Time for Chapter 15. Last time Gizon and Ochaco tired their hardest to hold back Nomu from killing everyone. But they efforts were not effective, as they learn the truth behind the creature. Ochaco might have been told by All Might, but how does Gizon know. This time it's All Might's tun to take a crack at the monster. Will Gizon and Ochaco's fight weakened the creature, or will All Might need some extra help with time.
As always I do not own any right to MY HERO ACADEMIA or Marvel or any of their characters.
With that, let's begin.
Toshinori hated fate. He knew he had lost track of time doing hero work in the morning, but he had realized how badly he had done so. Not until he got to the teacher's lounge and deflated, when then proceeded to spit out an alarming amount of blood to a normal person. Toshinori was just glad it wasn't as bad as it used to be whenever he went past his time limit. After wiping his lips, Toshinori sat down on the couch. And then before the thought of having a chance to relax could his mind, the door opened and Principal Nezu walked in.
Toshinori had heard horror stories from his coworker when he first joined the faculty. Horror stories about Principal Nezu's lectures, and how dull they were but it seemed as if Principal Nezu had a second quirk that did allow anyone present to fall asleep as long as he kept talking. After the stories, Toshinori learned the signs. First: the recipient of the lecture had done something wrong and they knew it. Check
Second: Principal Nezu would find them alone. In a location where they would not be disturbed for some time. Check. Double-check as Principal Nezu locked the door. Third Principal Nezu had a small smirk on his face with a villainous glint in his eyes. All the while never once looking at the recipient during the lecture began Check. Fourth: Principal Nezu would walk to his chair as he did not have a care in the world. Check.
Fifth: the way to know how long the lecture was going to be was whether a tea pot and tea cups seemed to magically appear in front of Nezu. No tea usually meant only an hour to an hour and a half. If only one cup appears, two hours at the minimum. Two cups meant another hour on top of that, as Principal Nezu expected the recipient to answer any question he gave them and would not move on until he received an answer he liked.
Sixth and the most feared: the type of tea. The tea in general and the cups were a good indication of how long the lecture would be. If the recipient was to taste Imperial Black Leaf Tea, they would need to prepare themselves for half an hour of complete silence, while Principal Nezu quietly judged them, followed by a single question and once Principal Nezu received an answer he would wait another twenty minutes before he dove into a six-hour lecture that typically would have a quiz at the end.
Toshinori had heard the stories of a teacher who had received the Imperial Leaf Tea lectures and would quit the next day. The only one to receive that lecture and still be a teacher was Eraserhead, but look where that put him. So being the number 1 hero and this being his first month of teaching Toshinori thought he was safe. Yet as he tasted the tea he learned how wrong he was.
So after the thirty-minute wait, Principal Nezu asked, "As a teacher of UA and someone who holds their student's future in their hands, what is your top priority?"
"To teach them how to handle foreseen events, but prepare and give them the skills to handle unforeseen events." Toshinori froze as he realized he wouldn't know if he had the right answer and would only know after 20 minutes. And if he did have the wrong answer, that just added another 20 minutes of waiting.
Though surprisingly only after ten minutes of Principal Nezu judging the symbol of peace, he nodded his head and began his lecture. Toshinori's relief of having the right answer and one good enough to warrant a ten-minute wait was short-lived as he realized how the stories he heard did not do the actual thing justice.
An hour after Principal Nezu began his lecture, Toshinori was already wishing for something to happen. Anything, nuclear warfare, natural disaster, he was even starting to get to the point of wishing he hadn't killed One for All and he would attack. Then a quick rapping came from the door, and it sounded urgent enough that Principal Nezu stopped mid-thought and walked over to the door. He unlocked and opened it, only for a very distressed Ilda to be standing on the other side.
"The USJ. It's being attacked. Villain broke in, Mr Aizawa is holding them off, everyone's scattered. We need All Might." Ilda said in a breathless voice, showing how hard and fast he had run to get back to the campus.
Principal Nezu fought against his instinct to look behind him at the true form of the number 1 hero. He focused on Ilda and said, "Go back, help your friends. I'll send words to all available teachers, All Might will be in the forefront. If we're lucky he'll get there before you do."
