Thunder Hero: Baraquiel 18
Last time
The lightning had formed a massive dragon-giraffe "Handy-man, I ripped this right out of another anime; like most of my finishers and signatures. Begone in my name, Baraquiel, begone with KIRIN!" Baraquiel materialised in the heart of the lightning and descended onto the Nomu; in that moment before impact there was silence throughout the USJ.
Before the unmistakable sound thunder and lightning reverberated throughout; the lightning danced and lashed across the foyer; hitting a few of the zones. Mainly the Storm, Conflagration and Flood zones. Class 1-A, I hope you're safe.
(Iida Tenya)
To say Hound-Dog, was pissed off was an understatement. I mean, being Quirk and Guidance Counsellor for 480 Pupils, across all areas of UA Highschool from the Prized Hero Course down to the Business Course was exceptionally draining. Add being a Pro Hero and one that was actively hired by Rescue Services and hired as a tracking consultant for the Police, to say Hound-Dog, Ryo Inui, was nearly always exhausted was accurate. Thus his very evident displeasure at being used as a Pre-Quirk style Crash Test Dummy by one very distressed Iida Tenya.
Fighting back his base instincts, of growling and snarling. Inui, grabbed the Engine Teen and held him steady "Why, the haste? Should you not be at the USJ?"
"It's from the USJ, that I ran, Hound-Dog Sensei. I, Class 1-A, Iida Tenya under orders from the Vice-Representative of Class 1-A, Yao…"
"Cut to the point before I lose my patience."
"Villain attack! Villains at the USJ, my Comrades and Aizawa-sensei and Thirteen-sensei were fighting them. My classmates are scattered throughout the zones, and last I saw as I ran, Thirteen-sensei had been taken down…They also possess something they claimed was the 'Anti-All Might'."
"Why haven't we got a call from Aizawa? What about the students?"
"They've jammed all communications. They even managed to override the lockdown to lock all of us in the USJ."
Ryo, nodded. Growled and grabbing Iida like a Lioness grabs a cub, effortlessly began to haul him up to the school. As they entered the Entrance Hall of UA, they were met by the staff and three students.
The first was a tall young man, with a well-built and muscled frame. He was clad in a white skin-tight top with the number 1000000 stamped in a bright block yellow font. The trimming of his shirt and shoulder pads were clad in an identical formatting. There were two green lines on his waist, acting as belt which were also present on his shoulder pads. Baggy blue pants and white knee-high boots and red gloves completed attire with a bright yellow visor covering his face. This was the Phantom Hero: Lemillion, member of the Big 3 and Sir Nighteye's intern; a lesser known fact at this point in time, and also in Nighteye's rather zealous opinion for the next Symbol of Peace.
Furthest away from Lemillion, was a tall and skinny young man. Clad in a black bodysuit, decorated in bright gold plating around his arms and shoulders, with a white tunic on top and white cape, with gold on the hood of the cape and connected with a scarf-like collar. He, like Lemillion wore a mask, this purple instead of yellow. To complete his attire, he wore an interlocking series of belts with purple food pouches on them. This was the Manifestation Hero: Suneater.
In between them with leg length periwinkle blue hair, clad in a skin-tight bodysuit that left very little to the imagination with knee-high boots and pale green marks and linings, and she wore bright yellow gloves and green bracers on her forearms and similar ones on her shins. This was the Wave Rider Hero: Nejire-chan.
These three students were known as the Big Three; their individual and collective power could rival some pros even a few members of the Top 10. Due to this, they were only three who were permitted to join the staff on this rescue mission. "Young Iida, just what has happened at the Unforeseen Simulation Joint?" Asked Nezu, already coming to the conclusion.
"A villain attack, a well organised and planned one. Then let us not waste any-more time. " Announced Nezu a gleam in his eyes.
However, before the Heroes could leave, the door opened "Nezu, I'm Roadblock; these two are Dementation Hero: Zelretch and Gaelic Hero: Banshee, we know and have fought with Baraquiel." Roadblock rumbled.
"Baraquiel didn't mention many people willing to help him." Vlad King retorted.
"We're Squad Six."
The Blood Hero paused, Baraquiel had mentioned them. They were joined by Fuyumi who was loading up her Ice-Gun "Nezu, I hope I'm not late for the mission."
"Lady Cold, the more the merrier." The Principle declared.
