Angel: For those who have trouble reading the new chapters, either use the Fanfiction app, although you might have to either refresh it or close the app entirely and go back to refresh the directory. Or go to chapter 153 or below. Then keep fiddling around going between chapters until you see the new chapters in the directory. Which might seem annoying but at the same time, it's the only solutions I have. No idea why it hasn't been fixed, could be because of how long the story is rn. So I haven't been removing chapters, it's just FF being stupid.
Katsuki fired off his explosions, Izuka flying up as fast as she could. "Strike when Blackwhip is fully stretched out," Endeavor advised the three, Shoto also helping out by using his flames to keep them airborne. "Once I'm in range, you three beat it, quickly. The blast is deadly!"
Katsuki gritted his teeth, knowing that this was going to tie back to Galaxy sooner or later. 'Even if Deku's Quirk is some kinda cursed power...even if...he can't change how it affects his sister...it's still our only hope!' He still didn't want to see Izuku die for it, though. He then remembered All Might...and how much the three adored him as kids.
Shigaraki let out a groan as he was flung into the air again.
"NOW!" Katsuki screamed as he flew Endeavor forward with all his strength.
Endeavor growled as he unleashed his flames.
Izuku grunted as neither he or Shigaraki had noticed what was going on. He still held onto Shigaraki with Blackwhip as Endeavor came in and grabbed his arms from behind.
"What?" Izuku flinched in shock to see Endeavor's sudden appearance.
"Back, Deku!" Endeavor warned him quickly.
"You!" Shigaraki glanced up at the man.
"Plus Ultra..." Endeavor's flames were expanding from his body. "Prominence Burn!" He shouted as he unleashed a big amount of fire. Katsuki, Shoto, and Izuka braced themselves as they were in close proximity, not enough to get hurt.
Endeavor held onto the screaming Shigaraki as both of them were engulfed in the flames.
Suddenly, it was like everything stopped...as All for One's rivets from Kamino stabbed Endeavor from behind.
"ENDEAVOR!" Izuka, Katsuki, and Shoto screamed in unison.
"Why won't...you die?" Endeavor groaned out while falling backwards, blood flying from his fresh injuries. The last thing he saw was Shigaraki's body burnt to a crisp, and yet he was still moving.
"Little brother..." He reached out a hand to Izuku...and then unleashed his rivets onto him.
"IZUKU!" Izuka shouted in horror, knowing that there was no time to stop it. And Izuku had no time to react either.
Suddenly, an explosive glow occurred as Katsuki looked up, his body reacting...much differently than usual. It was just like...when the twins acted to save him from the sludge villain. And then of the day when they reached out to him, despite everything he did to them previously.
He pushed Izuku out of the way...so he would get stabbed in the arm, stomach, and leg instead. Izuka's mouth slowly opened at his action, her eyes shaking.
No...
"No..." Izuku murmured as he stared at his childhood friend.
Katsuki let out a cough, blood spurting from his mouth. "Stop...trying to win this...by yourself..." He gasped out sharply, smoke flying from Shigaraki's body.
"Let me go..." He then released Katsuki, causing him to fall limp towards the ground. Izuku gasped sharply as he looked back.
"KACCHAN!" Izuku screamed towards the boy.
Izuka gasped in utter terror as she watched him fall, her heart sinking. "KATSUKIIIIIIIII!" She screamed at the top of her lungs, jumping forward and falling towards him. She then caught him in her arms, landing safely on the ground, and he coughed up some blood. Shoto and Endeavor immediately joined her side, staring down at him.
"Ugh...that you, Izuka?" He coughed out as he looked up into her eyes, some blood on his mouth.
"K-Katsuki...no..." She stammered in horror, looking at his injuries. The girl gently put some pressure onto one of his wounds with her left hand. She then looked at his blood on her right glove, her mind going in a panic. He...he just saved my brother... "Why did you-"
"Because...I couldn't let anything happen to you or him, could I? That'd be on me," He reached out to touch her cheek with his hand. "And I had to make damn sure...that you're still here in front of me. Out of all of the people in my life...it was you that I can't let lose to any fight the most."
More tears fell down from her cheeks as she sniffed. "Katsuki..." She murmured in a broken voice.
"Stop your damn crying...I'm not dying anytime soon..." He muttered up at the girl, wiping her cheek with his thumb weakly.
"It's my body..." Shigaraki murmured, as he wasn't apparently talking to them. The rivets grew back into his fingers. "You've fought and fought today..." He spoke up...while his voice and All for One's voice were merging together. Like a twisted entity. "Spilling so much blood for no reason...He should've known better, right Hana? After all...you didn't wanna get in trouble, did you? Just like last time."
Izuka's eyes slowly widened as she overheard, gripping Katsuki's body with her fingers. The fact that he was blaming her for Katsuki's injuries...was seriously pissing her off. Not to mention, that he claimed they were fighting for no reason, when he was the one who had them get to this point...If it wasn't for him, Katsuki wouldn't even be in the situation that he found himself in.