Ilda nodded, his mind latching onto the orders given to him. He turned and began running down the hallway. When he turned the corner, Principal Nezu turned around and saw that Toshinori had already buffed up. "Don't think this has saved you from the rest of my lecture. Your fellow teacher can testify to how long I hold onto a thought."
All Might nodded and more than ready to get out of the sight of the white mouse, dashed out of the teacher's lounge. He left a dust trail, as he dashed through the hallways of UA. He rushed out of the front door and looked towards the USJ. Without a second thought, he took off, quickly catching up to Ilda, and then shooting ahead of his student. When he arrived at the USJ he found the cracked door Ilda had slipped out of. Unfortunately, it wasn't big enough for him to get through. He quickly threw a punch, and then with a second punch, the door fell in and hit the ground, resonating the sound through the building.
He walked in and saw the mess. Some of class 1-A, along with Mr Aizawa and Thirteen, were on the top platform. His fellow teachers were both broken and bleeding. The students appeared to be fine, but AllMight understood that not all scars were visible.
He looked down and saw Gizon and Ochaco in a crater inside the stairs. Then he noticed a second crater lower down on the stairs. It was clear the two had been through a long fight and were not backing down from injuries. Yet now they were breathing heavily and struggling to stay awake.
All Might looked around and saw signs of fights. He saw sections of the different areas destroyed, but the worst of the carnage was in the middle plaza. Unconscious thugs on the outer ring with several holes in the ground in the middle. All this and All Might had a sense of what had happened, and it was enough for him to drop his iconic smile into a grown as he yelled, "FEAR NOT STUDENTS, FOR I AM HERE."
"All Might." The students nearby cheered, all of them relieved to see the number 1 hero had come to rescue them. Though some were off-put by the scowl on his face, if the symbol of peace was getting this serious then the fight had already been decided.
All Might looked at them for a second to reassure them, then began to walk down the stairs to Gizon and Ochaco, "NOW WHO IS THE PUNK THAT DECIDED TO MESS WITH MY CLASS."
Shigaraki laughed and said, "Finally the final boss showed up. We can clear this level and move on," Shigaraki was no longer scratching his neck with his full attention and focused on the number 1 hero. On killing him, and reshaping the world and society.
All Might knelt next to Gizon and Ochaco, they looked horrible and it was clear they had made themselves the front-line defence to stop anyone else from getting hurt too much. Pain that they shouldn't have had to endure as All Might should have been here from the start. Ochaco had used her primary quirks to take the weight off her broken body, while Gizon looked like he was going to break his teeth with how hard he was clenching them, "HOW ARE YOU TWO?"
Ochaco didn't answer, so Gizon said, "We're still breathing."
"WAIT HERE WHILE I CLEAN UP THIS MESS." All Might then stood up and took a step, but then something happened, something that had never happened to him before. He was held back by a strong grip on his forearm. He looked down and saw Gizon holding him back, it wasn't Gizon's strength that was holding him back, but the pressure from the aura emitting from the blonde-haired student. If the situation wasn't serious, All Might would have been shocked by the motion.
"That Nomu down there has more than one quirk. Shigaraki called them shock absorption and hyper regeneration. But There's a limit to how much Nomu can absorb at once, so we managed to get through it once. I'm sure you'll do better." Gizon said, then released All Might. All Might had officially been tagged in and Gizon could rest. As he lay down the stairs he mumbled something that sounded like 'All for One.' and then passed out.
Gizon's words registered in All Might's mind, who quickly looked at Ochaco, "HE KNOWS?"
"Only about All for One. He hasn't brought that up" Ochaco said. Gizon had just passed out, but she didn't want to take the risk of naming One for All in front of him. He had proved his situational awareness was level above everyone else's.
