"What the? Where are we?" Yuki asked as the League of Villains found themselves in the middle of a destroyed building. They heard weak grunts from nearby and turned to see Mt. Lady, Tiger, and Gang Orca all on the ground covered in blood before noticing the number four hero Best Jeanist with a gaping hole in his chest. They looked up to see their leader, the man behind the League of Villains: All For One, floating in the air above them with a black skull-like mask on his head.
"Master?" Tomura asked as the man who had saved him and raised him all those years ago walked up to him.
"You were nearly captured, Tomura. Don't be discouraged, I brought you here so that you may try again. Try again as many times as you need to, that's why I'm here. It's why I brought your associates here. It's all for you." All For One said placing a hand on his adoptive son's head.
"Try again? Try what again?" Toga asked as she and Yuki felt themselves gagging from the taste of the water used to transport them.
"To fix this world and rid ourselves of people like him." All For One said before turning to the sky. The League of Villains members' eyes widened as they saw All Might flying in from the distance towards them. All For One quickly moved them aside using a blast of wind before stopping All Might's extended fists in their tracks as the Symbol of Peace zoomed towards him.
"It's time to end this once and for all, All For One!"
"Are you going to kill me again, All Might?!" All For One yelled as their clash was creating a strong blast of wind that sent the rubble and people around them flying back, clearing their battlefield even further. All For One then broke their clash and delivered a powerful uppercut to All Might, sending him into the air before following him and punching him in his stomach to the ground. "It was easily thirty seconds after I sent the Nomus that you and your wannabes arrived. You've gotten weaker, All Might." All For One gloated as he wiped All Might's blood from his fist.
"What about you? What's with that mask you have on? Aren't you going too far just standing here with me?" All Might asked as he wiped the blood trickling down the side of his mouth and stood up to face his nemesis. "I won't make the same mistake I made six years ago. Trying to kill you again won't be enough, I'm going to beat you down and take you in. And once I have you in custody, I'm going to make sure they lock you in the deepest darkest pit imaginable where whatever Quirk you've stolen won't help you escape!" All Might yelled cracking his knuckles and lunging at the villain. "And I'm going to make sure the same happens for your little League of Villains!"
"So much to do and there's not enough time for both of us." All For One said as he simply raised his arm and it began to swell. Once All Might's punch connected with his palm, he unleashed a powerful blast of wind that sent All Might soaring back and through buildings. "Air Cannon plus Springlike Limbs. Kinetic Booster times four, Strength Enhancer times three. This is a fun mix, maybe I'll try adding a few more enhancer-type Quirks." All For One said before turning to his subordinates who were only watching him in shock. "Tomura, it's time for you to go." All For One extended his hand towards Kurogiri and his fingers became long black and red tendrils that stabbed the downed transporter, his signature black and purple portal opening above his body. "Forced Quirk Activation!"
"Wait, but why are you sending us away?!" Twice yelled as the portal started to suck the League of Villains in.
"You all are much too valuable to let All Might and his allies get a hold of. Tomura, don't stop thinking. You still have room to grow." All For One said as All Might shot out of the buildings that fell on top of him and started making his way back to them. "Now, go."
"Master...what about you...?"
"Quick, Shigaraki, while he deals with All Might!" Mr. Compress yelled as he placed his hand on Dabi's unconscious body and turned him into a small blue marble.
"I won't let you get away!" All Might yelled as instead of rushing towards All For One, he was making his way to the smaller group of villains. But before he could reach them, All For One's tendrils removed themselves from Kurogiri's body and instead stabbed themselves into All Might's back, slamming him into ground and pulling him towards him. "Damn you!"
"I won't let you stop them! Why?! Because I am here!" All For One yelled, mocking his nemesis's catchphrase, before using his tendrils to throw him into another building. He then extended his arm towards Tomura and the League of Villains members and fired another blast of wind, extremely weaker in strength compared to the one he used on All Might, but enough to send them further towards Kurogiri's portal.
"Don't do it, Master! With that body you'll...!" Tomura yelled as Twice and Mr. Compress flew into the portal, followed by Yuki and Toga, and then Kurogiri's body as well, leaving only him with his hand reaching out towards the man. "I'm not...I'm not ready!" Tomura yelled as the hand that always covered his face fell off, revealing his expression of fear and worry to his father figure.
"You aren't...but you will be. I know you will, you just have to keep fighting." All For One said extending his hand to Tomura as well before watching him finally make his way through the portal and it closed behind him. He watched as a white and yellow streak landed where the portal was, the old man cursing himself for being too late.
"Damn it, I was too slow." Sorahiko growled as he turned to face All For One. "You!"
"Shimura's friend? My my, the years have not been kind to you." All For One chuckled before seeing All Might land next to his teacher.
"You're late!" All Might said making the old man next to him turn and glare at him.
"You were too early!"
"Isn't this a hell of a reunion? I only came here to save Tomura but I didn't expect this." All For One said as he began to laugh. "Last time all three of us were together was the day I killed Nana Shimura. Well, you came here no hold barred, but I can't expect you to stay that way for longer. Heroes have things to protect don't they? But no matter how many people you save, no matter how much you try, you two will never make it up to yourselves for failing to save her from me that day!" All For One laughed making Sorahiko and All Might glare at him and clench their fists. "So why don't we just call it a day so you can still call yourselves heroes by helping the people our little quarrel has put in danger?"
