Wow, we're back to this pretty quick! Then again, I was hearing from a lot of people about wanting to see Shiki and Katsuki's fight, so I can understand the hype train we're riding on. Anyways, super happy to get into the final match of the Sports Festival!

I hope you all enjoy it!

FLASHBACK

"Shiki..." a robotic-sounding voice said, catching the little, messy-haired boy's attention as he turned to see a tall man dressed in a fully demonic-looking costume. The majority of his body appeared to be in a silver, metallic coating, as well as black in certain areas. He had a skull face and wore a gold crown with a dark purple jewel in the middle and had large, gold horns protruding from either side of the crown. He adorned himself with a large, red cape with gold trimmings with two gold skeletons on each shoulder. His chest appeared to have a large opening with sharp spikes sticking up and down, making it resemble a mouth. On the back of his cape had a crest similar to monstrous face.

"Grandpa!" Shiki exclaimed with sparkling eyes as he approached the Demon King Hero, "Are you gonna teach me the Gravity Comet today?!" he asked excitedly, pulling at his cape.

"Yeah, of course I will," he assured in response, taking the little boy's hand into his own and leading him along, "Shiki..." he uttered, catching his grandson's attention, "tell me, what was the thing you wished for most in life?" he inquired.

"To make lots of friends!" the little boy answered with a pump of his right fist, "I told you that the other day!" he pointed out with a cheeky grin.

"Sorry, my memory's quite hazy these days..." his grandfather apologized as he laughed a little, "If you have friends that will shed tears for you, cherish them," he insisted of his grandson, who blinked in surprise, "Friends are the most important thing anyone can have in this world," he noted while staring up at the bright blue sky overhead.

"Don't you have friends, Grandpa?" Shiki asked curiously.

"Of course!" Ziggy replied, "The Shining Star Heroes, All Might... and my old master," he listed off, "I cherish the memories we've all shared together as friends," he pointed out, "Shiki, cherish the ones you make... and fight for the tears they shed for you," he requested of his grandson.

"I will!" he vowed in response, having a bright, big smile.

END FLASHBACK

"Fight for tears?" Katsuki repeated with a scoff, smirking all the while, "Don't give me that lame bullcrap..." he insisted as small explosions crackled off of his palms, "You made your damn declaration of war to me, so I'll take it in full!" he bellowed out, "Give me everything you got!" he challenged. Meanwhile, Midnight raised her flail.

"If both of you boys are ready..." she began, "you may begin!" she exclaimed, swinging her flail down. In that instant, both she and Cementoss felt themselves suddenly fall to the immense pressure of gravity that suddenly came about. However, it didn't seem as bad as what was happening with Katsuki, who was struggling to keep himself up on his feet. However, he sneered.

"So this is you going all-out, huh?!" he guessed as Shiki balled his fists and approached him, "You really are a monster..." he noted, lifting his arms up as he aimed his hands back, "Thing is, I figured you'd come at me with that kind of crushing gravity..." he admitted as his opponent blinked in surprise while stopping, "and that kind of pressure..." he continued, readying his hands as small explosions crackled off of them, "is exactly the thing I need!" he exclaimed, blasting himself forward in an instant. Blinking in surprise, Shiki found himself kneed squarely in the face by his foe, with blood spurting out from his nose after the impact. His gravity lessened as both Midnight and Cementoss were able to get back up onto their feet.

"Whoa!" Rebecca yelped in shock.

"How did Bakugo do that...?!" Hanta questioned in shock.

"I thought if the teachers were getting put down by Shiki's gravity, then he would've, too..." Weisz pointed out. Izuku took a moment to think, narrowing his eyes. He then lightly gasped.

"Kacchan knew he'd be under a lot of pressure fighting Granbell, and that's exactly what he needed for his Quirk," he explained to his classmates.

"Oh yeah, his sweat!" Eijiro exclaimed in realization.

"And no matter how strong Granbell makes his gravity, Bakugo can just use his blasts to move around," Kyoka mentioned in realization.

"So is Shiki the one at a disadvantage?!" Ochaco inquired worriedly.

"Well... he doesn't have the advantage he thought he'd have..." Izuku confirmed in reply, "That said, I really think it's anyone's match now..." he admitted with narrowed eyes. Back on the field, Shiki found his footing and slid to a stop. He wiped the blood off of his nose before growling, charging forward.

"Heh!" Katsuki chuckled, firing off blast after blast to maneuver himself to be right behind his foe, "Gravity doesn't mean crap to me!" he yelled before unleashing a powerful explosion. The Satan Gravity Quirk user turned to see it coming in the nick of time, leaping up to evade it. However, it left him wide open as his opponent blasted himself and landed a powerful right hook to his foe's stomach, making his eyes bulge open.