"YOU USED IT." All Might noticed the state of Ochaco's right arm and legs. Ochaco had only had One for All for a little over a month now, so she didn't have much control. To try to prevent the injuries she was now dealing with, All Might had put her on probation until she gained more control. That just showed how desperate the situation had gotten if she was willing to put up with her injuries
"Hisahito, He-he-he was willing to give his all in the fight against Nomu. Y-yet he was already tired from fighting the giant metal villain. You trust me to be the next symbol of peace, I couldn't let myself fall behind. H-He needed my help," Ochaco said, fighting back tears as she forced her thoughts into words.
"I UNDERSTAND. YOU'VE DONE WELL, REST AND I'LL HANDLE THE REST," All Might said, then walked down the stairs, "MY STUDENTS HAVE INFORMED ME OF WHAT OCCURRED IN MY ABSENCE. AND I MUST SAY, IN ALL MY YEARS OF BEING A PRO HERO, I HAVE NEVER MADE A FIGHT PERSONAL. BUT AFTER WHAT I'VE LEARNED, WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO MY STUDENTS, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO TO YOU AND YOUR NOMU. I'M GOING TO ENJOY IT". All Might reached the ground with the last words, cracking forming under his foot from the pressure.
"So the Number 1 hero has a dark side." Shigaraki gave a big smile, then lazily lifted a hand as if there was nothing that mattered if he did, then he pointed at All Might "Good. Nomu, kill him."
Nomu dashed forward and All Might matched its speed. They met in the middle, punching, and kicking, Nomu even bit All Might. Everyone could just watch in amazement as the two Titans clashed. Each blow shook the ground and sent harsh breezes through the USJ. It was impressive the amount of power two people could hold.
"MY STUDENTS INFORMED ME OF NOMU'S TWO QUIRKS. MORE IMPORTANTLY THEIR LIMITS." All Might punched Nomu's arm into the air and with no defense, he got around Nomu and wrapped his arm around the creature's midsection. Then with more effort than initially expected, All Might lifted Nomu into the air. All Might then let his weight fall backwards as he suplex Nomu into the ground. That had been the plan at least.
As Nomu's head neared the ground, a portal formed and the upper half of its body went through. All Might saw this and looked around to see where the Nomu would be crawling out from. But then he felt a pair of hands latched onto his side, especially over his left side from his weakness. All Might let out a small grunt as the pain started to flow throughout his body
The sight looks like one out of an old horror story, as blood began to bleed through All Might's shirt. It began to drip from All Might's back and fall to the ground. All Might let go of Nomu and gripped Nomu's hand. He tried to force Nomu's hand open, but it was like a vice grip. All Might continued to free himself but then Nomu began to lower back through the portal, dragging the symbol of peace along for the ride.
"I never said Nomu was going to be the one to kill you. He just has to hold you still in Kurogiri's portal." Shigaraki said, then gave out a dry laugh. Everything was going to plan, there was the small hiccup of the blonde student fighting against Mr Sutein but then against Shigaraki never really liked him. And that blond brat and the pink glow girl didn't do much to Nomu and it was still ready to fight against All Might. But in the end, the end was near and closing in fast.
"I don't like leaving things in my portals, but for you and all the parts you'll be leaving. I'm willing to make an exception," Kurogiri said. as the portal began to expand to allow All Might to easily push through.
As All Might got close to the portal, he struggled even harder against Nomu's grip. He had never thought he would go out like this and with all of his students, Eraserhead and Thirteen counting on him. All Might refused to give up but he was unable to free himself. Then when he was only an inch away All Might heard the sound of ice crack and suddenly Nomu's left hand began to form. Very cold. Cold enough that a shiver went down All Might's spine.
All Might followed the ice through the portal and over to where Shoto Todoroki was standing. The dual-haired student scoffed and said, "Sorry it took me a moment to get here. Your thugs weren't willing to give much information without some percussion."
"Kurogiri, help Nomu," Shigaraki said. Suddenly an explosion went off right next to his ear, then one threw Kurogiri to the ground. It seemed Todoroki was not the only student that had been underestimated.
"Impossible. My body was hidden," Kurogiri said as Bakugo landed next to him, gripping the metal neckpiece. Kurogiri tried to free himself but then he saw the feral grin on Bakugo's face, asking for a reason/
"In the beginning, I didn't think you had a body, but then why would you be wearing this piece of neck armour?" Bakugo said, lighting off a small explosion against the armour, "You move and you're dead."