"No reason...?" Izuku murmured, remembering when Gran Torino and Mr. Aizawa got seriously injured. Blackwhip started to circle around him, because he felt like he was going to seriously hurt someone himself.
Izuka squeezed her eyes shut, a single tear falling onto Katsuki. "...I'm not Hana..." Her hair flew around her head, alarming Endeavor and Shoto. Katsuki's head was down, so he couldn't see what was happening.
"Listen well," Daigoro spoke up to the twins. "If you use One for All in anger, the power will react to that feeling, and so will Galaxy by proxy. What's important is keeping tabs on your heart and how you two can overcome it together."
And right now, Blackwhip was reacting to Izuku's furiousness. A powerful dark purple and maroon energy started to surround Izuka's body. It was like something was taking over her body...whether or not it was because of One for All or something else, no one could really tell. But to her, it didn't really matter where it came from. This dark feeling in me...it's definitely something new. But I feel like...the only way to do anything with it...is to take it out on someone. The person who caused this to happen to me...
"This last boy who interfered now suffers...because he mistook foolishness for bravery," Shigaraki/All for One spoke up confidently, reaching out his hand. Izuku's eyes felt smaller as he looked up with rage in his eyes. Right now, he felt like his sister, that he needed something to unleash this onto.
Meanwhile, Izuka's body couldn't stop shaking as she glanced over her shoulder. The dark purple/maroon energy was still over her body, and it showed no signs of stopping. Her pupils then turned white as she let out a growl. "I'm gonna make damn sure that you're put into a shallow deep grave...!" She declared in an almost villainous way...almost like she was Shigaraki himself.
"Mido!" Shoto shouted in alarm at her state, but she didn't respond as Shigaraki/All for One released his rivets towards Izuku. He responded with his eyes turning blue and reaching out to punch the rivets to pieces. He flew around them with ease, kicking one down and then biting down on it, breaking them in his teeth. Shigaraki/All for One stared at him in shock, as he didn't think that the boy was even capable of doing something like this.
Izuka got onto her feet, staring towards the two. "Hold on!" Endeavor held out a hand but she disappeared into thin air, catching both him and Shoto off guard. She suddenly appeared in seconds behind Shigaraki, not even teleporting because her speed had elevated. Shigaraki looked back with a shocked expression as she summoned a huge shooting star dagger from her hand. She swung around and threw it at him, causing him to fall towards the ground. He summoned more rivets towards the girl, but she growled angrily, holding up her hands as the sky shook from her movements.
"What is...?" Shoto looked up in alarm, and then meteorites revealed themselves falling down from the sky. Everyone who could still watch looked up in shock as she then threw down the meteors at the rivets to break them on contact.
How...how is she capable of such a thing? Endeavor stared at the girl wide-eyed. Her anger...it's like it's taken complete control of her Quirk so that she's faster, stronger, and can summon whatever she wants on a larger scale. But...this doesn't feel like it should be used this way. In fact...I think that even we're not safe if she continues on like this.
Even Shigaraki/All for One was caught off guard as he stared. "Those...those are what happens when she's pushed to her limit, huh?" He murmured, giving him even more reason to possess Galaxy...so that he could utilize it for more destruction.
Izuka gritted her teeth, surrounded by the meteors as her energy sparked from her body.
You stay right where you are...so that I can properly murder you for what you did! So that you won't hurt anyone else ever again. Earth Meteor Shower! Lunar energy!
With that, she swung down her hands hard, the meteors flying right past her. The villain jumped around to avoid all of them, heading right towards her with a manic smile. This power...I must have it in my possession...
"All it takes is for your precious boy to bleed out in front of you?! Say goodbye!" The villain shouted, only for a meteorite to knock him away from her.
"You sick son of a bitch..." Izuka growled darkly, panting heavily as she felt like she was slowly losing her humanity. She watched him fall, looking...terrifying in this form. It was like she was a completely different person...
"You take that back!" Izuku shouted at the falling Shigaraki...but All for One seemed to be in control now.
"Callista, you've gotta calm down!" Endeavor shouted up at the girl, who didn't listen.
"I'm not listening to a damn thing anyone has to say to me...this is between me and that monster," Izuka heaved as her anger was increasing...and it was honestly quite disturbing to learn what she could do in this state.
Shigaraki/All for One took note of her anger and reached out to her with his rivets. His creepy smile returned as they wrapped around her arms. This allowed him to fly up towards her and she gritted her teeth angrily while trying to break free.
Izuka! Izuku saw this and swooped in to push him away...but Shigaraki managed/All for One to get a finger on Izuka's side just before he was whisked away. Izuka blasted the rivets free from her arms, the pieces falling around her. The decay started to spread around her right hip, causing her to snap out of what she was going through. Her dark purple/maroon aura immediately went away as her eyes turned back to normal. "NO!"
