AnimeFan13579: Yeah, Nomu doesn't have a chance here. As for High-End, the simple solution is to kill it again. And your idea of Gigantomachia as a shadow….*shudder in excitement* The possibilities are endless! And yeah, Igris will get along with Shadow Machia.

Daemon of Wrath: Well, regarding Kamish, that is kinda true. For Tokoyami's magic, it's a bit broken if you know Moonshadow's unique effects on battle. As for Igris receiving Baruka's Dagger, it's because Izuku failed to extract Baruka, which is a nod to the Solo Leveling canon. He still has Ice Elves in his armies, but Baruka escapes his grasp, much to Izuku's frustration as he thinks he escaped from facing consequences. Your idea regarding Eijirou kicking out of Rakan is hilarious. Tokoyami was never good with names, but Karasu is easily the best name he has ever given. There are other reasons why Melissa created the drone, it's a unique drone that can't be affected by EMP, signal interference, quirks, or magic. For the permanent one, still thinking about it. Yeah, it does give an idea for Ammut. I think I still go for an unintentional mentor-turned-prisoner route but with some changes.

ProjectIceman: Lmao

Whitemare: Eijirou's hero name seems cool, but I think I simply think either Therion or Deormann since Eijirou rather not be mistaken as a lion again, he's a goddamn Liger. And yes, you have mentioned it several times regarding Shigaraki, my current choice is that he won't get killed, and I won't tell you more since my answer will be a spoiler. For your answer, you'll see it in this chapter.

Doodle: Yes, there is a ranking system for the awakening, but it was never mentioned by anyone since UEIS didn't care too much about the rank. All they care about is the chance for humanity's survival without crossing too many lines. Another reason is no one ever asked. And if the kids ever found out such a system exists, they won't be happy about it due to potential discrimination.

Outside of USJ

"Holy shit, just how powerful he is?" Kaminari mutters as he sees Izuku cutting the snake hairs and sending a rock onto the villain's face without even moving. To Tokoyami, Albus, and Lucinda, it seems more of him turning into a blur.

"That's a million-dollar question," Sero shrugs. "The way his friends and Gang Orca sensei talk about his power made it seem like the strength they displayed during the entrance exam and exercise is merely the tip of the iceberg."

"Well, we could've asked Uraraka and Kirishima about it but since they were part of the raid, we just have to wait and see." Tooru sighs.

"Well, maybe Tokoyami and the Lycans know," Mina suggests as everyone looks at Tokoyami, Karasu, and the Lycanthrope, who blink owlishly at the attention they suddenly get.

"What?" Tokoyami asks in puzzlement.

"Have you seen Midoriya's full strength? Or maybe other powers than what he described? I mean, being a living game character must've given him more skills than just being strong and equipping magic armor." Kaminari points out.

"….it's better if you witness it yourself," Tokoyami stated. "If I simply told you, you all wouldn't believe it."

"Why?" Mina asks curiously.

"Just watch," Tokoyami says in annoyance before looking at the screen.

Back with Izuku

"Nomu! Kill!"

The hulking creature with a beak and exposed brain roars before charging at Izuku at such speed that none of them could follow. Shigaraki grins widely as he prepares to witness a massacre.

Shnk!!

Shigaraki's grin fell when Izuku managed to react to Nomu's speed and pierced the chest of the Nomu, his eyes widened in disbelief as he watched the Nomu screeches in pain. Black flames emit from the sword and every part of his body screams, telling him to run away from this monster. The mist human watches with wide eyes as he didn't even expect such a turn of events either.

The villain's confidence crumbles when they witness Izuku casually stab the creature like it was nothing. They recall what the leader had just said, saying that they have a plan to beat All Might and that the creature dubbed Nomu shall be their trump card. But, seeing how a mere child easily beat it made them scared.

As Izuku stabs the Nomu, he is hit by thousands of harsh whispers coming from the giant creature. His eyes glow dark emerald as he sees dark wisps emit from Nomu like a reading of nuclear radiation fallout. Izuku winces at the harsh whispers coming from the creature but he can make out of the words from the whisper, and it isn't pretty.

"Save us!"

"Let us go!"

"Stop, it hurts!"

"Mommy….daddy…."

???

Immediately, Izuku was brought to a realm full of nothing but shadows. Izuku looks around in confusion, unable to understand what happened. He then notices a shadow in front of him and he widens his eyes in horror. The shadow in front of him is an amalgamation of multiple souls fused and torn apart, making them look like a creature straight out of Lovecraftian Horror.

