"all stats are…Unknown?...except for…" Dehni stood amazed before slowly lifting his head to stare at the yellow quadruple T-rex.
"sub-nature…compound entity?" he muttered to himself as bewilderment is the sole thing he felt at the moment.
That was until the E.A. decided to throw that bewilderment even further beyond.
"Error Mode has been Activated! Requesting Backup"
Error Mode? requesting what?
While Dehni was having a hard time dealing with the artifact's malfunction.
Both of the Nomus glared at the Tigrex with a malevolent smile, daring it to approach.
Aizawa on the other hand was frantic about his approach.
ROAAR!
The Tigrex didn't care as it pushed forward, despite the blasts from the Air-canon Nomu…he gripped the earth with his strong limbs refusing to let go.
GAAAAAAAAAAH!
The Nomu-weasel roared back at the T-rex despite it's efforts to push back the Tigrex, he had one weakness that was exploitable…the recharge window.
This one is strong!
Keep pushing!
Eventually, Sensei came with an idea.
Meanwhile Dehni was still floating nearby unable to comprehend why the E.A. is behaving so strangely.
Error Mode? Unknown? Compound entity?
He glanced down as the Tigrex used the recharge window of the Weasel-Nomu to his advantage, he slammed the earth with he's front claw sending big chunks of rocks hurling towards the Nomu which it countered with a blast of air that sent it away.
Yet even the Nomu didn't expect what happened next
BLAM!
the Tigrex barreled into it with so much force that it sent it flying a good distance away…then it did a sharp turn hurrying off to Aizawa's side…
It glared at a bunch of canon fodders while Aizawa was nearby and focusing on the more dangerous ones…
"I TOLD YOU TO RUN AWAY!" Aizawa was furious yet he wasn't completely ungrateful for the extra help.
Dehni slowly descended besides Tomura who was sketching his neck furiously more than ever.
"WHAT NOW!? MORE PHASES BEFORE THE FINAL BOSS?" Shigaraki was in no mood for games
"nah, I think this is a secret Quest" but Dehni couldn't resist the urge to comment.
I have to get at the bottom of this 'Unknown' a.s.a.p…all I can assume now is the E.A. isn't adapted enough to analyze the T-rex…if it's a compound entity then this might mean it's currently a complex individual for the E.A. to analyze fully…
Shigaraki was contemplating what to do next as his irritation couldn't level up anymore…
Dehni on the other hand calmed down as he tried to come with explanation for the E.A. weird behavior…but it's still wasn't enough.
Compound entity…could it mean there's some sort of fusion Quirks that ended up influencing this one…no…the Doctor's knowledge speak of no such cases…even if not…
"that is quiet the interesting looking Dinosaur sidekick you got there Gogglesman" Dehni taunted making the Tigrex looks around and glare at him.
I'M NONE SIDEKICK!
? it's the weird feeling again…
Dehni frowned genuinely this time as this is the second time he tried to read the dinosaur's mind.
I can't approach this situation carelessly…I need a scapegoat…
"Nomu" luckily Shigaraki decided to provide that, as both the weasel-Nomu and normal buffed Nomu charged at the duo.
SLAM!
The weasel-Nomu and the tigrex headbutted each other as each one of them tried to overwhelm the other with brute strength and (on the Nomu side) extra air jets.
Meanwhile Aizawa engaged with Shigaraki in an intense fight as he was backed up with the fodder characters.
I NEED TO GET THE KID AWAY AT ALL COSTS!
As if on cue the normal Nomu grabbed the tigrex tail surprising him.
Wh-what?
Oh boy…
despite it's school bus size, the Tigrex was swung around like a ragdoll spinning and spinning and spinning gathering enough G-force before…
ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRR!?
Everyone was treated to the rare sight of a quadruple T-rex flying away.
FOAAAAAAAWHH!
Correction with weasel's help he was sent via First-Class airlines to the…
SPLASH!
…Lake.
-in the same lake-
Midoriya was frantically thanking a certain frog girl for saving his behind and a dwarf's…
They were on a ship trying to dissect the situation at hand…
"it's grim…" Asui spoke first.
"yeah, according to what that warp villain said…they know U.A.'s schedule…judging from the previous incident the other day, they planned it to gather info…like what Todoroki-kun said they have been eying on us while preparing in the dark" Midoriya agreed proceeding to speak his doubts aloud.
"but killing All Might by some no name villains is a delusion! When he's here he can clean them up in seconds!" the dwarf cheered up in hopes to escape his fears.
"Mineta-chan, I think the villains already have a killing plan…that's why they're confident…they already said they'd kill us one by one…can we really last until All Might's arrival?" she took those hopes and started slowly crushing them like bugs.
"even if he's here, will we be really okay?" she nearly made him pee his pants.
And to make matters worst…that shark villain decided to bring some company…
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!" yeah the dwarfmightpee his pants now…
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Some moments ago, Dehni decided to observe the T-rex. Whom was drowning…
Was I mistaken about the danger-level being higher than Extremely high…? Could be…
SENSEI! WHAT DO I DO NOW!?
FIRST SWIM TO THE SURFACE THEN WE CAN DEVISE ANOTHER PLAN!
TIGREX ISN'T A SWIMER!
Despite that the tigrex tried to swim for the surface…succeeding and almost drowning again…
He quickly transformed back to his human form…
Hmmm, purple hair…young features...nothing out of ordinary or…?
"SEA RULER: LAGIACRUS!" as Maruchi begun to transform into Lagiacrus, Dehni noticed the strange symbol on his hand.
4 swords crossed…with 4 icons in between…a tree…a windmill…a city…and a forge?
His curiosity decided to level up to new highs as he also took on the physical features of the Lagiacrus whom which decided to swim for the shore.
Never before I saw such unique forms…nor did the Doctor whom is more than 100 years old…
"4 swords crossed…it's a common symbol that…they represent justice…that would explain the equal space between them…and a pledge to uphold…" Dehni then witnessed the Lagiacrus jumping on land…
"Justice through upholding the values represented by the icons…"
The tree could represent…heritage…or natural resources…or assets that are natural in some way…
A windmill…could represent self-sufficiency...if coupled with the first…just like a windmill that needs wind to move it…it could mean self-sufficiency from Natural resources…
The forge…if linked to the first two…it'll make sense…a windmill purpose is grinding grains…to make floor…using a stove you can convert it into bread…a stove…or in general a forge…a tool to turn something natural into something useful…so the forge represents…crafting from natural resources…
Lastly is…a city…not a house…but a city…a symbol of…society…of community…
Assuming the triangles in the swords represents the orders of the pledge…we have…the tree as the first…the windmill as the second…forge is the third and the fourth is the city…
"Which ultimately the pledge could be as: "Justified use of natural resources….to provide self-sufficiency…by crafting those resources…to keep the community…?"
At this point Dehni couldn't understand what he was uttering as he was so engrossed into deciphering the symbol's meaning that he totally forgot about the mayhem going on.
"…" Dehni stood silent in the air.
"GAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!" until a high-pitched scream gritted at his ears…both he and the Lagiacrus turned towards the source of the noise…
Thanks to the enhanced vision of the sea leviathan, Maruchi could see clearly as day the boat containing three students, Midoriya, Asui, and the dwarf he forgot his name…about to get attacked…
OH NO!
He tried to swim for their aid…but soon remember Aizawa's situation. So, he was torn between his little brother and his teacher.
Even Dehni noticed his stress, he was panicking.
Ho~? Looks like our mysterious entity is in a bit of distress~ hmm~ I can't interact directly with this one but it won't hurt to search for others while still keeping my eye on it.
So, he decided to block his line of view as he descended in front of his way to Aizawa.
It's a villain!
Careful this one isn't like the others!
"yo~ Nessie-kun~ I'm sorry my friend Shiggy doesn't want any sub-bosses in his main story fight" Dehni shrugged in mid-air.
"he's a bit childish if you ask me" then he crossed his arms as if staying guard.
The Lagiacrus gave him a weird look.
Did he just call me Nessie?
Is this the right time for—wait he did?
"GRowahawhah?"
"sorry I don't speak leviathanese" he told the Lagiacrus stoically.
"…" he deadpanned even more.
Right, I forgot…
It will be better to go help Midoriya and the others on the boat! We have the advantage of surprise attacks and the watery environment on our side!
But…
Aizawa can handle himself long enough! But the students and Midoriya are in a grim situation! Remember Midoriya can't use his O.F.A freely!
With that line of thinking the Lagiacrus decided to inverse his swimming course and head for the boat before vanishing under the waves.