Damn it! He got me... She looked at her side wide-eyed as the decay was forming where the villain touched her. There's only one thing I can do...it might be hasty, but Mr. Aizawa reminded me of this! And what she meant...was when he cut off his own leg. She slowly reached out to her hip, Izuku letting out a sharp gasp. He watched as she then impaled it with a shooting star, which went clean through the affected area and exited through her left hip. The girl grunted in pain as she fell fast towards the ground, blood flying from her right side. She was holding her side down to alleviate some pressure, so it was hard to tell if she managed to stop it or not.
"MIDO!" Shoto yelled while seeing what happened.
"Callista!" Endeavor flew over to her, Shoto managing to catch her in his arms.
"Mido, hey! Mido!" He shook her in his arms, but her eyes were closed.
"Hana..." Her voice was a bit weak as she was trying to stay awake.
"What?" Endeavor blinked in utter confusion towards Izuka, her eyes still closed. She reached out her hand to grab his arm gently. He gasped from how urgent this felt, staring at her attentively.
"Tell All Might...that he needs to look up...Hana..." She mustered to tell them, and then slowly let go. She leaned back to continue holding her side, the back of her head hitting the ground. Endeavor and Shoto gasped in alarm to see this reaction from her.
"What's happening? Hey, HEY!" Shoto gently touched her shoulder as she didn't open her eyes. "We're gonna get you help, okay?!" He put his hand to her neck, confirming that she did still have a pulse. And she was still breathing, but it felt like...something pulled her into unconsciousness that wasn't because of her injury.
"IZUKA!" Izuku shouted with tears in his eyes and Shigaraki/All for One grinned that he was able to take her out of the picture. He then flew upwards, grabbing Izuku by the face.
"MIDORIYA!" Shoto screamed in horror at him, knowing that he could die at any second.
Blackwhip flew around them, blue energy sparking off of Izuku. "You're finally mine..." Izuku gasped while being snapped out of his angry state, seeing a power emanating off of Shigaraki...not too different from All for One. "Come to me..." The merged person grinned as a dark shadow loomed over the two. "One for All..." The eyes suddenly widened, causing Izuku to stare in silence.
Suddenly...it felt like One for All was pulling him into something. Izuku gasped as he looked up, seeing the void that he was in last time...when he had that dream. And this time, Izuka was in the exact same state as him. Izuku's torso was slightly showing from his body, though. I know this place...I'm inside One for All He gasped while turning to Izuka, who was floating a bit above the ground, but her body was hunched over. And she wasn't moving either, probably because of what she just went through. Izuka! Wait, she can still enter here despite what happened to her? What's going on? Where's Kacchan? He gasped as he saw something, a foot stepping forward...with black and red energy coming off of him. Shigaraki? No...not just him...
He was trying to move, but it felt like something was attempting to take over him. "Learn your place...Master," He gasped out, seeming to be in pain.
"There's no need to be petulant," All for One spoke up, placing a hand on Shigaraki's head...while attached to his body. Like a sick fusion of sorts. "If I hadn't lent you my power, you would be nothing but ash right now. Dead from Endeavor's blast or the resulting fall."
"Didn't I tell you to shut up earlier?" Shigaraki grunted out, as he had no interest in hearing him out. He then looked up, his eyes foreboding towards Izuku. "I'm in charge. This is my will. The dream I chase is mine!"
Izuku was horrified to see the two like this...trapped together currently like All for One was trying to inherit Shigaraki's body. So he tried to move, but the energy was holding him back. He then fell to the ground, glancing up while trying to make his body move. However, something wouldn't let him.
"It's no use," A familiar voice spoke up, with a yellow gloved hand on top of his head and Izuka's. Izuku's eyes widened...as he knew who it was. "You can't move in this world yet. Neither could your sister even if she could react now." Nana Shimura...was standing over him. "Fear not. Let us take care of this for you both."
Izuka's hands started to twitch from Nana's touch...
Meanwhile in Osaka, Sairo City, a helicopter flew over, reporting on Gigantomachia's rampage. "Currently, the villain is continuing north through Sairo City with no sign of slowing down." In the distance, she could see the trail of smoke. "This is catastrophic! The city's being demolished."
Gigantomachia plowed through the buildings, and then was confused by the tracking scent he had been following for minutes now. Because the scent had actually changed. "I smell two Masters?" He had no idea why, though...
"Heroes! Leave the remaining residents to the rescue team and police!" Someone spoke up in the suburbs of Jaku City. "We need to focus on saving people from that giant! Evacuations are almost done here but countless others are in danger!" Heroes were moving out to help all the people get out of the neighborhood. "With the comms down, we can't update those who went after Shigaraki! We must act! Push yourselves to the limit!"
Ochaco was among those running, along with Tsuyu and other students from the hero course on the team. "Work quickly and keep harm from coming to anyone else." He then looked up at Nejire and two other heroes. "You three flyers help spread the word! Tell Endeavor and the others the situation!"
"Roger that!" Nejire answered as they took off.
"I'll lend you support!" Tenya immediately offered as he ran over.
"No, kid, you'll be caught up in Shigaraki's Decay-" The hero instructing them faltered as Tenya was going too fast for him to stop. "Dang, he's fast."