Shigaraki's focus was drawn away from his two captured allies as Kirishima tried to attack. Shigarkai easily dodged his attack and reached forward to kill Kirishima, but the red hair jumped down, "All you annoying NPCS, getting in my way.
"THANK YOU FOR THE RESCUE," All Might said, as he gripped the frozen hand of Nomu and broke it. He rolled away from the Nomu and stood up, "NOW SURRENDER AND END THIS MADNESS."
Yet Shigaraki was no longer focused on All Might as he appeared to be looking out into space. Then his body began to shake as if he couldn't contain his anger, "We were so close! You lied Master, All Might hasn't gotten any weaker…" Shigaraki paused, then he gained a smile, "But that doesn't mean we've lost. Nomu, free Kurogiri and then attack all these worthless brats.
All Might was about to comment Nomu not being able to free itself without injury then he remembered it had hyperregeneration. The next moment All Might heard ice breaking and he turned towards Nomu. All Might saw something that made him sick to his nonexistent stomach. Nomu with all of its skin on its left side, missing its left arm, was running towards Bakugo. With every step Nomu took more and more of its body regenerated until it was fully healed and it drew its right fist to hit Bakugou. All the while All Might had begun to move, but with every step, it was obvious All Might would not arrive in enough time to push Bakugo out of the way and get himself out of the way too.
All Might was the first to arrive and he pushed Bakugo out of the way and took the hit himself. It could just be a height difference and a coincidence when Nomu hit All Might's side where his injury was. All Might realized the creature had been aiming for it. Did Nomu know about All Might's injury and the height aligned with Bakugo's head? Did Nomu know all Might would arrive and take the hit, had it been counting on that?
The only thing All Might knew for certain was that Nomu knew about his injury, the only question was how.
"You heroes are so predictable. Will always protect those weaker than you," Shigaraki said, staring All Might down as the symbol of Peace took a small step back as he held a hand up to his bleeding injury.
"YOUNG TODOROKI, YOUNG KIRISHIMA. GET BACK TO THE REST OF YOUR CLASS. LEAVE THE REST TO ME." All Might looked over and saw Bakugo landing on the ground far away from the fight. He wanted the students out of the way of the fight, but also All Might could feel his body straining. The attack on his wound was cutting his time down, but if it came to it All Might would do anything to protect his student. Even with the last two good punches he had left.
Kirishima began to protest, even activating his quirk over his arm, showing he was ready to fight. But then Todoroki grabbed his collar and began to drag him away. Kirishima hardened his legs in an attempt to ground himself but Todoroki continued to drag him away from the fight "All Might wants us out of the way or we'll be a distraction."
"Fine." Kirishima let Todoroki drag him away from the fight. Maybe if he was lucky he would be able to see the number 1 hero in action.
"SO HOW ABOUT FINISHING OUR FIGHT?" All Might said, shifting his feet to get ready. This was the most difficult fight he had had since killing All For One and All Might was going to stand his ground. As All Might shifted his weight back, the ground began to crack under the pressure and kicked up some dust, adding the dramatic flare of his words. All Might took a deep breath as he prepared himself for whatever happened next.
Shigaraki pointed at All Might and yelled, "Nomu! Kill Him!" Yet Shigaraki's words did not hold the same weight as threats from All Might's greatest enemy. All Might looked at Nomu and the moment the creature flinched, All Might dashed forwards.
Like before the two titans ran at each other. However, this time both were much slower and All Might noticed. The wounds given to Nomu previously by the student of Class 1-a were starting to affect it. It didn't have unlimited stamina, so repetitive use of its quirks was slowing it down and soon Nomu would find its limit. All Might knew what he had to do. All Might gritted his teeth and began to punch much harder and faster than his wound should have let him. All Might was called the symbol of peace, a title he had to hold up, now more than ever.