The swollen face of humans was stretched beyond logic, muscle tissues hanging around like a Christmas ornament, broken bones poking out of the skin, and at the center of it, a chunk of meatball made of human flesh with a single eye visible on it, tears escaping from the eyes.

Izuku wanted to vomit at what he was seeing, his face turned pale in horror, and for the first time, he witnessed something horrible in his life, even more than what he had dealt with during his 10 months of training. To make it worse, he discovers that his power gives him information he doesn't want to know at all. The souls consist of two nameless crooks with only greed and lust, a middle-aged office worker who was struggling with financial issues, and a young boy who got kidnapped by one Kyudai Garaki for his quirk, Shock Absorption.

Izuku bites his lips before looking at the amalgamation in front of him. Taking a deep breath, he approaches it. To no one's surprise, the amalgamation acts hostile towards Izuku before it freezes, shaking in fear out of instinct. As Izuku walks, he leans down to make eye contact with the eye. The chunk suddenly stretches and tears, creating a hole that is reminiscent of a mouth. Izuku holds himself from turning away as a hoarse whisper comes out of its mouth.

'H-help me….' It may sound like a horrifying sound straight out of a horror movie, but Izuku senses the emotion radiates from the poor soul. It feels like a whimper of a child, making Izuku feel terrible for it. Izuku leans his hand to it before caressing it.

"I will….let me set you free." Izuku's eyes glow as black wisps come out of his body and start to swirl around them. Screams of terror can be heard around them and the amalgamation whimpers in fear, but Izuku gently strokes it as he whispers soothingly. "Just take it easy, kid. The pain's going to go away….I promise…."

In an instant, the black wisp exploded and the amalgamation slowly disintegrated, leaving nothing but a small dark green flame on Izuku's palm. Izuku immediately knows that this is the soul of the child and gently picks it up.

"Easy….you can now rest in peace…" Izuku says softly as the flame flickers a bit, making Izuku blink. "You….want to stay…?

'….I'm scared….please don't send me away…' This time, the whisper is much clearer and he can hear the boy's meek voice from the soul. Izuku looks at him before letting out a sigh.

"You know about my powers, right? Won't it scare you?" Izuku asks.

'You saved me, mister…..so, of course not……and let me help you…' The ember flickers again.

"Very well, then," Izuku says with a sigh, giving a gentle smile. "Then, heed my call, boy. Take my blessing, and…"

Back in Reality

Izuku went back to reality before pulling out his greatsword and gently placing his hand on the Nomu's head. He then utters a whisper, yet everyone can hear and feel the power behind it.

"Arise…" In an instant, a pillar of shadow emerged from the Nomu and the shockwaves sent everyone backward. The pillar shatters the dome's roof along with every window on it. Shigaraki widened his eyes in confusion and horror, what did this kid do to his Nomu? He then sees a glimpse of a soul flying through the pillar before it disappears. They all looked back where Izuku was and they were terrified at what they saw.

The Nomu is now a shadow being with a pair of gigantic horns, a head resembling a reptile, a pair of glowing emerald eyes, a glowing emerald cloak made of fire, and glowing scars all around their hulking body. The creature looks at its hands before looking at Izuku and kneels. Izuku looks at the creature with a gentle smile hidden by his hood before gently stroking the creature's head.

"Arise, child," Izuku says as the creature gets up, making the villains pale beyond imagination. Somehow, the kid in front of him not only managed to react fast enough to beat the Nomu, but now he made the creature serve under him!? It was at this moment that they knew, they fucked up.

"Now then…." Izuku mutters before he glares at the villains with eerily glowing eyes. All villains nearby feel chills through their spine, their bodies shaking violently in fear. "Let me give you a chance, tell me….where is the bastard who messes with Life and Death, calling himself Kyudai Fucking Garaki?!"

Outside of USJ

No one on the bus said anything as they witnessed Izuku's power, all of them were too stunned to speak. All the things they could think of is what is going on!? What is that creature!? And why did izuku manage to control it and even modify it to look like that!?

"Even until now, it never ceases to amaze me…." Tokoyami mutters in awe, but he can't help but think about the situation. He had heard more explanations regarding Shadow Monarch through Lucinda and he knows Izuku now has the dominion over death. Does that mean the creature is alive?

He grips his knuckles tightly, silently seething in rage at the theory he had discovered. Does that mean the villains create the creature that tries to attack the Shadow Monarch!? How cruel is that! He can't help but find it amusing as the creature was sent to attack the being that controls death. It was a very idiotic move, but then again, the villains had no idea of such a possibility.

