iida snapped in with his kick.
"Right!" Todoroki says getting to work freezing Iida's engine except his tail pipes as Izuku is slammed into a wall by Stain. Knifes are thrown, it is only one, seems Stain has run out of those as Iida uses his body to block Todoroki who is throwing out Ice attacks trying to freeze Stain.
"Todoroki, use your Ice in tandem with Izuku. Cover his movements from Stains view." I say as Izuku is back in the fight kicking Stain away as Iida is using his mouth to pry himself free of the blade.
"Use his advice against him?" Todoroki thinks out loud as Izuku is kicked and stabbed with Stains boot and thrown at Todoroki, thankfully I am finally able to move again as I flex my fingers and use a lightning whip to grab Izuku out of the way and pull him towards me.
Stain looks like a wounded animal seeing me rise to my feet again. "Heros are going to be on the way soon! Just let me purge the unworthy!" He charges in recklessly wielding his half blade.
"Izuku, Iida rush him head on but spaced out! Todoroki keep him centered!" I say charging up my quirk again, after the explosion it is weaker less sparks coming off me however it should be enough. "NOW!" I yell out before going into my lighting form and into the broken light post nearby.
Just as instructed all the boys move in for the finishing blow, Stain being like a wounded animal not caring about any kind of defense takes them all on. Todoroki's flames singe his body, Izuku contorts to get a clean hit square to his cheek and Iida a heavy kick to his chest.
Stains tenacity seemingly has no bounds as he doesn't even flinch, screaming out in defiance as his uses the momentum from both attacks to start to spin, and slams his spiked boots into both Izuku and Iida.
Sending them both flying and bleeding some more as he jumps off their bodies heading straight for Todoroki as he is about to deliver a killing blow with a hidden knife in his sleeve. "Lightning Strike!"
That is all Stain, Iida, Izuku, and Todoroki hear before a flash of yellow light comes out from the light post as I come out swinging my legs. Coming down on stain with a double axe kick to the back of Stains head, however I stagger out my legs so the first kick nearly sends him into the ground.
The second kick starts coming down and Todoroki can see sparking coming out of my leg as it makes contact and a bolt of lightning comes out of my leg as it makes contact, literally striking Stain down with lightning.
Izuku and Iida both look up when they hear the sound of thunder rumbling loud and clear with the lightning crack quick to follow it. Stain lays on the ground unmoving, the side of his face burned with Lichtenberg burns forming on the side of his face due to how much electricity I just sent through him.
Izuku and Iida both run up as I stand over Stain panting and letting my sparks fade. "You guys did great" I say smiling at them all, as I am quick to pull out my first aid kit and begin patching everyone up. "Todoroki, you're the least hurt out of all of us, tie up Stain, make sure there are no blades on him if you can help it..."
I take command of the situation immediately as Native groans and falls over but slowly gets up, "Finally, I'm sorry I couldn't have been help to you all..." he says looking at all of us. "I'm guessing you are all students?" He asks as I nod.
"Yes, however, I am a Hero, Names Impulse" I say as Izuku is patched up first as Iida is next sitting down. "New I'm guessing?" I nod in confirmation as Stain is now tied up as I double tap my headgear to pull up my communicator.
"This is Impulse, to all heroes in the area. The hero killer has been captured, I repeat hero killer captured, send medics." As I turn it off and we all begin to walk out of the alley, we are quickly met with Endeavor, his team, and some grumpy old hero.
"Kid what are you doing here! I told you to stay on the train!" the old man says angrily at Izuku who is currently being carried by Native. "Shoto?! You caught the hero killer?!" as Shoto nods.
"Sen... I mean Impulse here is the one who finished him off." "Yes, as well as saved our lives, multiple times." Iida says as Native agrees with Izuku nodding on is back. "You guys saved mine as well, take some credit here" I say chuckling as Endeavor looks down at me.
"You... you are the brat who won the UA festival, where is the Hero in charge of you?" He says staring down coldly at me despite his quirk heating the area. "Myself, case you didn't know, my license from America got pushed through."
I look back at him with the same gaze as Izuku sweats and the old man steps between us, "Thats enough lets secure Stain befo-" Gran Torino can't finish his sentence as a Nomu comes out of a portal and slams into Native, nabbing Izuku.
"Quick!" everyone moves, but slightly to slow, Gran Torino in his old age couldn't react quick enough jumping after Izuku and the Nomu but missing, Endeavors quirk isn't suited to fast speeds as he runs up the side of the building but can't get enough air time.
I can't charge up quick enough as I rush through a light post nearby and jump out of it scrapping the bottom talon of the Nomu but still missing. It all looks like Izuku is about to be taken, only for Stain to break out of his binding and rush the nomu.
The nomu having already fought Endeavor and his men leaving some blood on one of them, finds itself paralyzed by Stain, who licked the cheek of one of the hero's. Stain rushes in and catches Izuku and slams the Nomu deep into the earth causing a small crater.
"He just..." "He just saved him..." Both me and Gran Torino say as Endeavor begins to walk forward as Stain stabs the Nomu in his exposed brain instantly killing it. "You all are fakes! This whole society! FAKE!" He is staring us down the blood lust immobilizing all of us.
His killing intent in so massive it makes him seem larger than life, "No one here is a true hero! This boy is just a hero fledgling! No one will here will kill me, the only one who has that right is the True Hero ALLMIGHT!" Stain says yelling out as he yells out more about his vision and such before.
"True heroes are not for you to decide! A hero has different meaning for everyone!" I yell back and step forward but before I can do anything Stain faints while standing. Afterwards everything is seemingly a blur, cops and medics come picking up Stain as well as all us injured.