Dehni smirked and followed him…
…
"if they have a way to defeat All Might…we need to do what we can now…to fight and win!" Midoriya's resolve solidified anew as he recalled the responsibilities on All Might's shoulders.
The villains were waiting for the right moment to strike…
One of them glanced at the watery abyss below…it was…
"huh? Am I seeing things or is the water shining?"
"GROWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!"
Levin's Wrath!
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTTTTTTTT!
All of the villains screamed in pain as they were hard boiled by electric shocks from below.
The three students noticed that and were visibly confused and on edge.
SPLASH!
"EEEEEEEEEKKKK!"Mineta high pitched scream was justified this time as he saw the head of a crocodile like beast staring back at him.
"BIG BROTHER!" Midoriya exclaimed in visible delight in seeing rescue has arrived making Mineta all the more bewildered, Tsuyu on the other hand being the smart witted frog didn't need an explanation.
"This is our chance to escape!" she ordered swiftly.
"Growah!"the Lagiacrus said something but he wasn't understood.
"What is it Kayama-kun?" hearing the name Kayama made Mineta confused anew.
"I think he want us to ride his back!" Midoriya translated for them as he hoped on the leviathan's scaly head and down his neck.
Grabbing a terrified dwarf, Tsuyu followed and soon the leviathan bolted from the ship wreckage.
"Sugoi! Kayama-kun, I never expect you to have a form that's advantageous in watery environment too"
Before he could reply, Midoriya glanced back and was horrified to see an angry school of villains tearing the waves after them.
"WE GOT COMPANY!"
"I'LL MAKE A HANDBAG OUT OF YOUR SKIN! YOU…WHATEVER YOU ARE!"
The leviathan glanced back and tried to paddle faster.
Hold on!
Mineta almost was throw off if it wasn't for Tsuyu catching him.
They're fast but not fast enough to catch up to a Lagiacrus! Run for the shore!
"I bet even an Olympic swimmer can't out swim you, Nessie-kun~"
To their utter dismay they all glanced to the side where a flying masked villain was casually matching their speed and a fair distance away.
STOP CALLING ME NESSIE!
"I told you I don't speak leviathanese!"
That was the straw that broke the Duramboros's hump…the Lagiacrus charged a lighting ball and sent it flying towards Dehni.
LEVIN'S BOLT!
ZZZZZZZZZTTT!
"GAH!" he dodged up as the ball of thunder flew harmlessly away.
"I never knew Nessie was such a menace! I thought it was just a Dinosaur that escaped it's era by cryogenics"so far nothing seems unusual about this thing, even if its form is unique…
"WATCH OUT!" Mineta who was looking out for the other villains called in panic as a giant wave was sent towards them.
SPALSH!
They were sent flying towards the shore…luckily, they ended up in shallow waters…unluckily is they're surrounded now…
"what do we do…?"
I can't let an unknown resonance level run rampart with others…but first I need to check if any of the other three are any—
Dehni floated alongside the watery fishes.
"Hold it for a second will ya~" he ordered.
"HAA! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO!?"
He made eye contact with a nervous looking frog. Eyes fixed on him as she was studying him carefully.
"Hmmm ? owwww~ quite the sweet girl you are, Froggie-chan~" his words made a shiver run down her spine.
"OI!" then he proceeded to make eye contact with an angry Mineta.
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"…"
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"…"
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"…"
"MY EYES! MY EEEEEEEEEYYYEEEEEEESS!" he clutched his eyes as if in intense pain making literally everyone watch him with confusion and slight sympathy.
SPALSH! BUBBBLES!
Then he collapsed to a drowning abyss as his brain failed to function properly.
"Graaaaah?"the lagiacrus asked none in particular if the guy was okay.
"uh…weird? That guy is on our team or in with the comedians' league?" one villain asked.
SPLASH!
That made the masked phantom to emerge again, he was shuddering from what he saw…
I want to die…thank God I can erase my memory…
"wait…THERE'S A COMEDIANS LEAGUE!? Why none told me before!? I could've joined them long ago instead of the league of legends" this time the villains ignored his useless rants as they prepared to charge for the covering students, the Lagiacrus himself readying another charged bolt.
"HOLD IT!"
"WHAT!?/GRAHH!?"
"ahem, before you continue this death game can I at least ask the green haired boy about his name?"
That made Midoriya perk up at the mention of his notable feature. And so, he glanced at the floating phantom, much to the latter satisfaction.
"um…I'm M-Midoriya I-Izuku, N-Nice to m-meet you I guess?"
"…" the phantom was silent and there was no hints of sarcasm or false jokes around his aura.
I don't need the E.A. to confirm this is the Oscillator…but…if this Midoriya is the one I'm looking for…then…
He glanced at the Lagiacrus with a stoic gaze…
What are you…Nameless One?
"In any other day I've said I'm outta the ceiling from joy of meeting such a…very importantperson like you Izuku-kun~" Midoriya felt a shiver run down his spine as the masked villain addressed him so casually as if they're old friends or something.
That made the lagiacrus glare at the floating villain with an overprotective glare.
"Yet I think I have found something more unique than you…now tell me Izuku-kun…" Dehni pointed a finger at the Lagiacrus.
"What is this thing?"
Me?
…don't let your guard down!
"u-uh…we-well…he's a Lagiacrus…I-I mean my big brother!" Midoriya stuttered for an answer as his mind raced to find a plan to escape as soon as possible. And he wasn't the only one, while Mineta was shivering without thinking of anything except running. Tsuyu had other plans.
This villain isn't acting normally like the others, he must have some sort of different plans than the others…if he came after Midoriya-kun then he must be targeting him specifically for some reason…
They're outnumbered and without knowing what to do they can't escape. That was when Dehni decided to ease their life a little.
"that previous electric shock almost knocked everyone out…are you afraid of misusing your power Nessie-kun~?"
Before the lagiacrus can come up with a leviathanese insult, Midoriya, Tsuyu and Mineta were suddenly floating in the air.
"WOAH!" all cried as they didn't expect such things to happen.
They were sent flying towards the water and near the boat they just escaped.
S-S-SPALSH!
"After them!" he ordered the stunned villains as if they were his subordinates, but it's seems they were more reluctant on getting a one-of-a kind leatherware.
IZUKU!
The lagiacrus tried to get back but he swimming in the air instead. Literally he was swimming in a giant ball of water and he was sent flying the other way towards the forest zone.
All the villains looked now nervously at the menacing Phantom.
"I'll play with Nessie-kun, you go keep the kids busy and no murder~ okay~…the only exception is that dwarf" he said playfully making them run for the ship wreckage.
…
A nameless amnesiac with no background, huh? Had a new beginning with the help of Midoriya-kun…was diagnosed quirkless at first…then he obtained a very unique power he calls Polymorph…? My my~ this compound entity is full of new surprises~
"yet I can't let my guard down…for I have a sinking feeling about this…" Dehni mumbled to himself as he flew after the Lagiacrus.
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"owww…" Maruchi clutched his head in pain as he was back to the forest zone.
"what was that!? One moment I was after Izuku and the others, next moment I'm hurled towards space!"
Must be the quirk of that masked villain! It could be Hydrokenesis, Don't let your guard down!
"well…well…well…look who decided to come back for a rematch" an angry tone of a women alerted him, he glanced to the foliage of trees…were some bloodshot eyed villains were glaring at him.
They're some of the ones we fought when we fell!
"you kid got some tricks! And you'll pay for the humiliation you did!" oh boy most of those villains were back in their feet already?
"Humiliation!? My eyes are still burning from those bubbles!"
"Cram it! All Might can wait! We'll get this one before him!" yep they're really pissed.
" Owww~ aren't you a softie ? making sure your enemies aren't dysfunctional after they tried to kill you? You better buckle up I invited extra reinforcements" and to make matters worst the masked phantom was floating nearby. And besides him…were many other flailing in the air thugs.
"GET ME DOWN YOU FREAK!"
"I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS! WHERE'S ALL MIGHT!?" and so on they were blabbering…
The ones on the ground paused as they saw the scene…before grinning maniacally at the poor boy.
"you really need to…change, for a merciless world like this doesn't take kindly to those with pure hearts" Maruchi glared up at the masked phantom as all of them encircled him.
"did I struck a nerve? Kokokokokoko~" he laughed sarcastically.
This isn't good at all! We're outnumbered by a very fair margin!
I have to use my strongest form so far! Rajang!
"Show me what are you capable of" Dehni taunted.
He was outnumbered 20 to 1.5, half were beaten and tired but still walking…
I guess we have no choice…finish the job quickly!
"Fanged Beast! Gold Lion! Rajang!"