The flying heroes didn't protest as they continued to move. "Hey, hey, wait, Ingenium," Nejire spoke up as he was in front of her. "Why are you coming with us?" She couldn't help but wonder what he was aiming to do. The girl didn't doubt his speed, but she still wondered why he insisted on coming specifically with them. She thought that he would've preferred to help out with his own classmates or the other heroes.
"I deserve to be punished for disobeying orders...but I have four classmates who may be in danger! Three of them are treasured friends who set me on the right path!" He, of course, was referring to when the twins and Shoto helped him in Hosu with Stain. He felt like after what they did for him back then, he couldn't turn his back on any of them. Even Katsuki, who was very crude, he still considered part of Class 1-A and a classmate he had to be there for.
Nejire gave him a small smile, as she could tell that Tenya cared about all his classmates, and wanted to ensure their safety. If it was Mirio or Tamaki out there, then she would've volunteered to go too. "Then let's hurry," She didn't question it further as they went towards the smoke.
"Right!" Tenya agreed, grateful that they didn't protest to his presence.
Ochaco was starting to get really concerned as she continued running. Not just because of her four, now five classmates dealing with Shigaraki...but because of all of the damage that was happening around them. And she wasn't sure...if everyone could bounce back easily. We were supposed to make things better...but have we? She then thought of the USJ Incident. Since that day...it's like darkness has fallen over this world, with no sun in sight. She looked up to the sky, seeing that the smoke had reached even the sun... Come on, guys! She hoped that whatever obstacles her classmates were facing...that they would prevail, and that they were okay. All five were strong on her own...but she felt like with everything going wrong, that she couldn't help but worry. And she didn't have a good feeling of how everyone would react when all of this would be over...
Nana slowly got onto her feet, standing between the twins. She stared down Shigaraki and All for One. "I didn't think I'd see you after I died...Hello, All for One," She spoke up thinly to her archenemy, who she hadn't seen face-to-face since she died. Even in death, she could never escape the Symbol of Evil...
Whoa, it's her... Izuku couldn't believe that he was seeing her up close... The 7th wielder! She continued to stare up ahead, not once looking towards the twins. Izuka slowly descended down, opening her eyes weakly. Izuku looked up with a sharp gasp as she stared, meaning that she had been listening the entire time. Like her brother, she couldn't move.
"Look at that, Tomura," All for One mocked with a grin, placing his hand on top of his student's. "What an extraordinary sight. It's the talking corpse of your grandmother, the pitifully incompetent Nana Shimura." Shigaraki looked up at the woman, who stared with her lips pressed together. "Do you know how she's here? It's transference!"
Transference? Izuku blinked in confusion at the specific wording.
Maybe because of her familial ties to Shigaraki? Izuka theorized as she stared.
"It's said, when a person receives an organ transplant, their personality can change. Some call this superstition, but evidence suggests some traits are passed on through our cells," All for One grinned, pointing at his forehead. "Even I find myself having the most peculiar dreams every once in a while. In them, the original owners of Quirks I've stolen rage at me. Afterward, I awake dejected, closest I ever come to feeling a sense of guilt." The twins had a hard time believing that someone like All for One could really feel such a thing as guilt. "Fortunately, once I part with a Quirk, the person I took it from never haunts my dreams again. I find that odd. I'm not the type to let anything go...It wasn't until I met the doctor that I discovered the reason. Just as memories and personality can reside inside transplanted viscera, Quirk factors contain a piece of the person who wields them, even after they've passed on to new users. My ability to tamper with Quirks makes me acutely aware of these phantom souls. Though I admit, I'm not certain if this is a blessing or a curse." Shigaraki gritted his teeth, still not wanting anything to do with him right now.
Gran Torino grabbed Shigaraki by the shoulders, gritting his teeth angrily for his actions. "You coward! I won't let you keep disgracing Shimura's memory!"
"Nana Shimura," Shigaraki spoke up with hate in his voice. A name he thought he'd never say...and he wished he didn't remember her. Just her being in his presence...reminded him of what he went through because of her.
"I found a secret," Hana explained, showing him a photo of Nana Shimura...and she was hugging a child. "This lady is our grandma!" She revealed to her little brother, as the boy in particular was Kotaro. He looked much happier in the photo than he did now as an adult. "She's a hero!" The photo was in their father's study.
Shigaraki stepped up to his awaiting master in his dream. Suddenly, a bunch of hands reached out to grab him. The hands of his mother, his grandparents, and his sister. However, Hana's hair was like Izuka's now, and her eyes were now Izuka's as well.
"Don't forget," Nana Shimura herself tried to get him to listen...tried to help him understand. However, he didn't register a word they said. And he didn't care to hear them out either. She withered away into dust.
Shigaraki narrowed his eyes, as he had the urge to do the same thing he did in his dream right now. He still hated the fact that not just Izuka, but now Nana reminded him of home. Even though he wanted to be done with those memories for a while now. Even just looking at Izuka, he could see Hana's face merging with hers... "What do you want...?" The ground crumbled a bit underneath his foot.