"Shiki!" Ochaco screamed from the stands. Gritting his teeth and steeling himself, the Satan Gravity Quirk user grabbed Katsuki's right arm with both of his hands, swinging him around to his surprise. He then pulled his right hand away, closing it into a fist.

"Magimech Attack..." he started to bellow as his markings brightened, "Gravity Fist!" he yelled, striking the Explosion Quirk user upside the head to send him toward the ground. However, he managed to catch himself with another powerful blast, softening his fall as he landed on his feet.

"Not bad..." he commented, while sweat dripped from his palms, "But I'm just getting started!" he roared out, firing off several explosions upward. Shiki shifted his gravity to move about quickly avoid the blasts, grimacing all the while. He remembered seeing how upset Ochaco looked after her match against Katsuki.

He had heard the emotions poured out from Rebecca during their battle. There had been a lot of tears shed today, and he didn't want to see any more. He landed down hard after evading the last blast from his foe, having his markings shine brightly.

"Magimech Attack..." he began, "Gravity Wave!" he exclaimed, unleashing a powerful gravitational force that pulled the Explosion Quirk user in as he clenched his teeth together, feeling his feet slide forward. However, he smirked.

"Huh!" he chuckled out, "You're only just making me stronger, you gravity bastard!" he pointed out, "And I'll blast you down with everything I've got!" he roared, launching himself up in another blast. He then fired off explosion, propelling himself around until he was enveloped in a torrent of smoke, zooming toward Shiki. "HOWITZER..." he started to bellow, "IMPACT!" he exclaimed, firing off a massive blast that engulfed his foe. Those in the stands were left stunned.

"Oh no...!" Ochaco gasped out, clasping her hands over mouth.

"How the heck was that blast so powerful...?" Eijiro inquired, raising an eyebrow.

"That twister he made must've been building up oxygen to add more firepower to it," Weisz explained in response, "Hate to say it, but I think Katsuki just won..." he noted. Everyone looked down worriedly at the battlefield, waiting to see the smoke clear. As it slowly did, the Explosion Quirk user was standing up with a wicked grin on his face.

"I guess... I made a mistake..." Shiki's voice suddenly admitted, causing him to blink in surprise. The smoke fully cleared to reveal the Satan Gravity Quirk user still standing, now only in his pants and boots, as his jacket had been burned away. What was even more surprising was the fact that he was still standing in the very spot where he had been attacked.

"How...?!" Katsuki gasped out.

"I shouldn't have changed your gravity," his opponent responded, clenching his fists tightly, "Only my own," he said. Trembling with rage, the Explosion Quirk user gnashed his teeth together.

"YOU REALLY THINK THAT'S GONNA HELP YOU WIN?!" he roared, blasting himself forward to try and attack. However, Shiki flew upwards in an instant to evade him, causing him to blink in surprise. He looked up to see his foe glaring down at him. His green-glowing markings expanded, appearing along his upper body and face, along with giving him what looked like a pair of horns.

"Gravity..." he started to growl out, "IS GONNA CRUSH YOU!" he roared, zipping down instantaneously as the whole crowd looked on in shock, "ULTIMATE MAGIMECH ATTACK!" he bellowed reaching his right hand out. Katsuki readied his palms for another powerful blast. "GRAVITY COMET!" his foe exclaimed, slamming his hand into his target's face just as another explosion went off, engulfing the field in smoke.

"Holy crap..." one spectator uttered out in disbelief.

"Hey, wasn't that technique the same as Ziggy, the Demon King Hero?" another man inquired curiously.

"You mean the guy who was Number One before All Might?!" one more questioned out of shock. The smoke was slow to settle. Everyone in the stands watched with anticipation, especially those of Class 1-A. When the veil finally cleared, they all widened their eyes. Shiki stood over Katsuki, who lied on the ground in agony as his teeth were clenched together.

"What... the hell...?" he muttered in question, grimacing all the while, "You're... a damn monster..." he grumbled out to his foe, who let his green-glowing markings disappear from his body.

"Nah," he responded, "I'm just a guy who fights for his friends," he said. Despite wanting to retort, a frustrated Katsuki ultimately gave way to his fatigue as he lowered his head. Midnight came over to assess the result, raising her flail after a moment.

"Bakugo is unable to continue!" she announced, "Therefore, this year's winner of the UA Sports Festival amongst first-years..." she continued, aiming her flail toward Shiki, "is Shiki Granbell!" she exclaimed. With that, the crowd broke out into a huge round of cheers for the winner, who grinned cheekily, rubbing the back of his head. Victory was his. And the festival was nearly over...

And that's almost it for the Sports Festival Arc! We've got the closing ceremonies and other scenes to lead us into the next arc up ahead! Thanks for all your awesome support, you guys! I'm looking forward to showing you what's next!