Oh~ a light show? and going for the thunder monkey~
"another trick? What is wrong with this kid!?" a nameless thug questioned.
"careful now~ I think he is using the strongest thing at his disposal" that little comment made the Rajang tense up and fix the floating Phantom with a suspicious expression.
Sensei!? This villain seems to know about my Rajang!?
Normally I would say it's just a lucky guess, but something is telling me this one isn't guessing here! We have to take him down before the others!
"Strongest you say huh? Bring it on!" a multi-armed thug run at the big monkey rearing back two arms for a double punch. Behind him many other thugs followed his lead.
FWET!
"You can fly!? Monkeys can fly!?" the Masked Phantom exclaimed in surprise (or what seemed like surprise) as the Rajang was now on his air-level imitating the four-armed thug as he too reared a punch of black ire.
"No…Jump good!" the punch hit air as the villain flew upward.
"A katana and a kimono and that would have been gold" the Phantom commented a little disappointed as the gravity pulled the Rajang back to ground…where the four-armed thug could only watch in horror.
"GAH!...oww" poor fella, all his brain cells went for controlling the extra arms. Not avoiding jumping monkeys.
"WHY YOU!GAH!"another thug tried and failed to sneak attack the monkey, who was still staring at the floating one with suspicious and…something else?
"ah I see you're a man of culture as well, it's a shame you're a villain…" disappointment too…
Truly a shame…
"finally! someone who speak English!" the Masked Phantom pointed a hand at the Monkey as he addressed the other villains.
"…he does know we're Japanese villains right?" one thug asked another. And Dehni almost teared up.
"I know how you feel…" the Rajang looked at the ground sadly.
It is indeed saddening to see this…
"*sniff*ok enough with the jokes" then the Phantom snapped back to action and so did the Rajang.
"if you go after him one by one while waiting for an opening to strike you'll lose…it's better to form a strategy and work as a team" he begun to explain to them after he pulled some of them back when they tried to foolishly attack the rabid monkey. Whom missed to give them tickets to dreamlands.
This is not good! If he's smart enough to lead them strategically were done for! You have to attack now!
The monkey obeyed as stood on his hind legs for a second taking a deep breath in the process before…
"THUNDERBALL!" the lighting orb hurled towards them was sure to make at least 3 of the group out of commission but…
"DODGE TO THE SIDES!" they obeyed out of fear.
KACRACK!
"a bit cliché name btw, Rangers Attack from a distance!" bullets of all kinds showered the monkey from the front side, he shieled himself with his arms.
"my bone bullets can pierce iron!? His hide is tougher than iron!?" one ranger exclaimed in amazement.
Tough and shock absorber…
Of course, the Rajang wasn't going to sit down and wait for any recharges, heflewjumped again before doing a backflip…and sending another thunder ball towards the group.
"PRIMATE'S LIGHTING ORB!" he screamed.
KACRACK!
"GAH!/OWW!/YOW!" three rangers down…and 15 villains to go, minus the floating one.
He gave him a thumbs up.
"That's an improvement!" all thugs glared at the floating Phantom with mild irritation.
"WHICH SIDE ARE YOU WITH!?" the 15 ones exclaimed as one.
Dehni ignored them as he continued to watch the spectacle with a more serious view.
So far nothing outrageous worthy of the E.A. anomaly message…if I only had a similar case as this before…
The Rajang kept bombarding the poor villains with bolts upon bolts of lighting wrath…until he run out of batteries…
The time limit? No, more like he's too exhausted to maintain the form…
without much energy to transform Maruchi suddenly remembered the baton his mother gave him…he took it off his shoulder and gripped it tightly…
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" making all of the remaining 10 thugs laugh at his pathetic stature…
Just hold them enough to catch a breather!
That won't be easy, he'll be more tired than restful. That was displayed once a villainess with long swirly hair shoot at him like tendrils.
Luckily, he had still enough energy to avoid the strikes from the strands…unluckily that was enough for…
"AHH!" others to hit him hard on the side with a side arm swing that knocked the wind out of his lungs.
Get up! Hurry!
He tried to but the after effect of the hit was still too painful to bear.
"looks like you're not as sturdy when you're more human-like brat!" the villain who landed the hit smirk as he approached.
He reared his arms up and swinged down to finish the job.
CRACK!
Only for Maruchi to dodge at the last second to the side before running towards the thug and planting the baton on the ground like a brigadier and using his momentum to deliver a high kick to the thug's face.
"WHY YOU!" that only made the thug more enraged as he tried to punch him mid-air, but Maruchi parried with the baton's edge and used his force for his advantage as his twisted in order to.
"What goes around come around!"
THWARP!
a precise hit to the neck's base…was he trained in bojustsu?
"huffone down 9 more to go…" exclaimed with some confidence as he readied his weapon against the rest of them.
"don't attack one by one, attack him all at once and overwhelm him with numbers!" for once they obeyed the Phantom as they swarmed Maruchi from all sides, he barely managed to parry a hit just to get kicked or punched.
Eventually he was powerless to stop them and was pinned to the ground by a giant hand made of hair.
Hmmm…so far nothing outstanding…was the E.A. just not used enough to the changes? No…something's off…I need to thread carefully…
"Hold it~" the Masked Phantom ordered as he slowly descended into his line of view.
Well one of them didn't listen to what he was about to say and proceeded to try and land a rock-edged punch to Maruchi's skull.
"SHIGARAKI TOLD US TO KILL SOME KIDS! NOTHING PERSONAL PAL!"
THRUMP!
Only for the poor thug to get pancaked to the ground.
All the remaining conscious 8 stared at both the masked Phantom and the downed thug with worry and slight fear.
"I said hold it, didn't I?" all of them obeyed as they felt a strange pressure on their minds…and they could swear they heard a strange evil laugh for a split second.
Ops…looks like I can't control the hyena anymore…well it's time to play~
The silence lasted for some moments before it was broken by none other than Maruchi.
"why…why do you want to kill All Might?" he spoke up sounding worried and also innocent.
"huh?" making everyone surprised at first before.
"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Why you say!? Because he's All Might!? If we kill him we'll be famous!" one of them told him.
"but he's the symbol of peace! Killing him will spread chaos in the society!"
"that's the point! We want anarchy!"
"Nessie-kun, this society is already rotten and chaotic…you just need to open your eyes" Dehni told him.
Those words made Maruchi glare at the masked Phantom with uncertain eyes. Deep down He knows it's true…but to come from the wrong mouth is something else!
"I'm sure by now, you know that many of the so called 'heroes' aren't as heroic as you think"
…he's trying to catch you off guard! Don't listen to him!
"L-lies! Many have a heroic heart!" he stuttered for anything to defy the obvious truth.
"Correction many acts heroic for the fame and money or other ulterior motives…in light they act righteous…but once they hide in the dark, they show their true colors"
"Those are lies told by your kind to justify your wrong actions against the society!" many of the bystanders were furious by this brat's naïve claims.
"is it? Then what about Midoriya's bully, Bakugo was it? Is he the kind of hero you imagine?" if at first, he was uncertain about this villain, now he is shaken.
Wait…how does he knows about Bakugo!?
"wait…how did you know about Bakugo?" with nothing to delay the silence he parroted what Sensei said.
"Sludge villain incident was over all news…he wasn't even that grateful, was he?"
This villain…he knows how to strike your chords, but that's a lie! Bakugo did try to say thanks for Midoriya in his own way…
Even Sensei sounded off about how much sincere Bakugo was at that time…but at the very least Bakugo is trying to be a hero…not trying to murder the number one hero for petty reasons!
"…you don't know his whole story! Media shows only the part some people want you to!" he retorted back.
" really? I'm sure he then looked very grateful at Midoriya in the news…I'm pretty sure those eyes of his wanted to pay Midoriya dearly for trying to save him, no~?" the Masked Phantom landed near him before crouching down to his eye level.
"wh-what do you mean!?"
"I'm some sort of eyes reader…so I'm sure you know what I mean, those eyes of his said 'I'll pay you dearly for daring to save me…you pathetic wimp'…no~?"
"…" Maruchi looked horrified by his claims…plus there was a hint of anger in his eyes as he remembered what Bakugo did to Midoriya in the battle trials.
"your eyes tells it all…I'm sure he acted as the hero you imagined no~? aherowho is really…caring…compassionate…and selfless, no~? aherowho isn't arrogant or full of himself no~?"
"stop…!" Maruchi gritted his teeth.
"aherowho doesn't want anything besides saving others, no~?" he continued without breaking a sweat…and all of the thugs were at this point slightly anxious about their boss.