"MY STUDENT HAVE HEARD THESE WORDS BEFORE, TODAY SOME HAVE EVEN LEARNED WHAT THEY MEAN. BUT ALLOW ME TO SHOW YOU THEIR TRUE MEANING. GO BEYOND, PLUS ULTRA!" All Might yelled as he deflected a punch, then putting his weight behind the next attack, he got in close and unleashed a massive uppercut Nomu. The initial contact did nothing, but with the follow-through, Nomu went flying into the air. Nomu hit the top of the USJ dome, then went through it, "A HERO'S JOB IS PROTECT THOSE AROUND THEM. TO FIGHT WITH ALL THEIR POWER, THEN PUSH PAST THEIR LIMITS."
All Might brought down his right hand and let it hang by his side as he couldn't move a muscle. Then steam began to flow off his body, telling All Might he had most definitely gone past his limits. Luckily it was masked by the dust, but All Might knew if he tried to move, then his body would deflate and he would be defenceless. All he could do was bluff.
"Then let's see how you deal with this," Shigaraki said, a grin appearing behind his mask as if everything was going according to his plan. Yet All Might didn't understand, their biggest weapons were in the next city over and while he definitely wouldn't be able to do anything, All Might was imposing enough to make any sane villains want to run away.
Suddenly a purple portal opened a few feet away from All Might. He could only watch as Nomu came flying out of the portal. It yelled as it had its fist reared back, ready to throw a punch that would kill All Might. All Might froze, as there was nothing else he could do. If he moved, he would deflate and Nomu would most likely kill him. Even if Nomu missed, Toshinori's weakened state would be revealed and then he would be killed. Yet if he didn't move then the result would be the same, his death.
"He's not done yet." A bone-chilling but pained voice came from behind All Might. All Might felt a person run into his back, then grab ahold of his shoulder. All Might felt his body begin to deflate, then suddenly it was full of energy. All Might saw a golden glow coming from behind him as he felt the energy flow into his body. The energy was completely different from One for All, but it mixed with One for All blazing the embers All Might had left. A small smouldering fire was now a large bonfire and was threatening to burn down the forest.
"One more time then. With power behind it." The voice said it rang in All Might's ear, like ancient church bells. It held untold power, enough to shake the world and cause all to bow before it. More powerful than All Might thought possible even by his standards. All Might looked down at his fists, a golden biblical glow had enveloped his body. He felt the power escaping into the air as if even two mortal bodies were not able to contain it.
"AGREED." All Might drew back his fist and met Nomu head-on. His reach was longer, so Nomu got hit first. The power and strength were tenfold of the previous hit. It looked as if Nomu was gone before All Might's knuckles even made contact. One second it was reaching forward to grab All Might, and then the next it vanished. No dust trail, no screech from the creature. The only sign to Nomu's exit was a second hole appearing within the USJ roof.
"Impossible," Shigaraki yelled, scratching his neck. The red rash became worse, he even began to draw blood. All Might was weaker, but he had help, a power-up from a stupid player 3 that was never supposed to be able to play. Shigaraki was supposed to be the winner, he was supposed to beat the final boss.
All Might looked Shigaraki up and won but then heard a body hit the floor behind him. He looked back and saw Gizon kneeling on the floor. Gizon was kneeling with his head hanging down on his right knee, his two arms supporting himself from the ground. Gizon coughed up some blood then blood began to slowly leak out of his mouth. Gizon's body looked even worse, both of his arms were purple and his left leg was misshapen. All Might was afraid Gizon had received the same level of injury he had six years ago.
Gizon then looked up at All Might, his eyes unfocused, he then chuckled a bit and in a silly tone said, "Limits are bullshit."
"So Shigaraki, do you surrender?" All Might asked, flexing his entire body. Now that Gizon wasn't holding onto him, All Might felt just as weak. Luckily this time there was no way Nomu would be returning.
"This is unfair, all your dumb powerups and secondary phases. You cheated," Shigaraki yelled. All Might would have slapped the villain if he could move. He could feel his body struggling to keep its form, whatever Gizon had done or given him was the sole reason he was holding this form. Yet now that power was beginning to fade, as Gizon was swaying back and forth and seemed to be ready to fall unconscious.