-The Next Day-
Izuku, Iida, Todoroki, and myself are all in a hospital room, we have all been stitched up for our wounds and treated, as I am called out. "Sen, or rather Impulse come here for a moment please" Gran Torino calls out to me as I get up and head out the door.
I am greeted by Manuel, Endeavor, Gran Torino, and a Dog headed man. "Ah so this is the young hero responsible for taking down the Hero Killer?" The dog headed man barks out.
"Yea, but I couldn't have done it alone" I say realistically as the Dog headed man nods, "I know, and that is where the problem starts." I raise my eyebrow and ask, "What do you mean? I am guessing you are the detective on the case?"
He shakes his head, "Actually Police Commissioner of Hosu City, and well can you tell me if you granted any of the other student's permission to use their quirks?" He asks me, hopeful for my answer as sigh and shake my head.
"No, I did not, I assumed since they were there, they had already been granted permission." I say sighing. "That is my bad for just assuming." "Hey don't get yourself down, you couldn't think of it in the moment" Manuel says trying to reassure me.
"I suspected as such after hearing from all 3 hero's here besides yourself, when they told me they did not grant them permission, I was hoping maybe you had." The Police Commissioner sighs and continues on.
"The three boys must be punished under the law..." He says unwillingly, as we all can tell he doesn't want to do that as Endeavor and Manuel both have their eyes go wide as Gran Torino sighs sadly.
"Wait, there has to be some way out of this for them." I say trying to advocate for my friends and classmates. "Impulse, there is no way for them to not be in trouble and be commended for their actions, they broke the law." Gran Torino says weakly as my brain refuses to believe this is the only outcome.
"Did anyone see what went happened besides all parties involved?" Endeavor asks as the Police commissioner shakes his head. "No one knows what truly happened other than Native, Impulse and the students."
This gets me thinking, "Well, I was on duty, maybe I could take credit for it and just say they were bystanders caught in the mayhem?" I suggest as the police commissioner start to think. "We could bury this like an old bone, he does have scaring that does point to your quirk usage... however the other burns..."
"We could say Impulse and Endeavor worked together" Gran Tornio says as Manuel agrees. "If we officially say that those two captures Stain together, then with the provided evidence of the scaring and burns." "It should be sufficient enough to cover for the boys..." Endeavor does not look happy with all this.
"Well, I am all for this, they do not deserve to be punished for their good deed, even if the law says so." I say honestly "The law is there to protect everyone yes, however sometimes it can just suck, that may be my young self-talking, but I can understand why the law is there."
I say this covering for my answer, before anyone can call me out on why the laws are important. "I can agree to these terms, only because I cannot have Shotos career being ruined by this." Endeavor agrees while staring down as the Police commissioner nods.
"Let us agree with check with Native then let the boys know their choices." The Police Commissioner says happily that we have come to this decision as we go found out what Native thinks about the situation.
After some time, we contact Native and he agrees with the idea as we all go to the boy's room. "Hey guys I am back and I have brought some people." I say looking at everyone as we all enter the rooms. "This is the Police Commissioner of Hosu" I introduce the dog headed man.
"So, you all are the students who helped Impulse here capture the hero killer?" He says looking around. Everyone nods as they all look to him as Izuku worries as to why the commissioner is here.
"You all must be asking why I am here; it is to let you know of your punishment for unauthorized quirk usage." He says as all 3 boys freeze and take on deathly type of looks. "Wait so we were just supposed to lie back and let him kill us!?" Todoroki says fighting back.
"Does breaking the law only when it suits you even sound like a good idea?" Gran Torino fires back. "Do the ends justify the means?" He fires back some more as they all look down as the dog sighs and scratches his head.
"If we go public with such information, there is no doubt you would need to be punished, the public would know of your actions, however there would be no escaping the law." He continues on as Todoroki mumbles, "Fucking mutt..."
"Todoroki!" "Shoto!" We all say as the dog chuckles, "That is if we go public with the information, Impulse here is a licensed hero and was fighting at the time, and Stains injuries support that, along with Endeavor here helping to take him down."
"The burn marks from Todoroki..." Izuku says as the Commissioner offers the ultimatum. "Do you wanna take the credit you 3 deserve, but face the consequences that follow, or Let Impulse and Endeavor take credit and have this buried in the yard?"
The three boys look at each other and all decide, "We will give it up and let them take credit" Izuku speaks for all 3 of them. "Okay, the official story will be Up and comer Impulse and Number 2 Endeavor teamed up to take down the Hero Killer, you 3 were just caught in the cross fire."
The dog headed commissioner then bows his head, "For what it is worth, I would have never wanted to enforce the law against you 3 if I didn't have to, which I don't... but from the bottom of my heart... thank you" he says as he gives the 3 students what credit they do deserve.
All 3 boys look at one another and also look to me, "Are you sure we did the right thing?" Izuku looks asking me as everyone else has left as well. "Truthfully, there is no right answer here" I sigh sadly.
"However, I do wanna say, you all are going to be great heroes!" I smile and gather everyone in a group hug, as the news is broken all over Japan. "Young Hero teams up with Number 2 to put a stop to the Hero Killer" as the rest of the day all our phones are blowing up.
"That idiot... he better answer my calls..." Jirou says reading the article as Gang orca receives a message from UA, that all internships are being halted at this time due to the Hosu incident.
A/N :
That is the hero killer said and done. Did you guys enjoy that? I truthfully had fun writing it. Hopefully it was worth the wait, next time some more SenxJirou fluff! And maybe some UrarakaxIzuku fluff! But fluff is coming!
Good day/Night everyone.