Cold turned to the new heroes "Our discussion can wait...what we need is a sit-rep and a breakdown on Baraquiel's policy if in an impossible situation."
"Certain Scientific Railgun. It's a Baraquiel go to signature. It's slow-start but near enough second nature to him. It's a kill move if Baraquiel deems it a terrorist or villain attack…"
Fuyumi nodded "My husband said that he'd lay down his life to prevent the mistakes of his time training being repeated."
Roadblock's eyes widened "That…would explain a lot. Baraquiel got married…and didn't us for the Stag."
"We didn't do a Stag or Hen do. Him because he didn't want the chance of getting picked up by HSPC and myself because I didn't want the over exuberant female members of my fathers Agency joining me. Also he's a father now."
"Well, pogue ma thoin...I wasn't expecting that. Congratulations, let's go and rescue your students and staff."
Their chariot of choice was based off the M2 Light Tank. Roadblock sighed "This is the chariot of choice to deliver us into a battle? Why didn't I take Baraquiel's offer on building the Dam Bustercyle, which is a ripoff something by the name of the Yamaha V-Max."
Cold shook her head "You're gonna need immense strength and skill to do that."
"I can confidently state that if I hit Baraquiel, I could drop him in 3-4 good hits." Roadblock stated. "That's not Baraquiel's problem. People can floor him, it's keeping him down, that's the problem."
"Roadblock, trust us…we'll get there." Roadblock could barely protest as suddenly he was being pinned in place as the tank shivered and positively lurched into action.
(Baraquiel)
Baraquiel screamed as he brought the giraffe-dragon crashing into Nomu. He smirked a toothy smile as he watched Shigaraki scream in outrage and blurt out "This isn't how the mission was supposed to go. It was breach the USJ, Kill All Might, Win the level; nowhere does it say a thing about an overpowered pseudo-boss with completely different stats and a willingness to kill! You're no hero!"
"You're absolutely right. I'm no hero at least not according to Japan. But to the International Hero Association of whom all heroes are automatically registered I fit the category. They call me a 'specialist'. My programming made me this way. So, Shigaraki Tomura, surrender."
(Conflagration zone)
Ojiro chucked himself to the floor as emerald lightning struck where he was stuck. There had been two to three dozen thugs waiting for him; unfortunately he had only later realised that he'd killed six of them.
"Mashariao, all you need to do is tell Baraquiel. He will understand…" He looked to see five more thugs looking like they've been turned to ash.
"It certainly seems Baraquiel isn't to fussed about dropping bodies." "Lethal force recommended...welcome to heroics 101 where you play for keeps." Ojiro gulped, this is what Baraquiel-sensei meant.
He looked at the thugs, his good nature overcame him and he dragged them immediately away from the burning buildings.
(Downpour/Storm Zone)
Fumikage's body hurt. He was looking at Koda Koji; the larger teen had evidently rugby tackled him to get him away from something.
"What...what happened?"
"Emerald lightning nearly hit you. It seemed to ever so slightly slow down just before hitting us." Squeaked the teen.
"The daggers in the dark?"
Koda looked around "Taken out. Come, come, we need to leave in case that quirk hits us again."
The bird-headed teen nodded blearily. The thugs hadn't been that tough to conquer but those errant bolts of lightning that hit the zone had most certainly rattled the gothic teen.
(Flood Zone)
Izuku, Tsuyu and Mineta watched in horror as Baraquiel began to upgrade his levels of brutality.
"Is he even allowed to do that?" Mineta howled breaking into tears.
"Kero, kero, Midoriya?"
"It's about assessing a situation. Baraquiel-shifu was already reading this scenario the moment they entered when he went to engage them. When they gave their objectives 'kill us' and 'kill All Might', shifu…defaulted. He made a choice, one that he hates making but makes because he knows he can make it and that choice is 'Us or Them'. Baraquiel taught Shoto and I that the hardest part of saving lives is the possibility of having to take a life."
Tsuyu and Mineta gulped "Could you, Midoriya?"
"Not at this moment, I don't believe I could take a life. But I do know that I have the ability to do so...TAKE COVER!"
Midoriya chucked himself over his classmates as two bolts of lightning collided: one with the ship and one with the water. Tsuyu's eyes widened as the villains singed and began to sink, thinking quickly she grabbed Midoriya, wrapped her tongue around Mineta and launched them towards the shore.
