And the chapters keep on coming! Hard to believe that pretty soon, we'll be finished with this arc as we close in on the final exams for the term! Now it's a matter of getting through these next few chapters, starting with this!
BTW, FanFiction's going through an overhaul of system issues, like reviews not showing up right away and such. I am able to still respond to them in spite of any difficulties, but I figured I should let you know.
Anyways, we last left off with Weisz emerging victorious against Seth, while Izuku and Rebecca got separated from their group! So what'll happen now? Well, let's find out!
"It's hard to believe you were able to dodge all of that..." Justice muttered in admittance as he stared at Elsie, who was on the other end of seven smoking craters.
"Hmph," she scoffed with a smirk, "When you announce your attacks so foolishly as you do, it's easy to predict what they are and where they'll be," she pointed out, "After all, we do share the same Quirk..." she mentioned. Her opponent merely narrowed his eyes with contempt. "More importantly, there's something I've been meaning to ask you..." she told him as he blinked in surprise, "Back inside... who was that boy who attacked me?" she inquired curiously.
"...Why do you ask?" the Interstellar Hero questioned back.
"He seemed quite timid, almost too afraid to move..." Elsie noted in remembrance, "Yet when most of your students would barely try to life a finger against me, he attacked without hesitation... and gave you the opening you needed," she recalled, "Remind you of anyone?" she inferred with a smirk. Justice wasn't planning on falling for any kind of trick she was thinking of pulling. But her question did leave him curious.
'Izuku Midoriya...' he uttered inwardly, recalling the freckled teen's appearance, 'Interning with an old hero from the lost ages and not with the IUA?' he noted through his thoughts, 'I'll have to worry about that later...' he decided to himself, readying his hands again. All of a sudden, a bolt of yellow lightning streaked in between him and his foe, forcing them to jump back from each other.
"Justice!" a familiar voice called out, getting their attentions as they looked to see that Witch had arrived alongside Sister.
"Witch!" the Interstellar Hero exclaimed, "Wait, where are Bakugo and Hermit?!" he inquired upon noticing that neither of the two was with them.
"Still inside," the Heal Atomizer Quirk user responded as she drew her long whip in her right hand, "Hermit said the doc's planning to turn Shibuya into his whole playground if she's not able to get to the main console in time to hack it," she explained.
"Are you serious?!" Justice inquired, sounding quite shocked. Meanwhile, Elsie narrowed her lone eye.
"In that case, I believe our business is done," she concluded, catching the attentions of her enemies as they saw her press her fingers against the communicator in her right ear, "Behrman, Jessie, we're leaving," she relayed, "I'll rendezvous with you shortly after you get Gowen and Hyoga," she added.
"She's retreating?" Sister inquired upon overhearing.
"That's not happening!" Justice roared as he launched forward in a burst of blue light, "In our families' dying names, I'll bring you to justice, Elsie!" he declared fiercely. She quickly leapt upwards as she was cloaked in crimson light, letting off a small smirk down at the Interstellar Hero as he landed.
"We're not affiliated with the League of Villains, James," she informed, "But we learned that Müller wasn't working without their help and approval," she mentioned to his surprise along with those of the Shining Star Heroes, "In fact, I believe another of the Seis was involved in helping fund this operation of his," she told him.
'Another of the Seis?!' Justice inquired inwardly as his eyes widened.
"Elsie Crimson, we will not let you escape!" Witch declared, aiming her right hand up at the Star Drain Quirk user. All of a sudden though, red lights started to erupt from the ground around her, Sister, and Justice.
"Apologies..." their foe said, readying her hands as her top one only had her index and middle fingers spread forward, "but I have my own justice to pursue," she stated. Down below, the Interstellar Hero growled angrily.
"ELSSSSIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" he roared out. The crimson lights erupted like his from earlier, engulfing the area in a massive explosion. People watching from the city looked on in fright, wondering what was happening. When the dust settled, a barrier of light surrounded Justice and Sister, having been projected by Witch. It dissipated after a moment as they looked around.
"Damn... she played us..." Sister muttered out in frustration.
"If her plan was to kill us, she wouldn't have brazenly acted with such an attack..." her fellow Shining Star Hero noted, placing her right hand onto her chin curiously.
'Elsie...' Justice growled inwardly.
"Whoa, holy crap!" a familiar voice yelped, getting their attentions as they looked over and saw a group of figures approaching the crater they were in. Setsuna, Itsuka and Momo had arrived alongside Gran Torino. They carefully made their way down to meet with their colleagues.
"Guess Crimson got the last laugh in a way..." the elderly hero assumed with narrowed eyes.
"Her leaving the battlefield makes things a lot easier though..." Sister pointed out with a shrug. At that moment, Witch blinked in surprise as she noticed something. Or rather... a lack of someone.
"Where are Izuku and Rebecca?" she asked out of concern, "Were they not with you?" she inquired on.
"That's... actually another problem..." Momo responded, causing her and the others to blink in surprise. What had happened?