The tension in the air was thickened and both sides looked ready to attack, but only one was. Suddenly Shigaraki sprinted forward, his hand up and ready to kill All Might. And he would have if not a gunshot that pierced the air. A bullet curved around and hit Shigaraki in the shoulder, taking him down to the ground. Two more shots went off and would have hit Shigaraki if not for Kurogiri stepping in and teleporting the two away.
With the clear and present danger gone, Gizon fell to the ground and began to chuckle. His chuckle broke into a full-on laugh as he looked at All Might and said, "So that's what One for All looks like up close." Gizon could feel it, his mind was shutting down a tactile to numb the pain he was supposed to be feeling. Pumping his body full of serotonin and making everything feel like a big joke, otherwise he would have never said that.
All Might quickly turned and looked at Gizon, how could a high school know that name? "How do you know that name?
Gizon just gave a big smile and laughed, "I'll tell you my secret if you tell me yours and I believe Uraraka. is involved. You two share something and it isn't family ties." Gizon laughed a bit, his eyes starting to glaze over as he looked at All Might. Then something weird happened. Gizon began to see a yellow glow appear around the symbol of peace. A glow, not all that different Gizon gained from pushing his quirks. He could also feel All Might's aura, it was peace and calm and when he looked over at Ochaco, he got a similar feeling while she had a little extra on the side.
"All Might," Occaho said, coming through the dust. She was floating and pulling herself along with her good arm. When she was next to Gizon, she cancelled her quirk and let hearse;f fall to the ground. Though she barely dropped an inch, the pain from hitting the ground made her mind instantly go white. It took all of her willpower to bring the world back into focus.
"Young Uraraka." All Might said, then deflated, "crap." Everyone in that USJ would see Toshinori's true form, a secret that very few knew about, barely any more than those who knew about One For All. The first-year staff of UA, the Principal and some trusted friends of Toshinori. But now all the students of Class 1-A were going to learn.
Suddenly a cement wall appeared, separating the three of them from the rest of the USJ. Toshinori recognized it as the work of Cementos. Said hero walked through a small opening, which closed after he stepped through. "All Might you are safe, I'm also a big fan." But then Cementos' eyes landed on Gizon and Ochaco, he hadn't noticed the two of them. If he had, he would have kept them separate from Toshinori.
Cementoss moved to do so but was stopped by Toshinori, -"Don't worry, I trust these two," He had a small smile on his face, as he looked at Ochaco. She was looking at Gizon with a concerned look, as he still had a massively stupid grin on his face. He looked like a horror villain as his teeth were stained with his blood and blood trails were going down his chin and neck. How he was still conscious was anyone's guess.
"Where the hell did this come from?" Powerloader yelled. Everyone looked over and saw he was picking apart the metal suit that Shigaraki hadn't fully decayed. Cementoss lowered the wall to allow the three to see what Powerloader was referring to.
"A villain was wearing it," Gizon said, in a chirpy voice. He then laughed as if he thought of a really funny joke. He began to rock back and forth, causing Ochaco's concern for him to grow that much more.
Powerloader had a look of dread on his face as he pulled out his phone and dialled a number, "I need a pair of cleaner robots to the USJ to move some salvage. Tell Midoriya and Hatsume to meet me in Classroom 6-G."
Powerloader looked back down at the mangled suit with a look of dread on his face. If a villain had access to build this kind of suit, there was no telling who he shared it with. Along that thought Powerloader was starting to have an idea of what the purpose truly meant.
And that's chapter 15. Not only does Gizon know about All for One, he knows about One for All. And a bit more is reveal about what he's able to do with his powers. I figured a good way to do that was to have Nomu come back after the cannon launching into the forest. All Might was running on empty, unable to do much so this time around he needed some extra help.
Next week, Izuku and Hatsume learn about the attack on USJ and learn that Hisashi wasn't the only one that had access to the iron man suit designs. Was Hisashi racing against a villain to build a suit, or was Hisashi working with the villain and the villain stole the blueprints.
Next Time: Messed with the Wrong Family.
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