(Baraquiel)
Baraquiel staggered, he'd hit his limit. He could only pray that Kirin was going to be able to stop the Nomu; looking at the thing, it for the moment seemed to have stop the lumbering juggernaut.
Iida should have made it to the school by now; reinforcements should be...Was that screaming that he heard? He couldn't contemplate it; going to Emerald Lightning had momentarily slowed him down; he activated part of his suit and the electrons flooded into his body, suddenly freeing him and just in time.
Baraquiel just managed to avoid Shigaraki's hand going for his face; the young adult moved quick! But Baraquiel moved slightly faster; "Your dexterity and speed stats are good, mine are better."
At that moment through the skylight at high-speeds shot another hero. Garbed in a white tactical suit with a white wig on top with speakers based on his limbs "Alright there Baraquiel! Reinforcements are on the way, now, BANSHEE WAIL!" With that the hero focused on the breaking free Nomu and screamed.
No-one could hear the scream but they saw what it was doing, as quickly as the flesh regenerated it was shredded away. Eventually the Nomu collapsed in a steaming pile of melted flesh and viscera leaving the skeleton standing in a mocking gesture of where it stood "Banshee, scan the zones, echolocation. Get the students out."
Banshee nodded, took flight as the doors to the USJ were taken off their hinges "Roadblock Ram."
Baraquiel grinned "Roadblock, Banshee and is the Troll with you?"
"If by Troll, you mean Zelretch then yes. MALKAV reporting from the Asylum." Malkav, aka Zelretch." Malkav chimed in emphasizing his hero name "For the record its Zabaniyah Hero: Malkav." With that three villains who had engaged Hanta Sero and Uraraka collapsed clutching their skulls as blood suddenly spurted out of their eyes and ears.
"Huh, Delusions of Failure is a little too potent."
The other members of staff and the Big Three entered the USJ, rounding up the remaining villains. Banshee, rescued Shoto, Jiro, Yaoyorozu and a short-circuited Kaminari.
Lady Cold retrieved Kirishima and Bakugo; impressing Bakugo enough by casually defeating one villain with a heel-kick to the head and another with a casual point and blast without looking with the cold gun.
As this happened Tsuyu, Midoriya and Mineta, landed. Unfortunately, Eraserhead was still out of it leaving the hero-hopefuls at the mercy of Shigaraki. "Tsuyu, get Aizawa-sensei and Mineta out of here…I can…stall this guy until Baraquiel gets his head in gear."
"Kero, I don't like this Midoriya, Kero."
"Neither do I; we've chosen to take training to do a job we're not going to like."
"Baraquiel rule?"
"Baraquiel rule three. If you like being a Hero; you're not doing it right."
Shigaraki grinned "Well one of you are going to cause Baraquiel to break." His hand lashed out, he had to bite back a snarl as the greenette neatly dodged and drove a knife into his wrist.
"My sensei won't condone me killing you; you've tried to kill us, casually mentioned you're going to kill us to break All Might. How can you break All Might, THE Number One Hero, if you can't beat my teacher."
Shigaraki's fleeting grasp on reality snapped his hand lashing out; whether it was by luck or something else his finger just grazed Midoriya's cheek. "Scarlet Scientific Railgun!"
A crimson lightning bolt encompassing a nail shot from Baraquiel's hand; smoke billowed as Kurogiri and Shigaraki vanished. Across the USJ; students and heroes alike flinched or paled as Baraquiel's scream of rage echoed across the building. Unfortunately for some, mainly Fuyumi, Dean, Seamus, Neville, Izuku and Shoto they understood the english tirade afterwards "I fucking had him! I fucking had that piece of shit in my sights; why the fuck did I let him slip away. I knew he was trouble the moment he appeared and now I've added to the mess that 1-A is inevitably going to have to clean up. Shigaraki Tomura...You won't achieve the title of Super Villain; of that I am certain."
"Baraquiel...the Police are on their way and good job." This was from Snipe; the gunslinging hero walked over "Everyone made it out that's important; the thugs are being extracted."
"Thanks, Snipe. I need to go home. Pass the word to 1-A, they've got my email address I'll get to them when I can. In fact tell them I'm setting up a face-to-face chatroom."
Seamus and Neville waited with Dean outside the USJ, they'd de-masked. Fuyumi emerged next pulling Baraquiel with him "Harry James Potter, Thunder Hero: Baraquiel, just what have you gotten yourself into now?"
Seamus asked, a shit-eating grin on his face.