"aherowho isn't like the falsified version of these society's heroes, no~?"
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.."…"
"Kokokokoko~! I take your silence as my yes!Nameless one, some humans like to twist true meanings of things out of their own ways to justify their actions, the word 'hero' in this society is worn like a cape over the unworthy…can they all remains true to their ideals to the very end? There's a way to find out…after all"
Dehni pointed at him.
"Fear of Death is the ultimate illusions breaker, it's time to see the truth beyond the illusions you surround yourself with!Maruchi-kun~"
"h-how do you know my name?"
"show him why you're called 'villains'" the Masked Phantom ordered without answering.
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"GAHH!" he screamed in pain as his arm was crushed slowly…
No reactions or significant changes so far…was I overreacting? or the E.A. has finally gone insane in my presence?
Those thugs took their sweet time breaking Maruchi's limbs…or bruise it to some extents?
The pain was unbearable to the point he passed out.
"poor fella was too weak to stay awake~" the Masked Phantom noted.
Still why the E.A. struggles with identifying this thing?
"shall we finish him off Boss?" one of the thugs questioned with a neutral expression.
"I'm sure you came here for All Might not to kill some kids, you got your revenge on the poor little guy, isn't that enough?" the Masked Phantom didn't want to waste anymore time here.
"Well yes…"
Not adapted yet to a combined Quirky thing is a good theory…I was exaggerating…the E.A. must have some sort of troubles adjusting, maybe the unusual route I took was the cause?
He floated off and the others followed behind…he was deep in his thoughts but ultimately decided that it's no longer useful to observe this anomalous entity anymore…
I should resume my plan with the Oscillator.
Little did they know he was still awake…or on the verge of consciousness.
I'm exhausted…too exhausted…
Stay low! They left you alone let's just recover and…
I feel like my arms are broken…
Just calm down first and—
Despite Sensei's protests he stood up…
Why…why do they want to kill All Might? Why do they want to hurt us? What did we even do wrong to them?
They're villains what did you expect from them? They're evil!
I want to punish evil! I want to punish evil!...but I can't…
He ended up leaning on a tree as he couldn't stand up from exhaustion…he needed to recover his stamina fast!
I'm too weak…
He wasn't the only one on the verge of consciousness…
Indeed you're pathetic.
Looks like the inner voice decided to announce himself at last.
"!?" Maruchi was too exhausted to even say anything.
You're hearing the same voice again!?
Who are you!?
You can't even defeat few puny humans!
I SAID WHO ARE YOU!?
You need my help!
Upon those words, he remembered the most recent nightmare…
This thing talking to him…whatever it was…he doesn't like it…
I don't need your help!
Kid don't push yourself! If you go now, you'll only get yourself in trouble!
The voice of reason tried to keep things rational but he wasn't listening to anyone today…
He used the bamboo baton as a support as he slowly traced those villains.
…
..
.
All three of them were lowered gently to the boat's deck, shocked by what just happened.
"Ki-kiro? We're back in the same boat!?"
"Big Brother! I need to go help him!"
"I DON'T WANNA DIE!"
Their racing thoughts only accelerated as the boat was surrounded again with those thugs.
I have to help big bro! where did they go!? No! I need to call for All Might's help!? What about Aizawa's sensei, Kacchan and the others!?
Midoriya was panicking and his mind couldn't keep up with colliding priorities, the train of his thoughts stopped by a shaking voice yet still calm.
"Midoriya-chan, I know this is a grim situation but get a grip! If what I know is correct then Kayama-kun can handle himself long enough! But we need to deal with our current issue for now!" he whispered as the waters below were roamed with hungry villains.
She's right, I need to calm down and think calmy ! if I want to save Big bro then I have to get out of here first! But I can't get a grip on why they're targeting All Might specifically!?
Midoriya remembered the Masked villain's surprise upon seeing the Lagiacrus, which means they don't know the full power of his big brother…nor they're prepared for it, that will give him enough advantage so far…yet why did that Masked one sounded so guarded around him?
Could he be the one behind the attackers ? no, it doesn't seems likely…and why are they after all Might…is it because of his fame? Or status as the rank one hero…or…?
-Flashback-
"in any other day I've said I'm outta the ceiling from joy of meeting such a…very importantperson like you Izuku-kun~" Midoriya felt a shiver run down his spine as the masked villain addressed him so casually as if they're old friends or something.
That made the lagiacrus glare at the floating villain with an overprotective glare.
"yet I think I have found something more unique than you…now tell me Izuku-kun…" Dehni pointed a finger at the Lagiacrus.
-end of flashback-
Midoriya blood froze up as he remembered those words…
Very important !? does he know my secret !? then again why did he say he found something more unique than me!? And why they want to kill All Might!?
He continued his inner turmoil as the villains weren't for some reason attacking, until he finally decided.
No matter the reasons or what they know…I can't let them hurt All Might or my Brother!
Since Maruchi wasn't on their radar, the priority now is…
"these villains…if they have a plan to kill All Might…then what we need to do now is stop dathem! By fighting and winning!" Midoriya decided to stand a fight !
Meanwhile…All Other students were in a jam…but still they shared the same thought.
Fight and win!
"Shoji-kun, can you detect everyone's location?" Iida asked Shoji who was trying his best to find any sign of the others.
"they're scattered but everyone is in this building" at his words everyone sighed in relief, they were afraid someone would be sent elsewhere where help can't reach.
"physical attacks don't work on him! And he can even warp objects and people" Kurogiri was blocking their way, and they was no way around him…
"Class rep, I'll rely on you, run to the school and tell them what's happening here" Thirteen ordered Iida, there was no other choice but him.
"the detectors are down and our phones don't have reception, they have someone who probably is messing with the communications and security systems, if you go and run for help, that would be faster than us finding the systems jammer" she explained.
"but! It will be shameful for me to run and leave my comrades behind!"
" go class rep! if you go there's detection devices, that's why they're only inside!" Sato stood up ready to cover for his escape.
"if you go they won't run after you!" and Sero added with him.
The rest encouraged him and finally he took a ready stance to sprint…
"even if he is your only hope, is there people stupid enough to reveal their plan in front of their enemy!" Kurogiri launched clouds to swallow him up.
" we did that because there's no point even if we reveal it! BLACK HOLE!" thirteen sucked the clouds with her black hole quirk…
-back to the ship—
"WHAT KIND OF FIGHTS ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!? DIDN'T YOU SAY THEY'RE CAPABLE OF KILLING ALL MIGHT!?" Mineta was crying like a little girl.
"Mineta-kun, don't you think those guys below are confident we will come down and fight them in water like Maruchi did?"
"ARE YOU IGNORING ME!?" this dwarf is such a wuss.
"did you mean that they were aware of everything in this building before separating us?" Tsuyu asked Midoriya.
"yes, for their preparation and what they did to collect those information precisely…but there's something strange, sending something like you Asui-san ah" Midoriya stopped midsentence as he became aware of his misspelled mistake.
"I-I-I mean Tsuyu-san to the flood zone!" she got his hint but before that.
"it's okay to talk with what you're comfortable with"
(ok I'll take your words to heart)
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?" SHUT THE HELL UP YOU USELESS DWARF!
"This means they don't know much about our Quirks, something that confirms this is the way that masked villain acted when he saw the Lagiacrus"
"Kiro? You're right! If they knew I was a Frog, they would send me to fire zone" she concluded.
"since they don't know what are our Quirks, they planned to scatter us and defeat us with sheer numbers, we lack experience and numbers, our only hope for victory is they don't know anything about our Quirks, they don't climb the boat and this further prove my theory!"
But this also means they don't underestimate us…
"I'll tell you about my Quirk in details, I can jump high and stick on walls and stretch my tongue for 20 meters (65.6 foot) as maximum, also I can spit my stomach outside and wash it and produce a poisonous mucus, it's not really deadly, it just causes mild irritation"
"last infos are useless so just forget about them" I already did.
"I was expecting something like this but you're amazing" you should see a Tetsucabra.
"I have super strength, but using it makes me unable to do anything afterward because of the broken bones, it's a double-edged sword"
"my Quirk is…stinky balls, it stays stuck all day while I'm in good health, another one grow after plucking it, but if I pluck too much I'll bleed, it doesn't stick to me just bounce off"…
"…"/"…"
"AHHHHHHH! That's why I said we should wait for help arrival! My Quirk is useless in fights!" to be honest, I wonder what's the point of this character in this story…
"tha-that's untrue! It's an amazing quirk and we just need to find a way to use it"
SPAAAAAAAAAAAAASHH!