All for One was pleased by Shigaraki's hatred of his grandmother, looking at his hand. "Of course, I'm not the only one who has the ability to meddle with powers here. While I was capable of manipulated Quirks, someone close to me—my younger brother—had the power to gift his to someone else. When his Quirk mixed with my stockpiling one, it created something truly unique. A purgatory of dead wielders, clinging onto a sad sort of afterlife. Ah, I'm sorry. You two have so much to catch up on."
The two stared at each other in silence for a few seconds, before Nana was the first to speak. "So you're Kotaro's son..." She realized who he was, a grave tone to her voice. She never lived long enough to know about him...not that she would've been able to look into him had she survived her fatal fight with All for One. She probably would've still kept her distance from him and his family...just to protect them. Although...she never expected things to turn out like this.
"And you're someone I don't even know," He retorted back to the woman. "But rest assured, Grandmother. I hate you like I hate everyone else..." The ground shook as he unleashed Decay, causing the twins to gasp.
This world...it's falling apart!
This doesn't feel like Shigaraki partly... Izuka noted the shocked look on the villain's face. Nana held out her hands, using a force of wind to stop it.
"Good, Tomura! Your hatred is breaking through!" All for One congratulated the man. "Normally, One for All can only be transferred by its owner...but your anger opens a path to take it by force!" He let out a small laugh...and then something purple took over him, but he seemed to know why. "Oh, that's right. You've decided to hate me as well. A fine development!" He didn't seem to care as long as he got what he wanted out of it. "You are becoming the new Symbol of Fear, aren't you?"
Shigaraki grunted as he looked up at the twins, who stared at him wide-eyed.
"I'm afraid your hatred isn't strong enough, though." All for One stated as another hand reached out...belonging to Yoichi, the first wielder. "My brother is quite stubborn, like me."
"Is he the next you?" Yoichi wondered with an edge to his voice, wondering how far his brother was going to go. How much people he was going to continue hurting in order to get whatever he wanted...it made him a bit sick to see how much All for One was doing just to reach his goals.
"We wouldn't be in this predicament if you'd surrendered, you know," All for One informed him, as if it was something to be proud of. As if all Yoichi needed to do was comply, even though he was never going to do that.
"You won't be taking this Quirk or Galaxy, Brother," Yoichi held out his other hand. "Because we've all chosen to remain inside of this boy, and continue to have Galaxy protect his sister." Nana's eyes and his eyes glowed blue as they sent out a strong force of wind together, causing the world to continue to be intact.
They forced me back Shigaraki gritted his teeth angrily for their interference. But he didn't seem to be able to fight back against them like he had before... One for All screwed things up for my master, and now for me. And then a second Quirk has the capability of preventing me from my dream? He recalled when Izuka unleashed that form of hers and managed to catch up to attack him... "What in the hell is this?" He demanded before All for One reached out from his body.
"It is abject power, Tomura!" He informed, continuing to do what he wanted. "If we simply join forces and combine our might, we'll have the strength to steal it!" His power glowed from the hole in his hand. "Don't forget these are both people I already put in the ground!" Yoichi and Nana had to brace themselves from the world's effects on them. "You say you've chosen, Little Brother?" Something then popped out of the ground. "Stop acting tough. You must know the truth." The twins looked up wide-eyed, trying to hang on as tightly as possible. "I've been observing this conflict through Tomura. Even though this boy has a remarkable Quirk that affects another, he can't protect his loved ones, and neither can she. Just look what we did to that boy she seems to be fond of. No. They end up hurting themselves to protect them!" The twins wished that they could move to shut him up... "And they're allowing their bodies to succumb to their anger, like their masters did! Which allowed me to attack the girl. She's too impulsive to be considered as a real threat...As a result, they can't even move right now! They're powerless. Just watch them cower in fear! It was a mistake to let this child have your ability! And for her to become a new symbol, which is already pathetic in of itself! They are useless creatures!"
"You're wrong about that," Yoichi spoke up bravely, causing All for One to falter as he stared. "But since you only use people, you wouldn't understand. You can't see what drives the two of them to keep going." Izuku's fingers twitched as Izuka's foot slowly moved. "They rage for others. He works as hard as he can for the sake of those who can't fight for themselves!" Izuku slowly started to move upwards. "This boy is so focused on saving others that he's unimaginable to you." Izuka slowly moved her leg forward, her body shaking. "She was someone who used to be scared to fight and embrace her power as a part of who she is. All because she cared for the boy and his feelings. But she was able to overcome that fear. So much so that she is equally capable of fighting alongside her brother against you! And we...will stay by their sides!" Yoichi and Nana's bodies turned white and purple, turning into part of One for All. They joined the other lights making up the Quirk, and the twins jumped towards the two with a yell. All for One reached out with an evil smile...
One for All activated and released a bright rainbow-like light. It shined over Izuka, causing her to slowly open her eyes. Izuku was limp while still in the air, Shigaraki falling away from him. Izuku forced his body to move...as One for All still sparked within him.