Albus had once again felt the power of Shadow Monarch from the building, and again, it felt like a gentle and warm embrace instead of a cold and harsh grip like how everyone believed. Once again, the Shadow Monarch showed kindness to the death. It was something that he is still required to get used to given how his entire life, he believed Monarchs to be a being of pure evil.

And another thing that shocked him was the creature itself. He knows the creature is still alive given how it thrashes violently despite getting stabbed, or so he believed as he witnessed the power of Shadow Monarch embraced it. Does that mean whoever created the creature somehow made a moving puppet made of corpses? Who would've done such disgusting things!?

"W-what is that!?!" Kaminari exclaims in shock. "What in the fuck was that!!?"

"That's his power as the Shadow Monarch," Tokoyami explains, getting everyone's attention. "He has the power to control over death, resurrecting anyone from death and becomes a being made of shadow."

"Wait, but how is he able to do it on the creature!?" Mina exclaims. "We all saw it, right? He is still thrashing around even though Midoriya stabs it in its chest!"

"The creature….always been dead…." Albus exclaims, making everyone pale.

"Bio-engineered…." Momo mutters in horror.

"… Okay, that is horrifying yet cool," Kaminari admits.

"Adding the fact that he has the body of a video-game character, no wonder Gang Orca has so much faith in him." Thirteen muses. "I wonder how everyone's reacting to this."

Back in UA

"What…the fuck…"

The teachers are having a meeting as they all observe the entire scene, and everyone is bluescreened. Nedzu's mind is on overdrive as he tries to think of any logical explanation behind it. Vlad King's jaw dropped when he saw it. Snipe's eyes widen in disbelief behind his mask. Present Mic's sunglasses fall from his face, showing his eyes bulging out of the socket. Midnight looks flabbergastered, her mouth gaping like a fish. If Hound Dog didn't wear a muzzle, he would be slackjawed. Ectoplasm didn't make any reaction besides his slightly widened eyes, Cementoss looked like he just saw a quirkless pig fly, Tsukauchi looked numb, David wiped his glasses before taking a look once more in sheer disbelief, and All Might?

Well, he's having the time of his life witnessing everyone's reaction, especially since he once got the receiving end of it. All Might decided to stay in UA per UEIS' requests since Melissa required her mentor's protection. All Might had to agree, but a small part of himself wishes he could've been there and let the villains know what was coming, especially when the chat revealed that they knew about All Might's previous injury.

Oh, he wishes to reveal that he's better than okay and relishes the look of pure horror and realization from the villains. Not that he will ever admit to anyone about it.

"H-h-huh!?!" All Might let out a snort before covering his mouth to muffle his laughter as Tsukauchi slaps All Might's head with his notepad. David looks at All Might in sheer disbelief.

"Toshi, what the fuck?!"

In flood zone

"Well, this is boring."

Ochako can be seen walking on a platform made of ice, carrying her key-shaped staff while pouting. She looks down to see all the villains in the water trapped under [Glaciate] chattering their teeth and shivering from the cold. Ochako let out a sigh before crouching down.

"Oh, well. Now, how about you guys give me as much information you guys could provide regarding the one who led the attack?" Ochako asks sweetly, making the villains who were pale due to the cold, go even paler, which was supposed to be impossible.

"If you guys tell me, I could get you out of the ice and warm you all up," Ochako says cheerfully while summoning a fireball from the tip of her staff. "A fair trade, wouldn't you say so?"

This immediately made the villains nod eagerly before they sang like a canary. Meanwhile, Leo looks slightly scared and disturbed by the scene before looking at Aquarius.

"This is your fault," Leo says in a blank tone as Taurus and Virgo nod in unison.

"WHAT!?!"

In Ruin Zone

Eijirou, still in his Therianthrope form, looked down on the defeated villain and collapsed on the ground before letting out a sigh and transforming. He looks around and sweatdrops to see the unconscious villains scattered around the zone.

"I should've held back a bit." Eijirou muses before rubbing his head. Suddenly, a villain dispels its camouflage and tries to attack Eijirou, but his tail moves faster and wraps around the villain's neck before slamming his head onto the ground, knocking him unconscious.

In Mountain Zone

"You guys should've surrendered when you had the chance," Mirio exclaimed cheerfully as he pressed down his glowing staff onto the villain's back with his right hand, which was covered in glowing white armor. His other hand holds a glowing spear with electricity crackling from it.

"W-what is that kid…." One of the villains asks before falls unconscious.

"None of us could hit him…..and he hits like a truck…" Another villain said before joining their comrade into the realm of consciousness. Mirio merely smiled widely as the villains who remained conscious shivered in fear.