Good thing the shipwreck shook as a villain used his water bending to try and slap some sense into Midoriya with a giant hand of water.
"out patience has run out! Let's finish this!" me too I have to return to my MCs.
The ship was cut in half and it was slowing sinking.
In his desperation Mineta started to throw his balls of sticky hair towards the waiting villains.
"what did you do? They'll know your Quirk!...huh?"
" what's this!? Disgusting !" I know right!
They're careful and not touching them!
Honesty any sane person wouldn't do that.
An idea clicked in Midoriya's head.
"the ship will drown in less than a minute, once there in water victory is ours!"
"that's right" the dwarf agreed with them.
"Mineta-chan did you really get into U.A. to become a hero?" I asked the same question once.
"SHUT UP! WHY AREN'T YOU AFRAID NOW!?" I will just filter the rest of his pathetic gibberish before I decide to erase him from this story.
"when the enemy is sure of victory, that's the greatest chance to defeat it, that's what All Might said once in a tv interview…to win, there one solution" Midoriya's plan is decided.
"hehe! You must just cowardly children with all that crying and screaming " only one of them is.
"Oi, didn't Shigaraki says to not underestimate them? Don't judge them by their ages, just observe their Quriks, plus ours have the advantage in watery environment and that Leatherbag isn't here so we're fine"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" Midoriya let out a battle cry as he stood over the rail trying to imitating a certain angry chihuahua.
Then he jumped.
"SHINI! (DIE!)" his acting is very convincing to be honest.
Calculating his odds and the risk, he tried to channel the energy to not bust his while arm as he aimed for the water surface.
Don't break! Don't break! DON'T BREAK!
The other two readied themselves.
"DELAWARE SMASH!"
FOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAWHH! A burst of wind pressure pierced the water and caught the watery fishes off guard.
The force was enough to stop momentarily Midoriya's fall.
"TSUYU-CHAN! MINETA-KUN!"
That was the signal for the frog girl to jump and grab him away with her tongue, amidst the chaos jealousy sprout in the dwarf's heart and he started to throw his balls frantically.
The balls stuck to the villains who were drawn to the whirlpool made by the blast wind.
They flew away from the danger as it was neutralized by their collective team work…
…
..
.
With the frequent sounds of Roars coming from the forest zone, one can confirm that his brother is doing fine…or as fine as he hopes.
Therefore, the priority now is to investigate their plan to kill All Might and try to sabotage it before it's too late.
Creeping out of the shore's edge, they pooked out their heads to witness the brutal scene.
"we'll run as soon as we sense danger" Midoriya assured them both.
Aizawa was still fighting off the small fodders, he was kicking them left and right.
But that's when Shigaraki had enough and decided to join the fray.
24 seconds…shigaraki counted.
"are you their boss ?" Aizawa throw his bandage for a surprise attack, but Shigaraki grabbed it easily.
22 seconds…
Despite that Aizawa went for his face.
20 seconds…
As they both were mere feets away from each other, Aizawa pulled back a fist while Shigaraki extended his palm.
Aizawa caught the fabric and pulled it to him, then he elbowed Shigaraki in the belly.
"Tsk!" or so it seemed at first…Shigaraki managed to catch the elbow with his hand.
"you move a lot so it's hard to notice…but they are moments when you hair goes down, after you finish each move and the duration between the moves decrease steadily…don't strain yourself EraserHead" Shigaraki whispered creepily as the elbow he was clutching started to crumble like the make up of a women who decided to visit the Sahara desert.
The three students gasped, but Aizawa soon activated his Quirk back and punched the freak away. Before dodging away.
My elbow is crumbling!
Many other thugs tried to get a hit on him as he was now weakened, he clutched his injured elbow as there was no way out of this mess.
"your Quirk isn't suitable for long fights against large groups, is it?" Shigaraki stood up slowly,
"isn't this different from your usual job? After all what you're best at is short fights and sneak attacks, right?" Shigaraki might not be the brightest but he has a brain to use.
Aizawa was panting heavily as he glared at him.
"Despite knowing that, you threw yourself in the fray? was that to protect your students ?"
Another thug tried to sneak hit him but he swiftly mummified it and use it as a ragdoll against another nameless.
With most of the trouble fodders gone, he activated his Quirk once again and faced Shigaraki.
"Cool! You're so cool!" Shigaraki sounded liked an exited child than a creepy villain.
"by the way hero…your remember how we got rid of that dino-thing ? I'm not the strongest here" Aizawa looked back and stood face to face with Nomu.
"that Maniac took the other with him but it doesn't matter now…" one push and…
SPOLSH!
His goggles broke in a spatter of blood.
The sounds of his head being slammed with the ground filled the air…
"Aizawa-sensei…" Midoriya was terrified by the bloody scene…
"I should have know that Masked Phantom or whatever is good for nothing" Shigaraki started to irritably scratch his neck.
"and What's taking Kurogiri so long?"
…
Meanwhile, Thirteen tried to keep the Warp user at bay, little did she know her power was about to be used against her…
"You're just a rescue hero! When it comes to real fights you're less experienced than the others!" Kurogiri opened a warp gate behind her directly, this resulted in Her Black Hole quirk to suck in half of her spacesuit-like costume.
She had no choice but to deactivate her ability.
"SENSEI!"
"IIDA RUN!" Sato ordered but Iida hesitated for some seconds.
He had no choice too but to run and bring help!
Of course escaping wasn't easy, Kurogiri made sure to stop him in his tracks.
Everyone is relying on me!...everyone! I have to!
Shoji jumped and wrapped his limbs around the warp
"GO! HURRY!"
He did so sprinting with the best of his abilities.
"I WON'T LET YOU!"
His attention distracted was enough for Uraraka to witness a metallic protector around his haze frame.
And good timing too…
Iida was about to get sent away, but…
"I don't know it's nature! But since you're wearing something like this! It means you have a physical body!" Uraraka touched the metallic protector and hurled the warp user in the air.
"IKEEEEEE! IIDA-KUUUUUUUUUUNN!"
Iida reached the door, and the others kept the warp user off his back.
ENGINE BURST!Reinforcement is on their way!
….
CRACK!
"ho~" the Masked Maniac was amused by the sickening sound of bone crushing. Unlike many uncomfortable looking thugs behind him.
"AAAHHH!" Aizawa screamed in pain…
"you can erase Quirks, but against a super strength force you're nothing but a quirkless"
Aizawa tried to erase the Nomu's supposed super strength…but the poor guy—
CRACK!Got his other arm crushed in vain.
It's like he broke a twig…I'm sure I erased his Quirk…this means…his physical strength…is equal to All Might's!
As the Nomu clutched Aizawa's head and started ramming it against the ground…the Masked Phantom and the fodder party approached Shigaraki.
"done on your part?" Shigaraki asked as the Masked Phantom floated nearby.
"Technically yeah~ I take it cupcake is playing with his new friend~? There's less blood than I imagined" Shigaraki ignored the latter sentence as he remembered the dinosaur.
"that T-rex thing looked cool, it's a shame he's gone now" he almost sounded genuinely sad.
Owwww~ little Shimura loves dinosaurs?
"fear not he's still breathing…probably" that made Shigaraki snap back at him.
"I'm sure my orders were clear, to kill all the kids and leave!" his patience with this floating ball of irritation is coming to a limit.
While the Masked Phantomtried(read intentionally wanted to get on Shigaraki's nerves) calm him down.
Midoriya from his hiding spot could only stare in dread as he saw the last villain that sent his brother the other way…if he's here this means…No! it can't be! From what he said he was still breathing? Right?! Right!?
Kurogiri appeared besides Shigaraki and delivered the bad news.
"Kurogiri did you kill number 13?" Shigaraki was about to witness how much unreliable his 'subordinates' are.
"I made her unable to move, but they're students I couldn't separate them…and one of them managed to flee" kudos to the Nomu for not feeling any nervous by those words.
"hah?..." Shigaraki on the other hands turned his neck onto the equivalent of a sun burn neck from how hard he was scratching it.
"KUROGIRI! OMAE! IF YOU WERE'NT OUR ONLY ESCAPE GATE I WOULD'VE TURNED YOU INTO DUST!" Shigaraki then suddenly stopped.
"we can't take on so many pros…it's game over…it's really game over this time…let's go home"
"are they going to leave?" the dwarf gathered his hopes up…
"Oi, Oi, Oi~ this is perfection~! All we have to do now is wait for him to show up~" only for the Masked one to shatter those false hopes.