It wasn't stolen...but...
"Since the Quirk transplant wasn't complete...you couldn't find enough power to take One for All," All for One explained in Shigaraki's head as he continued falling. "Do stay awake, Tomura. Your new body must be completed. Withdraw for now and regain strength."
Izuku gritted his teeth, unable to do anything from his spot. Shigaraki...Please. Stay down... As he thought this, his power stopped and he fell towards the ground...
"Izuku..." Izuka murmured towards him quietly, shocking Endeavor and Shoto that she was awake all of a sudden. Although neither of them knew it was because of what happened in the void. She had a huge gash in her right side that was bleeding heavily as she panted to keep her breathing steady. The two then noticed that her skin wasn't decaying anymore. Nor did the shooting star break through her left side when it escaped.
"Uh...she stopped the effect by blasting it off of her...and managed to impale only one side..." Endeavor murmured in disbelief, as he couldn't believe that she had that level of control when she had to think quickly injuring herself. She was in a furious, uncontrolled state, moving at speeds unimaginable...and she was still able to think clearly for herself. I've never seen anything like it...why did that happen? Is it because of some outside force somehow? Callista...what is the true power of Galaxy?
An alarm blared from the Heroes Public Safety Commission side. "Direct local police to assist the firefighters! Everyone else help victims of the rampaging villain." They were getting updates left and right.
"It appears the real Garaki has been arrested!"
"That can wait until later!" Because of Gigantomachia, they had more pressing matters to worry about. "I want real-time information on the giant's location and predicted path! Keep field members updated!"
On the screen was a fast-moving arrow that represented Gigantomachia's location and current direction. "He cut a path through Sairo City and is now in Nabato City. We've clocked him running at 100 kilometers per hour!"
The one who gave the order sat down in terror... "He's moving that quickly...?"
"Our best estimate? If he's headed to the remains of the Jaku Hospital, he'll be onsite in less than ten minutes!" And Gigantomachia's path was still in range of that location...
Gigantomachia stomped a car flat as he ran, still running past buildings during his rampage. "I've got a visual of Tomura Shigaraki," Skeptic reported to the others while they were hiding in a safe spot on the giant's back. He was looking at his computer. "He's currently fighting Endeavor."
"Excellent," Dabi seemed especially pleased by the last part for some reason. "Get ready."
"Get ready for what?" The computer genius villain looked up in confusion.
Dabi then gave him a big grin, which was honestly unnerving... "You're gonna help me tear down this society built on false heroes," He revealed, though didn't elaborate on how or what he was planning on doing...
Mr. Compress then turned to Himiko, who was looking out to the city in silence. She had been like that for a while now, and hadn't said a word for the same amount of time. "Penny for your thoughts," He spoke up to get her attention.
"Huh?" She murmured as she didn't turn around, feeling numb at this point.
"I saw your face earlier," He pointed out to his ally. "You like those UA kids," He remembered when he saw her eyeing them all. "But they're heroes too, so are you okay with our plan?"
"Where do these pros draw the line?" She implored, instead of answering the question. He paused, knowing exactly what was on her mind...and clearly, it had the biggest effect on her. "If their purpose is to save people...did they not think Jin was a person?" The girl just couldn't help but think...what heroes truly thought of them...if they were willing to kill without a second thought, even all those students she saw. She wondered...would they have killed any of them given the chance? And granted, they were still children, so they probably wouldn't have succeeded in that. But...the heroes allied with them...they might've killed them too given the chance. And that was something she didn't know how to feel about.
Himiko reached out to hug him as the mud was slowly dissipating...The clone had a very distorted smile on his face, as half his face was already gone. He just wished...that he was stronger enough to stop Hawks.
She continued to watch the flying debris from the devastating attack Gigantomachia was giving out to the city. "The heroes didn't hesitate to murder him. So will they kill me if they get the chance...? I'd like to ask them. Izuku, of course. And Izuka. And Ochaco. I think...once I know how they feel...I'll be okay..." She muttered, as she wanted their opinion...she thought of them very highly after all...so she wanted to know their perspective before she could gather any more thoughts about the subject. Plus, it had been a while since she had seen any of them in person. Partly because of the whole Meta Liberation ambush.
"He's barreling through Nabato City at 100 kilometers per hour!" One of the heroes chasing after Gigantomachia reported.
"That speed can't be right!"
"Even if he was standing still, he's too big and too tough to fight!"
Gigantomachia broke through an office building with ease, as he didn't care what was in his way. And right now no hero was strong enough, or was capable enough, to prevent him from moving. Even Mt. Lady couldn't face him on her own...nor would she able to get past all of the narrow streets even if she wasn't unconscious.
"His giant claws are tearing through the buildings, strewing debris everywhere! The scale of destruction is horrifying. We have to evacuate areas anywhere near his path!" However, with the speed Gigantomachia was going at, this could be impossible to accomplish. Even now, the building he just destroyed was in pieces on the ground.