In Conflagration Zone

"H-help…"

The villain squirmed under the pile of octopus tentacles coming from Tamaki's fingers. The boy adjusts his hood to cover his nervous expression as a chicken talon coming out of his leg holds down a villain on the ground.

"Y-you guys are truly cruel….trying to target children…" Tamaki stammers.

"W-we're the victims here!" One of the villains exclaims in disbelief.

"E-even so….y-you all were expecting and attempting to ambush….a group of kids…" Tamaki retorts.

"….."

In Landslide Zone

"Before we started," Gang Orca stated as he took off his tie. "Does anyone here wish to surrender?"

"N-no one's expecting newly ranked Number 7 Hero here!" One of the villains exclaims in fear as Gang Orca snorts. He would never understand the ranking system.

"Tch, please. He's no All Might! Besides, we got our trump card!" One of the villains cockily declares before suddenly, someone emerges from the ground behind Gang Orca in an attempt to grab him. Without warning, Gang Orca turns and slams his fist covering it in a gold aura, creating a sound reminiscing of a flashbang which causes every villain to cover their ears from the loud bang. The punch sent the villain flying before Gang Orca used [Ruler's Authority] to pull the villain and sent it crashing towards the villain.

'Been doing too much rescue and office work these days, let's do this in an old-fashioned way.' He rushes towards the villains before slamming his fist onto one of their guts, slamming him into the ground and creating a crater. Without wasting any time, he grabs another one and uses him as a bat by swinging him onto another villain. A villain manages to recover and tries to stab him with a knife, but Gang Orca merely grabs the knife with two of his fingers and moves them downward, which is enough to shatter it. The villain was too stunned to react at Gang Orca's fist slamming into his nose, breaking it and knocking him out.

A villain tries to hit him with an electric palm, but Gang Orca grabs it before slamming the palm onto another villain, shocking him unconscious. Before the villain can turn off the quirk, Gang Orca slaps him with his hand, knocking him unconscious as for whatever reason, the villain isn't immune to his quirk's effect.

The rest of the villains decided to charge in together, but Gang Orca merely blasted them with powerful sound waves. This causes them to cover their ears in agony before falling unconscious. A villain with a muscle quirk tries to use a broken pillar on Gang Orca, but he catches it with one hand and shatters it before blasting the villain with a sonic blast from his head, rendering him immobile. He turns to see one remaining villain dropping his weapon and pulling a dogeza.

"…talk," Gang Orca ordered, sounding like someone with high authority. And the villain did with no hesitation.

In Downpour Zone

"Boo, you guys truly suck."

Nejire floats in the air as she observes all the villains she has taken down, yellow energy spiraling on her feet. Her hair is an absolute mess thanks to the downpour simulation. The villains were all groaning in pain, clutching part of their bodies in pain. Most of the villains hold either their guts, heads, or chests, but most of them hold their crotch.

She overheard them about wanting to 'play' with her, and she didn't take it lightly. So, she decided to give them the 'punishment' they deserved. Some villains are lowkey afraid of the girl.

"Seriously, do any of you always think with your crotch?" Nejire asks innocently. "No wonder you all did something dumb, like trying to rush towards me and try to grope me. I mean, instead of thinking about strategy, you guys simply charged in. Did any of you guys even bother to think? I guess not."

As Nejire continues to talk, each of the villains comically turns to stone before they crack. Not only do they get injured, but the girl brutally stabs their pride like a pin-cushion and crushes their souls.

Central Zone

"Well….anyone going to answer?" Izuku asks coldly, making the villains step back out of fear. Shigaraki continues to stare in disbelief, acting like he is in a catatonic. Gritting his teeth, he then yells in rage before charging at Izuku. But, it was short-lived as the Shadow Nomu grabbed his hand before letting out a growl.

"Get your hands off mister, you jerk!" Shigaraki was thrown off by the voice as it sounded so young. But, before he could process the entire thing, the Nomu turned and slammed Shigaraki to the ground, creating a crater. Before Shigaraki could register the pain, the Shadow Nomu slammed him twice on the other side, then followed up by swinging him to the ground like a ragdoll and letting go. The central zone could only watch in silence as Shigaraki's pained wheeze could be heard by everyone. Izuku watches this and can't help but compare it to the pre-quirk-era movie where a human with the power to turn into a hulking beast did the same thing to a trickster.