" he won't come alone, they'll be many pros on the support side, this won't do" as much as Shigaraki hated this he can't deny those facts. His lingered thoughts over the hiding ones were cut by a casual tone from the Masked Phantom.
"and so what? Boss fights aren't always fair are they?" Shigaraki glanced up at the Masked menace.
"I'll handle the pros with the Weasel-head's help, I can deal with many opponents at once, you and Cupcake deal with All Might, deal?" to think even Shigaraki had to give him this question.
"I always wondered of one thing…are you high on something? or simply a crazy lunatic?" this was one of the rare moments where Shigaraki was genuinely curious.
"MutteringI think I'm high on T-rex's piss…"
"what!?" Shigaraki had to make a double take.
"Insanity doesn't care much about logic" the real answer wasn't that convincing too.
"as much as I'd like to throw you into a horde of pros…I can't endanger the loss of that Weasel-head Nomu, so…let's just go home" Shigaraki sounded more tired than annoyed.
What…what are they planning?!Midoriya's panic leveled up.
Before Shigaraki could act on his malevolent thoughts, a sudden shout alerted everyone…
"AIZAWA-SENSEI!" they glanced at the source, only to see a kid with purple hair leaning on a tree.
"huh? He's still awake? impressive I thought he blacked out after all that beating" the Masked Phantom mused to himself.
"Before we go...let's just leave a gift for theSymbol of peace, Masked Clown, Weasel Nomu, go kill that purple haired brat, I'll handle these kids myself! "Shigaraki sprinted towards the frog's head.
Midoriya could only see in slow motion as the hand of decay moved slowly towards Tsuyu…
It made contact but nothing happened…
"Tsk…you're really cool EraserHead" Aizawa's head was rammed once again to the ground.
Things are heating up…if anything happens to the Oscillator because of my interference things will go south for my plan…
"Rodanto-san~ you heard your boss"I need to keep an eye on their fight.
"ROARING WYVERN! TIGREX!" the Tigrex hurried to save his teacher, classmates and brother, the unsuspecting villains were pulled to the sides away from his rampaging path.
BLAPH!
Powered by fleshly air-jets tubes, the Weasel Nomu grabbed the tired Tigrex head with ease and was keeping and even pushing him backward.
"I'm impressed, you're exhausted yet you managed to transform one last time?" the Masked Phantom questioned as he glanced back at the scene.
"SMAAAAAAAAAAAAASHH!" where Midoriya almost punched Shigaraki to kingdom come if it weren't for the other Nomu.
"Roar!"he glanced back as the Tigrex tried to push forward.
"What are you waiting for? popcorn? ATTACK THE DINOSAUR AT ONCE!" Shigaraki ordered the thugs and they quickly tailed the rodant-head.
I need to wrap things here quickly, but I still have a concern…using my full power telekinesis here isn't wise…so please…just go down quietly.
He ripped chunks from the ground and hurled them at the Tigrex…the Weasel Nomu sent an Air-cannon blast and the villains followed with what they can.
The Tigrex was sent flying several hundreds of feet away…he rammed into trees upon trees and stopped a good distance away…his body shone white…returning into it's original form…
Having taken the order from Shigaraki the Rodant walked slowly towards him to finish the job.
If only…I was more powerful…if only…I was…more…powerful…I could have…crushed the evil ones…no…matter…how…strong…they…are…I hate being weak!
….
"that was impressive your Smash…are you a follower of All Might? Doesn't matter…you're finished…" in slow motion the Nomu's hand went to pancake Midoriya and Dehni rose his hand in order to save him…
I have to do what I can to save him no matter what!.
There was no need for that…because…
KACRASH!
The giant gate burst open…and everyone froze as they glanced at the newcomer…
"it's okay now…I'M HERE!" All Might said as he was seething with rage.
Everyone glanced at him…especially Shigaraki…
"Ah! It's a continue then~"
However…
Looks like All Might isn't the only one about to make a dramatic show…
BA-BUMP!
Again?
Since you're at death's doors, I'll help you out this once
Dehni stopped in his tracks as he felt a strange change in the atmosphere…he glanced slowly back to the forest zone as the world seemed to pause…
"grrrrrrrrr…" it was a low growl…as if an animal is trying to intimidate a predator…
The modified corpse Nomu…it was…backing off…as if something overwrote Shigaraki's order...
It's normally dull eyes were shaking…
It was…afraid?…but of what?
Maruchi stood up again…his left eye shone yellow…glaring at everyone in his sight with a malevolent smile.
"Flying Wyvern, Roaring Wyvern: Tigrex!" his tone was as frigid as the Antarctic.
His form shone with a yellowish orange light…before it dimmed to reveal the same form, they just beaten by the help of the weasel Nomu…
Even as everyone pinned their attention to All Might…both Dehni and the Weasel Nomu knew…the real threat is…
Kid?Sensei didn't understand what was happening.
The Tigrex's eyes shone blue as he glared at them all with a predatory smile.
"SPECIES CHANGE!: Enrage! Enrage! Tyrant of Ruthless Brutality, let your roars shake their cores, let your claws mark their graves! Enrage! Enrage ferocious brute! Scales reddened blood! Claws blackened iron! Fangs rend the flesh from the bones! His trail leaves nothing but ashes! a relentless march of carnage and bloodbath! RARE SPECIES! MOLTEN TIGREX!"
Instead of light, the tigrex's scales flared up in sparks like that of a campfire leaving behind a reddened shade like blood, his head and form grow larger blackening in the process and his eyes turned blue.
A new Tyrant emerges!
Rare Species: Molten Tigrex
Danger level: High
(art not mine)
The red scaled tyrant glared at the group of villains with one glance. They finally decided to look back.
This is new, a power up in a tight situation? A quirk awakening perhaps ?...No, I think it's something else…that feeling it wasn't normal by all means!
Encouraged by the stillness of the red giant, the villains hesitated for a second before they moved as one…a simple step forward…eager to fight All Might instead.
Leave none alive.
INHALE!a simple movement was all what it took…
GROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!
For the savage beast to unleash his might without mercy. It moved backward so swiftly they had no time to react plus it was a good distance away….still…
"Grrrhhh!" blood dripped from their mouths while an intense pain all over their bodies kept them awake despite their ringing ears and heads.
A sound shockwave with a single roar!?...
They're still breathing! Attack!
The tigrex then charged to finish the job.
"NOMU!" but the weasel and…
FWWWWAAH!
A wall of ground prevented that, Dehni quickly examined their status while the Rodant tried to fight off the Red T-rex.
Broken bones…shattered by a single attack…had they being close they could've died for sure…
The sound of battle could be heard on the other side of the wall, so he swiftly moved to—
GKRAAAAAAAHH!
The weasel Nomu broke the wall and slammed into several trees away…Dehni quickly glanced into a blue-eyes red dinosaur whom he was looking down on him with a malicious glare.
He's holding no punches! It's like he's a different person all together! The E.A. was right…this Unknown is definitely a compound entity!
They came here seeking blood, they'll get blood…but not yours!
"GROAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"Dehni lifted everyone out of the way as the Mad Tigrex rushed for the Nomu.
The weasel Nomu tried to Charge some air to stop it but…
BOOM!
He was…blown up?
Dehni noticed strange cloud of red sparkling dust coming from where the red tigrex crushed the ground…
An explosive dust too? This thing packs a load of deadly tricks!
The weasel Nomu regenerated fast the wounds of the blast, but…
GRSHHH!Sickening sound of meat and bone being ripped off and crunched filled the air…
Taste rotten!
Is this really…a hero in the making…?
Dehni wondered as the Tigrex span around sending the weasel Nomu flying for a second time…bits of the Nomu's flesh still dangling from it's gaping mouth.
Meanwhile…
"I had a bad feeling, so I cut my conversation with the principal and come here…I met Iida shounen on my way…and he told me everything" All Might gritted his teeth.
Thinking about the amount of fear they had to face…and the effort my colleagues did to save them…makes me burst with rage!
"is this All Might? It the first time I see him in person"
"he looks scary" many of the fodders exclaimed as they were faced with the number one hero's ire.
" idiots! Don't hesitate! If we kill him then w—"
BLOCH! GROP! SKRONK!
That was quicker than my attention span.
"Aizawa-kun I'm sorry…" he quickly picked up Aizawa, before turning to glare at the Nomu and Shigaraki…and in an instant.
FWESH!
They found themselves standing far away from the danger behind All Might.
"go to the exist! Take care of Aizawa-kun, he's unconscious!"
"Y-Yes sir!"
"Kiro" both the dwarf and the Froggie obeyed. But Midoriya had other concerns.