"If we keep advancing at our current rate and the villain continues to move in a straight line, we'll engage him in approximately 8 minutes!" Heroes were already evacuating people around the area. "The damage wrought is already unprecedented! We are the ones to blame for this! The citizens in danger here were just going about their day!" People were currently panicking and running, trying to protect themselves. "Protect them, even if costs you your life! Don't make innocent people suffer any more on account of our failures!"
Skeptic gave a wide-eyed look to his computer. "The heroes are getting closer," He warned the other villains.
"Is that a satellite feed?" Mr. Compress looked over his shoulder, wondering how he was capable of getting it. "How ingenius."
"If you're that impressed by simple tech, you should be embarrassed," Skeptic snarled up at him. "It's not as many as we have at the villa, but there are plenty. We've only gotten as far as we have due to fortuitous hindsight. For now, we must continue acting with caution." Honestly, with him having watched the League of Villains from the villa to track them down, it was a wonder of how Mr. Compress could still question his computer skills.
Mr. Compress suddenly let out a gasp as he noticed something from the feed. "Stop, Longhair! Zoom in there!"
"Are you always so impolite when you ask for a favor?" Skeptic retorted as he did as asked. He zoomed in...and saw Tsuyu and Ochaco in the air. Currently, they were helping out with the evacuations. "Speak of the devils and they appear."
"Toga!" Mr. Compress turned around to her. She stared at the computer wide-eyed...as she couldn't let the chance pass to talk to Ochaco. If she didn't get to talk to either of them now, then her question and feelings would be left unanswered until who knows when.
"Quick! Mister!" She hit his chest repeatedly in a frantic fashion. "You got any of my equipment?!"
"Dearest ingenue, you're making this old man blush!" He cried out as he was still embarrassed of seeing her naked form earlier...
"Give it! Now!" She insisted while grabbing his shirt, shaking him. She then let out a scream, as she wasn't going to stop until he did as ordered.
"Yes, sure, fine, one moment," He told her quickly so she could calm down. And also, he didn't want to know what she could do to him if he didn't hand it over as asked. Himiko then equipped herself with her gear as quickly as possible.
"Later!" She replied as she ran towards the hole.
"You can't just jump off! It's dangerous!" Mr. Compress protested; she had nothing she could use to land, after all...
She stopped and looked back at him. "It feels gross to be confused and pent up like this. It'll be way better if I get some answers," She explained, as it was a feeling she wasn't used to, and she didn't like it either. And she felt like she couldn't let the opportunity pass.
"You don't have to do it right now," He then turned to Dabi, knowing that Shigaraki asked for all of them. And it would be a bit of a problem for him if they weren't all there on arrival. "Dabi, stop grinning and agree with me."
"I don't care," He replied in an annoyed tone, as he still had his own things to take care of. So he had no investment into where she was going or how Shigaraki would react. He then turned to Skeptic. "Hey, stop eavesdropping and focus on what's important. Or you'll burn."
"You bastards are impossible," Skeptic grunted as he got back to work, wondering how Re-Destro could see value in their team...
Himiko then stepped up, preparing to jump. "Toga!" Spinner called out to her. "I know we're basically just a bunch of misfits who happened to find each other...but you're not the only one who's upset. I liked Twice." She let out a small gasp, since she didn't know that the others had their own feelings regarding what happened as well. She was just too busy acting to notice... "The League was the only place he felt like he belonged and the boss probably wants us to stick together now that he's gone. We're experts at doing whatever the hell we want." All of them smiled from him stating their shared purpose. "But...make sure that you come back to us." He didn't want their numbers getting lesser if she happened to die out there...
She kept her smile on her face towards him. "Bye," She then jumped down the back to head for the streets.
Spinner stared down as Mr. Compress walked up. "You sure about letting her run off like that?" He wondered, since she killed several heroes when Twice died. The man had a feeling that she might go on a rampage like Gigantomachia currently was.
"You think she'd listen if we tried to stop her?" Spinner gave a small amused smile.
Himiko looked up with a happy smile, blushing. "I love Mr. Stainy, and I love Izuku...and I love Ochaco and Izuka too!" She confessed to Spinner, knowing that if she had left, she wouldn't have gotten to see them as much. "It's so amazing that I can be all these wonderful people...!"
Spinner then opened his eyes, knowing that she'll do what she pleased...he wasn't going to stand in her way of that. So he thought that the others shouldn't either. And he felt like Shigaraki would understand once they reached him.
People were still running down the path directed by the heroes. "Please run in the opposite direction of the villain's path!" Smoke was in the distance from what was left of Gigantomachia's path. "We need to keep you out of the way of falling rubble!"
"There are still people stuck indoors!" One of them called out. "Split up and rescue them!" Tsuyu landed on a building, looking down at the running crowd of people. "Don't let there be any more victims! Let's do our best!" Ochaco looked around while floating, hearing a crash. She froze and turned towards the smoke in alarm.
"I can see the beast now!"
"So fast!"