"S-Shigaraki!" The mist man finally snaps out of his thoughts and shouts in concern. This alone manages to snap everyone out of their shock and start running away out of fear. Izuku notices this and lets out a sigh before his eyes glow, and his shadows move like sharks toward blood. Makoa literally acts like a shark by emerging from the ground and pinning down some of the villains, Levi slithers out of the ground and wraps around a group of villains, Tank belly-dropped villains before following up with a loud crack and the yell of 'My back!', Kuro emerges and pinned the villains with spears made of shadows, while Igris immobilized the mist man as he was frozen solid by Igris' new daggers.

Shigaraki watches with wide eyes while having to deal with the pain in his back. Izuku approaches the man with a cold expression before grabbing him by his collar. Shigaraki tries to reach Izuku's head with both of his hands, planning to disintegrate him, but Igris is quicker and cuts them off. Shigaraki yells in agony but Izuku is having none of it and seals his wounds using [Absolute Zero] before glaring at Shigaraki.

"Now you listen well, unless you want to lose your life completely, you better answer my question." Izuku snarls. "Tell me, what do you know of Kyudai fucking Garaki and where is he?"

"…." Shigaraki looks at him with nothing but pure hatred, but in reality, he is panicking out of fear as he doesn't know what should he do. The entire plan of the ambush was a complete mess because of a fucking glitch in front of him. He was supposed to be the one grinding the EXP in the raid, only for a glitch to suddenly appear and wipe out his entire party. "I hate you……"

"…" Izuku didn't say a word, merely raised his eyebrow.

"I hate you. I FUCKING HATE YOU, GLITCH!!!" Shigaraki roars before green sludge suddenly comes out of his mouth. His fear disappeared and was replaced with glee, recognizing the effect of the quirk. It was an unpleasant quirk, but it was the only way for him to escape. He should be fine, he could try next time and properly plan to face the next glitch. He should-!

Suddenly, he feels like something huge pops out of his mouth and he feels like he wants to throw up. He never felt so confused, what was happening and why did he feel something unpleasant in his mouth? He needs to vomit it out, he can't-!

Then, the sludge stops appearing and from his mouth, a creature with only a pair of legs wearing a pair of yellow shoes with a detached cord on its back, an exposed brain covered in a glass helmet, and a thick lip, similar to Nomu, flies towards Izuku's and Igris' glowing hands, wiggling on their grip. Izuku looked at the creature with horror while Igris' expression was hidden under his mask, but anyone could tell he was repulsed.

Without warning, both of them drop the creature and kill it instantly. Izuku looks disturbed by such a creature while Igris silently stares at the corpse. Shigaraki looks at the Nomu in utter horror, his glee shattered beyond repair as his expression slowly turns hollow. For the second time in his life, he feels a feeling of utter hopelessness once again.

"T-there are more…." Izuku mutters in a disgusted tone, looking at the dead creature. Igris merely grunts before looking at Shigaraki.

"It seems that our uninvited guest has finally given up on escaping." Igris comments as Izuku nods.

"We're going to discuss this more after everyone is here," Izuku says numbly before approaching the corpse.

???

As he approaches the creature, once again he is brought to the same shadow realm. He looks towards the soul of the creature and this time, it is less but disturbing, nonetheless. It was like two different people stitched and welded together to make a living insult of a conjoint twin, both cheeks stitched together, skeletal hands wrapped by muscle tissues and torn skins, disfigured legs fused to create a pillar barely supporting the weight of the upper body with muscle tissues and skins stretches around, like exposed tree roots.

Using his power once again, he separated the horribly fused soul and left with a small ember that represents the true owner of the body, who seems to be only a few years older than the previous soul of the Nomu and wishes to join him, but unlike the young soul from the previous Nomu, this one did it out of revenge. Izuku agrees to help before he brings back the soul to the mortal realm.

Back to Reality

"Arise," A single word carries out so much power, capable of bringing back the death. Igris watches and he would never stop being amazed at such a display of power, especially when the power radiates from it feels different from Ashborn. While Ashborn is known to be compassionate and kind, Igris admits it feels a bit lacking due to being a divine being who doesn't fully understand emotions like mortals. For Izuku, however, the kindness and gentle nature of the boy radiates like a sun. Igris may be loyal to Ashborn as always, but Izuku deserves his loyalty as well.

The previous Nomu looks like a black cat standing on its hind legs, glowing emerald ink dripping from the tip of its tail. The creature looks at its new appearance before crossing its arm and grumbles. Izuku chuckles sheepishly before petting its head, causing the creature to turn its head away, but not trying to escape its new leader's gentle touch. Igris can't help but think of the word 'Tsundere' that he learn from Japan's dictionary.

"All right….now that it's over, let's go back. We had a lot to discuss."

[To be continued]