"All Might you won't succeed that villain took One fo…I mean it took my full power punch and it didn't even flinch! It must be!" before Midoriya could relay any other concerns All Might halted him.
"Midoriya shounen! It's okay!" he gave him the peace sign with a beaming smile…
That was enough to assure him as the little group took their leave, All Might then turned to face the mad villains…
"CAROLINA…" All Might rushed in with his arms crossed...
"Nomu"
"SMASHH!" aiming for Shigaraki…but despite the smash kicking up a wind blast it didn't faze the Nomu one bit.
It didn't affect him at all?
All Might then handed many punches to every weak point, even the head.
"not even his face?"
"it's because of his Shocks Absorption" Shigaraki was generous enough to explain why.
"thanks for telling me" All Might went behind the Nomu before…
BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAST!
German Suplexing it…
If Dehni saw that he wouldn't resist to comment something like 'and he's name is John Cena'
However not today…because…
SPOOOOOOOOOF!
He had to save an unconscious Rodent from becoming a literal pancake.
this brutality is something different than before…
as the Nomu was trying to stay a good distance from the mad dinosaur, Dehni quickly turned to the injured villains floating in front of him.
"Healing waves!"green light engulfed all of them, the pain was relieved, injuries healed but their consciousness already left terra firma.
He's running rampart…I need to indirectly stop him before he hurts the Oscillator!
This if one of the few times when Dehni was really not up for jokes.
back to the mayhem…
"did you see how he made that explosion from a suplex!? All Might is on a different level" Mineta was feeling cheerful having escaped sure death.
"Despite being a beginner teacher who can't teach anything without a notebook, he is indeed exceptional" the frog agreed with him for once.
However, Midoriya's mind wasn't as cheerful as they were, he knew they have a plan to kill him.
"we'll only get in his way if we try to help him, we should get away and trust him"
Despite that he knew, from the previous incidents this day and the way the teachers covered for him, he knew All Might has reached his limit for the day.
While everyone was cheering…he also wondered if his brother is okay…but he was worried too for All Might because of the time limit and the villain's plan, he knew he was in a jam.
His fears turned true, when the dust dispersed, they're wasn't any Nomu tree…instead the Nomu was gripping All Might's sides until the weak one drew blood.
"where you trying to stop his movement by planting him in the concrete? hehehehe! That won't work! Good job Kurogiri that was an excellent chance" Shigaraki laughed maniacally.
The grip on All Might's weak side intensified and he couldn't resist trying to free himself.
"is this your first crime!? Ready yourself for the consequences" he tried to make a façade despite the pain.
"it's a shame the Masked Clown isn't here to witness your demise, but don't worry I'll deliver the good news to him once you drew your last…Kurogiri" Shigaraki wasn't feeling sorry.
"I don't like the idea of guts and intensities flowing through me, but I'll be glad to take down someone as great as you, the naked eye can't catch your speed so the Nomu's purpose was to keep you from moving after that it's my turn…I'll close the gate when you reach the middle and cut you in half" Kurogiri explained in full details their plans.
"Asui-san, take care of Aizawa-san" Midoriya requested.
"why ?" before she could even finish handling her teacher.
"Midoriya!" the green hair did what he did best as he rushed to save his teacher and hero with teary eyes.
Midoriya-shounen!?
He rushed for All Might's direction, I'm not sure what was he trying to do when he extended his hand?
"how foolish" Kurogiri appeared in front of him and opened a warp to send him somewhere he can't bother them.
BOOOM!
"GET OUT OF MY WAY! DEKU!" an angry chihuahua came to the rescue!
He grabbed the metal protector around his neck and pinned the warp user to the ground.
At the same time ice traveled towards the Nomu's legs and body before stopping just before it reached All Might.
Todoroki-shounen?! He controlled the ice just before it can reach me!
Thanks to that All Might managed to break free out of the Nomu's hold.
Kirishima tried to attack Shigaraki but failed. He didn't manage to make a dramatic entrance.
Looks like the squad has assembled.
"Kurogiri…our way to escape is gone" yup poor Nomu was captured in a vice grip.
"if I ever feel the slightest movements…I'll blow you up!" Bakugou threatened with a menacing smile.
"they're also not injured after taking down the fodders…kids these days are amazing, we're making us feel embarrassed, us the League of Villains" Shigaraki then ordered the trapped Nomu…
He got out of the portal…but the ice didn't do him any help…it's arm and leg broke…
"Despite his broken body, he can still move!?" Midoriya was surprised as well as the others.
"Everyone backs off!" All Might tried to warn them away…
The ice that coated it's arm broke and it soon regrow it missing limbs.
"isn't his Quirk Shock Absorption?"
"that's not all of his abilities, this is his Super regeneration…it's genetically modified to take you down at 100%" Shigaraki was ecstatic.
Genetically modified !? could that mean…?!All Might was horrified and also angrier than he was…
But before Shigaraki could order the Nomu to attack them.
GROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!
They heard an angry roar and soon…
FWWEEEET! CRAAAAAAAAASHH!
The weasel Nomu was sent flying towards the other side of the battling scene…
That was enough to drew everyone's attention…towards the red scaled dinosaur.
"big brother…?" Midoriya was confused the most…sure he saw tigrex many times during the training period but this is the first time he saw a red one…and he also sounded bigger…
"We finally met All Mighto…you took everything from me!" the Masked Phantom descended besides Shigaraki.
All Might while still clutching his injured side he replied.
"I believe this is our first meeting" to his utter confusion the masked villain seemed to…cry?
"*sniff*if only the one who understand me didn't go on a rampage" that made Shigaraki snap at him.
"what is taking you so long to take down this dinosaur!?" he was seriously pissed that he couldn't finish a simple job as that.
"Tokage?/a dinosaur/a red dinosaur?" Bakugo, Todoroki and Kirishima had almost the same reaction as they glanced at the rex.
Oh? Look the ones who hurt your dear teacher.
The Molten Tigrex jumped backward before roaring anew however this time it seemed his skin and limbs seemed to gain richer red…
A second rage mode?!
"as you can see Shiggy, this dinosaur isn't normal by all means-"
The red Tigrex span around madly kicking up a red sparkling cloud of dust…
Dust that was rapidly coming their way!
Acting quickly the Phantom used his 'Air Manipulation' to shoo away the dust to the sides far away from them…despite that…
GROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!
The Tigrex slammed the ground send 3 giant chunks of concrete towards them!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM!
The explosion sent shockwaves in all directions.
Making both the heroes and the villains to stare in surprise.
Bakugou clutched his arms in seething anger and…
Tokage!...right now…that explosion was something else!?
Frustration?
However, he wasn't dumb enough to pick a fight with a mad T-rex in this situation…
"Feisty fella isn't he?" the Phantom joked.
Before Shigaraki could even twitch…
GROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!
The Tigrex decided to use his teeth instead.
"Nomu!"
None of the two monstrosities budged from their collision position. The Nomu barely managed to keep the Rex's mouth open and the other party didn't had the chance to use his strong roar.
KAKRACK!
The tigrex flinched from two rocks hitting his back, he glanced for a second towards the offender.
"looks like Rodant-san is back in the game" the Tigrex turned to face the weasel head, but a punch from the Nomu gained back his ire…
GRAB!
The Tigrex bit down on the arm before—
SLAM!
Ramming it to the ground! Over and over ! it didn't flinch from the air assault of the other Nomu until…
CRUNCH!
A sickening sound of bone and flesh being crushed and ripped apart made almost everyone's stomach to grimace.
The Nomu stood up again it's arm regenerated in no time…
Dehni extended his hand over the Nomu's vision.
"we'll handle this lizard, you two focus on the Number One hero" for the first time since they met, he sounded so solemn to Shigaraki's ears.
"AIRU BENDERO BLASTO!" the Tigrex was sent backward from a tremendous air pressure, it didn't fly but the marks it left in the ground suggested how much powerful that attack was.
The weasel head quickly joined his Master as they prepared for their final confrontation.
"looks like my…co-worker is getting serious, Nomu we shall do the same, but first, Go" the Nomu obeyed the unspoken order as it swiftly went for Bakugou.
It's fast!
CRASH!An intense air blast sent them away.
"Ka-kacchan!" Midoriya glanced worriedly at the place where Bakugo was supposed to be…
Bakugo on the other hand found himself sitting right behind Midoriya.
"You avoided it amazing!"
"I didn't! Shut up!"
"Cough! Cough!Don't you know how to hold back?" All Might took the brunt of the damage.
"I had to save my partner, I had no choice after all that plain looking one there with green hair…he was about to punch me with all what he has, same goes for…no! it's even worst for that dino-thing there" Shigaraki pointed at the mayhem in the background.