"Keep searching!"
Ochaco was horrified by the sight. He already made his way here? She couldn't believe the amount of time it took for him to reach the area...
"Uravity!" Tsuyu shouted from her spot. "Two civilians!"
"Coming!" She then looked up as a piece of debris flew towards Tsuyu. "FROPPY!"
Tsuyu looked up as she had grabbed the two civilians with her tongue, and it crashed into the building she was on. A hero jumped in to use a mud shield against a crowd of people to catch the debris. The bystanders ran off immediately.
Ochaco swung her wire, having used it just in time to help the trio before the rock had hit them. "Thank you so much, you saved us!" Tsuyu looked towards her friend gratefully.
"Hope I wasn't too rough!" She called, releasing them. Tsuyu was safely putting down a man on the ground.
"Are you injured?" Tsuyu called out to him.
"No. I'm fine!"
"Thanks, girls," The woman told the duo gratefully.
An elderly woman then ran up to Ochaco and Tsuyu. "Please, I need a hero! My poor husband's bedridden!" She cried out with tears in her eyes. "I can't get him outta here by myself! He's heavy, and I've got a bad back." Ochaco narrowed her eyes, as something felt...off. The woman would've already been evacuated earlier...so why was she asking for them? "Our place is right around the corner. Follow me!" She ran down an alleyway, though seemed to have no trouble with her back doing so.
"You make sure they're safe and I'll help her, kay?" Ochaco told her frog-like comrade. Even if she had her suspicions, she didn't want to ignore a person in need either.
"Just be careful! I don't want you getting hurt!" Tsuyu hollered as Ochaco landed and ran after the woman.
"I'm good!" She narrowed her eyes, having a feeling of what was really going on. I have to help everyone I can!
"It's just...I can't help but think that I could have done more," Ochaco confessed to Tsuyu and Mr. Aizawa. She was thinking about how she held Sir Nighteye...and yet he still passed away. "I..." Tsuyu placed a gentle hand on her shoulder.
She looked at her hands, her eyes softening.
"I'm coming, Takeo!" The elderly woman took off at a fast pace.
"That's one fast old lady!" Ochaco cried out at her unbelievable speed.
"There's no time to spare! He must be so scared!" She skidded into another part of the alleyway. "Our love is fueling my legs!"
"He'll be fine!" Ochaco tried to calm her down as she managed to keep up. "I'll protect him, I promise!"
However...the old woman turned into Himiko Toga. "Oh, you're so nice!" She looked back with a smile.
"No..." Ochaco looked at her wide-eyed. "Himiko?!"
"It's been forever, Ochaco," Himiko smiled as she ducked into an abandoned house.
"Get back here!" Ochaco came to a stop...seeing the place trashed. The only noise heard was a clock ticking. She had no idea what this was about...but she couldn't just leave. Not if it meant Himiko would go out and harm more people...the place was dusty, with neko cat decorations around. She gave a small grunt and stepped further inside. She tiptoed around, knowing that Himiko could come in from anywhere.
"How sad," Himiko's voice was muffled, but Ochaco still heard it. She let out a grunt while turning to a curtain. "I wanted to talk to you and Tsu together. How is my precious little froggy friend? Hm?" The curtain moved and Ochaco turned around...but she couldn't see Himiko anywhere. It was almost like she was in a haunted house... "And of course, I wanna see Izuku and Izuka real bad. He's so cool when he gets all bloody and beat up. And she's just adorable when she's mad! I love them like that, don't you?"
Sounds like she's coming from every direction... Ochaco sweated a bit while trying to pinpoint where the villain was.
"Don't worry, I love my super-cute floaty friend, too. In fact, I think I wanna be like you. So be honest, Ochaco..." The ceiling broke open, causing Ochaco to gasp sharply. Himiko let out a crazed laugh as she held up her knife. The brunette managed to grab the wrist holding the knife just as she was pinned to the ground. She glared up at the girl. "Hero. What do you want to do to me...?" Ochaco's eyes wavered as she didn't know how to respond. "Do you wanna kill me like Jin was killed? Will you murder me too? Start talking. Exactly what are your intentions...?"
Ochaco gritted her teeth, wondering what was on Himiko's mind as she gripped the wrist tighter. "You pulled this whole stunt just to ask me that?"
Himiko blinked, as if the question confused her. Like she couldn't understand why Ochaco even asked her. "Well, it's important."
"You think so?" Ochaco grunted out; the last thing she thought she'd be asked was if she was going to kill Himiko. "Why don't you tell that to the old lady whose blood you took?" She hissed a bit angrily that Himiko had to resort to this. "You kill her to ask a stupid question?"
"Did you say stupid?" Himiko hissed back down at her.
"Okay, fine," Ochaco made her hand into a fist. "What I wanna do is save as many people as I possibly can! While keeping a dear friend safe from your League! And you're in my way, Himiko Toga!" She screamed as she kicked up her leg to send the girl flying. She then touched the ground, a fierce look on her face. "So I'm gonna have to stop you right now!"