"Ergh... dammit...!" Shiki cursed out while still in Müller's grasp, "Lemme go!" he demanded angrily.
"Oh, that won't do... that won't do at all!" the mad doctor responded, shaking his head rather rapidly, "I let you go, and you punch me with everything you've got!" he pointed out, "Even though it won't hurt one bit..." he mentioned cheekily as he sneered.
"You... bastard!" the Satan Gravity Quirk user snarled, "You won't get away with this!" he roared in declaration.
"Brother..." Kleene whimpered as she lied on her knees at Kris' side.
"Hmph," Müller scoffed, slamming Shiki against the metal wall, "I've already gotten away with enough," he pointed out, "In five minutes time, I'll have complete control of Shibuya and send it up in flames," he vowed to everyone's shock, "And you'll be left here to hopelessly try and stop me..." he mentioned with a wicked grin, "That despair... shall show the world that they should revere my genius!" he exclaimed proudly.
"Revere...?" a familiar voice grunted out in question, getting his attention as he glanced over to see Kamui Woods shakily getting onto his feet, "Sounds like you've got more than a couple of screws loose..." he noted as he readied the wood upon his left arm.
"Ooh, you're still standing..." Müller noted curiously.
"Not just him..." another voice chimed in, causing him to look over and see Ibara rise to her feet. She had a portion of her vines extend towards Kleene and Kris, wrapping around the latter's left arm and squeezing tightly to form a makeshift tourniquet.
"Ergh...!" he winced out.
"Brother!" his sister exclaimed.
"Sylph, take your brother and get out of here," Kamui Woods advised, getting her attention, "Vine and I shall restrain Müller shortly," he vowed. Nodding with tears in her eyes, Kleene slung Kris' right arm over her shoulders and started to trudge off with him.
"Heheheheheee..." the mad doctor chuckled, "I wonder about that..." he said, squeezing tightly on Shiki as he screamed with agony.
"Preemptive Binding..." the Arbor Quirk user began as wood shot out from his left arm and extended toward his foe, "Lacquered Chain Prison!" he exclaimed. However, Müller was quick to evade the wooded tendrils attempting to entrap him, jumping back and slashing the wood with the blade he had used earlier. He cackled all the while.
"It's futile! ABSOLUTELY FUTILE TO TRY AND CAPTURE ME!" he proclaimed proudly.
"Then it's a good thing I'm not looking to do that just yet..." Kamui Woods responded to his surprise. All of a sudden, thorny vines came in and wrapped around Shiki's torso, pulling back against him.
"Ah!" Müller gasped out, seeing that they originated from Ibara.
"Now!" she called out to her mentor, whose wooded tendrils closed in on their foe.
'Either he releases the boy, or he gets captured!' he noted inwardly, 'Either way...' he continued through his thoughts, 'we'll win!' he declared. Growling with frustration, Müller leapt away while releasing his hold on Shiki, allowing Ibara to pull him back down.
"Are you alright?!" she asked immediately in concern, unwrapping her vines from him.
"Yeah..." he responded, activating his Quirk as green markings formed along his arms, "I'm gonna pound this guy to a pulp!" he roared out, lunging forward and closing his hands into fists.
"It's over, Tensai Nagai!" Kamui Woods declared as his wooded tendrils were closing in alongside Ibara's vines and Shiki. The mad doctor grimaced, clenching his teeth together. But that expression immediately changed into a smirk.
"It's over for you..." he stated. All of a sudden, the floor everywhere except for where he stood glowed brightly. And in that instant, everyone in the room was zapped by a fierce rush of electricity.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!" they shrieked in agony. Overhearing, Kleene whipped around. She gasped to find her colleagues all lying upon the ground, twitching with agony.
"I... can't move...!" Shiki grunted. He could hear Müller's blade scraping across the floor, heading toward him.
"Don't... you dare...!" Kamui Woods growled out, trying to push himself up.
"I wouldn't if I were you..." the mad doctor replied, not bothering to look over at the Arbor Quirk user, "That zap was much more powerful than the last one I used..." he pointed out, "It's unfortunate, but I can't take any risks if someone with a Quirk potentially as strong as Ziggy's were to be my mortal enemy..." he noted, picking Shiki up from the floor as he gritted his teeth, "So I'll kill you here and now..." he decided with a wicked grin.
"No...!" Ibara gasped out.
"Stop it... you fiend...!" Kamui Woods pleaded. But they were powerless to do anything. They watched Müller lift his blade up, aim it at the Satan Gravity Quirk user... and then...
"SMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Izuku roared as he streaked in and slammed his right fist into the mad doctor's face, much to everyone's shock. Falling with an astonished expression, Shiki found himself caught by Rebecca before he could hit the floor. Sliding to a stop, Müller growled.
"More heroes...?" he muttered in question.
"Don't worry, everyone..." Izuku assured, taking a ready stance as he closed his hands into fists, "We'll save you!" he vowed firmly.
And it's Izuku to the rescue! We'll find out what happened in his battle against Müller next time! Until then, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Thanks for reading!