"it doesn't look to me like he was willing to spare our lives, you call that hero work!? Violence in the shade of falsified justice?" and so from a mad teenage villain to a philosopher.
"talking about good and bad in a world that has the same violence for both 'villains' and 'heroes'! what is this 'Symbol of Peace' nonsense! Violence breed violence! That's what we'll prove by killing you!...besides what kind of heroes leave those in need of help behind them? He thought of you as his hero…yet you abandoned him you hypocrite!" looks like Shigaraki had been sipping a lot of Coffee with pastries made by Monsieur Dehni.
"this is not true! The eyes of evil ones like you burn in silence, all you want is enjoying the chaos of your own evil actions!, isn't that right you liar!?" All Might retorted.
"you got me this fast?" Shigaraki wasn't surprised at all. He really needs to learn the recipe for those pastries.
"We're 6 against 5" Todoroki counted.
"and kacchan revealed the weakness of the mist guy"
"they're power is formidable, but if we help All Might then we can defeat them!"
The boys were heating up for the upcoming battle…but…
"Don't! go to a safe place please!" All Might ordered.
"weren't you in a tight spot early without my help?" Todoroki didn't listen.
"this is different Todoroki-shounen, thank you but I'm okay now" All Might wasn't going to let them handle the danger.
"What about Tokage!? Sure you can't play favorite with that bastard!" Bakugo was seething with rage with the mere idea of Tokage being able to use explosions.
That made Midoriya glance back to the fighting scene in the background, where both the mysterious Masked Villain and the other one were keeping him at bay.
Persistent annoyance!
"I'm sure he can handle himself, besides…"
It doesn't look like Maruchi-shounen is in any normal situation, I can't think of things further! I have to end the fight here and now!
"watch how the pros get the job done!"
"you're bleeding All Might, furthermore you're almost out of ti…"
All Might's sole response was a thumbs up.
"Nomu, Kurogiri, take him down! I'll handle the kids" Shigaraki ordered.
It's true I don't have more than a minute left…my power is weakening more than I expected…but I must do it…that's because…I'M THE SYMBOL OF PEACE!
Both the Nomu and All Might flew at each other, their fists collision was equivalent to a small meteor impacts if the shockwave that sent everyone away was any proof.
"Oi!Oi! did you forget his Shock Absorption or what?"
"yes…"
One punch, two punch…and a blurry of punches!
Making shockwaves succession that kept foe and friend away.
"since it's Quirk absorption and not nullification that means it has a limit?"
Sure for a second the Nomu was pushed a little back.
"if you're capable of handling me at 100%...in that case I'll have to go beyond that!"
He's bleeding!...those attacks aren't random! Every hit…is more than 100% of his power!
Midoriya wasn't the only one watching the spectacle…
"to be a hero! You must always be ready to bounce back from a jam!"
All Might sent the Nomu away but it soon got up and flew at him, however All Might grabbed and threw it to the ground making a spider shaped crack
"Oi! Villains! Do you know anything about this phrase? GO BEYOND! PLUS ULTRA!"
A mighty concentrated punch filled with the accumulated powers from previous generations sent the Nomu flying…literally.
SHAKING!
Tremors from it vibrated the whole Studio.
Many had different reactions…but in the end they shared a similar line of thinking…
So this is the strongest pro…
Is this the world of pros?
Amazing…
"I really have become weak…in my prime it would've took 5 hits…but I needed 300 hits now" how did he manage to count those I don't know.
And also…my time has run out…
"and now villains…all of us wants to finish this quickly" you have no idea.
"You cheater! He's not weakening at all! Did that person lie to me?" Shigaraki was throwing a tantrum.
"what's wrong? I thought you said something about ending the game, come and defeat me if you can!"
"All Might!"
"he's cool as always"
"it looks like it's no use for us to fight"
All Might secret skill: bluffing 100.
I can't move…looks like All Might isn't the only one bluffing today.
"whistlingwe better get away and try another day, this fella isn't in the same league as the other pros" if Shigaraki's anger couldn't level further now it's going to break the limit.
"did you finish at least the dinosaur!?"
"that thing almost finished me" the Masked Phantom's clothes were burnt and torn apart…
"the weasel head put up a good fight but it was ultimately outmatched, regeneration couldn't keep up with the brutality of that red T-rex"
Masked Phantom's secret skill: Bluffing 999
All Might sensing the opportunity as the Red Tigrex whom he knows is Maruchi decided to walk calmly past the villains and then towards him.
Yosh! With extra pressure we can scare them-
"why?" it was a simple vague question…and it made everyone look at the dinosaur in question.
Maruchi-shounen?
"you call yourself a hero…yet I don't feel that sparkle when I look at you" a genuine question. Curious but ominous.
"a sparkle?" it was the Masked Phantom's turn to question.
They locked eyes.
"yes, a tingling feeling that soon dies down to a cold uncomfortable one" the stoic expression was answered with a mad-hidden smile.
"I know the name of that feeling~"
Before the T-rex could answer any further…his body shone white
"What a shame, looks like this body has reached it's limit for the day"
before he collapsed directly into the unconscious world.
"quite the strange fellow isn't he?" the Masked Phantom mused.
The whole fiasco was making Shigaraki even more enraged. This masked clown was supposed to hold a grudge against All Might not act like there's nothing between them!
"Tomora Shigaraki, calm down! All Might took a lot of damage from his fight, we probably still have some minutes left before the reinforcements arrives! If we three work together then we have a good chance to kill him" Kurogiri planed.
"yes, you're right! After all what we have in front is the final boss"
Dehni glanced at the unconscious Maruchi…
The final boss? Then this must be the post-game super boss.
Other villains got up and the squad turned to face them head on.
This is bad…I can't let harm befalls Midoriya or any other high leveled resonances…not yet anyway!
"as much as I'd like to get revenge on All Might, it is futile to stay here any longer when the pros could arrive at any moment! Plus he may be weakened but he's still All Might!" the Masked Phantom reasoned.
If only they listen to this one!All Might hoped they would…
Unfortunately.
"THIS IS REVENGE FOR NOMU!" Shigaraki rushed ahead and Kurogiri opened a portal near All Might for a surprise decay!
When Dehni finally decided it was enough.
OH NO!
Midoriya jumped right in the middle of the mayhem!
Tsk! Using my powers on high level resonances isn't wise!
"GET AWAY FROM ALL MIGHT!" Shigaraki's hand slowly reached for Midoriya's face!
The Masked Phantom appeared behind Shigaraki as he yanked him away!
"WHAT ARE Y—"
BANG!
"I missed!"
Looks like reinforcements has arrived at last.
"I IIDA TENYA CAME BACK FROM MY MISSION!"
You know the rest.
"what a shame! They have arrived…let's leave and try again lat—" Shigaraki was yanked again
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Kurogiri soon shielded him before any harm could be done.
FOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH
And then it felt like a vacuum cleaner was sucking them.
Rocks flew at number thirteen as the Masked Phantom blocked her vision.
"GO I'LL DELAY THEM!"
Even Shigaraki was touched a little by the display of camaraderie. He glared at All Might
"NEXT TIME I'll KILL YOU!"
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The Masked Phantom fell down by the American cowboy.
….
"I couldn't…do anything!"
"that's not right! You saved me, Midoriya-shounen"
"Midoriya! Are you okay?" Kirishima tried to invade their private moment.
A wall of concrete prevented a disaster.
They sighed in relief after Cementos saved them.
"Healing Waves!" all of them, especially All Might and Midoriya gasped in surprise at the sudden words. And they froze as they saw the Masked villain floating and unharmed.
"Wha—" Cementos was cemented to the concrete before he could even think.
"that thing is more troublesome than I thought…to think that even the Ethereal Astrolabe isn't capable of understanding it…it doesn't matter…" Dehni glanced at both the unconscious and the conscious.
"I may be thy enemy, yet I feel concern…this Unknown" and he pointed at an unconscious Maruchi.
"it may look human…but it is anything but a human…"
And before they could even comment on his cryptic words…
"Ethereal Astrolabe…Teleport!"
A blinding light was all they saw last…
However…it seems even this enigmatic villain…isn't the only one wrapped in mystery…what will truth tells?
"Administrator T.W.7 has accepted the request! Anomaly Analysis begins"
still not fully done with this USJ arc...and since I might not update in a while, here's the next arc in a nutshell, the 'Festival of Fear'.
"there's so many of you vermins gathered in one place...I'll be a Blango's uncle...if anyone of you escape from this place alive!"