"Shut up." All For One and Sorahiko looked at All Might in surprise as he clenched his fists even tighter and started pushing his remaining power to its very limits. "You always toy with people like that! You break them! Steal from them! Take advantage of them and control them! Scoffing irrationally at the people just trying to live their lives!" All For One extended his arm forward to block All Might's next attack as the hero suddenly disappeared and reappeared in front of him. All Might grabbed his arm and crushed it, stopping him from using any of his Quirks that could stop him and driving his fist into the villain's head, destroying the mask that was acting as life support for All For One. "Detroit Smash!" He then pushed as much power as he could into his arm and slammed All For One's head into the ground, the same way he thought he had killed the villain all those years ago.
"Toshinori..." Sorahiko said in shock as he watched the steam signifying All Might's return to his true form begin to come from his body and watched his muscles slowly begin to deflate. "You've reached your limit...!" All Might began to breathe heavily as he felt no movement from the villain under his fist.
"What's wrong?" The two's eyes widened as All For One began to move again, beginning to laugh as he felt himself pity the only person to have ever brought him down. "You seem to be very worked up about something? But you really made me go down memory lane for a moment there. After all, your predecessor told me the exact same thing before I killed her with my own hands!" All For One yelled angering the hero further before watching a news helicopter begin to fly over them. "Oh look, the press is here."
"Don't you dare speak of my wonderful master with that disgusting mouth of yours!" All Might yelled as he felt his anger reach its breaking point.
"She was a woman with no skill whose ideals got ahead of her. It was really pathetic the way she died. Being the creator of One for All, it was truly embarrassing to see my creation in the hands of such a worthless bitch." All For One grinned under what remained of his mask as All Might reeled his fist back again.
"Shut up!" All For One took this moment to unleash another blast of wind and sent All Might flying into the air, this time zooming towards the helicopter recording their fight above them. Lucky for them, Sorahiko caught All Might before he could crash into it and the two made their way back to the ground.
"You're in the way again..." All For One growled focusing on Sorahiko as the way the two currently looked was the same way as the day he killed All Might's master.
"Calm down! It's going the same way as six years ago! You let him crawl under your skin and you let him get away! Now you have that hole in your stomach!" Sorahiko yelled as he used his Quirk to cushion their landing. The two of them fell to their knees from exhaustion and fought to stand back up. "Stop talking and focus on ending this!"
"Yes sir..." All Might coughed as more blood shot from his mouth to the ground as he continued fighting to stay in his muscle form.
"The way he's fighting and even his Quirk are different than what they were last time. You won't be able to get a good hit on him at this rate, you have to be tricky about it. You have to end this HERE and NOW." Sorahiko said as the two of them stood back up and All Might kept his focus on the villain in front of them.
"Yes, sir!" All Might said before turning to the helicopter above them, knowing that wherever he was: Izuku was watching, as well as Hayato and the other upcoming heroes he was proud to call his students.
"You're thinking about him, aren't you?" All For One asked catching the two's attention. "Izuku Midoriya. He was the one you gave One for All too, correct? I hope he's watching right now. As much as you hate me, I hate you just twice as much. I took away everything important to you, and in return you destroyed everything I spent so long building up. I want to kill you in the ugliest and most gruesome way possible, and I want him to watch every second of it!" All For One aimed his arm at All Might again making Sorahiko jump away.
"A big one's coming, time to get away!"
"But first...I'm to crush everything you have left." All For One said moving his arm slightly to the left, making All Might turn to see a woman trapped under rubble from one of the buildings he was thrown into. Sorahiko saw this and changed direction towards All Might and the woman.
"Toshinori!" He was too late. All For One chuckled as he unleashed his strongest blast of wind yet, leaving All Might no choice but to stand his ground and block it with another Detroit Smash.
"First, the self respect you still have after that injury I gave you. Show the world your pathetic form, "Symbol of Peace." They have a right to see the state I left you in." All For One said as All Might's limit finally got the best of him and he finished deflating, revealing his skeletal form to the world as he stood with his torn and bloody fist extended forward.
"How is this possible?! All Might's...deflated?!" All of Japan currently watching the broadcast confused as they couldn't recognize the figure the camera was zoomed in on...except for two. Izuku looked at the screen in horror with Ochaco's hand holding his tightly as their eyes never left her computer screen after watching the broadcast begin to show the battle. And Hayato who stood frozen from shock as he and Momo stood in the middle of a large group of people after seeing the news report begin on one of the large screens on the side of a building next to where they wanted to go have dinner.
'All Might...' Izuku and Hayato thought as they both began to shake out of worry for the man who got them to the point where they were today.
"Hollow cheeks and sunken eyes! How pathetic, and you call yourself the top hero?! It's okay to be embarrassed! That's your true form, the true All Might, isn't it?!" All For One laughed before feeling All Might's furious glare still aimed towards him. "I see..."
"Even if my body rots and grows weak...even if you show how I truly look to the world...my heart is still that of the Symbol of Peace! It's not something you can ever take away from me, no matter how hard you try!" All Might yelled as he pulled his bloody fist back. Even in the form that should be almost Quirkless, he felt the power of One for All still coursing through his veins and took a step forward to continue their battle.
"How wonderful. I give up. I'd forgotten just what a stubborn and annoying child you are." All For One said as Sorahiko landed behind All Might and he simply raised a finger. "But, while we're here. Why don't we continue our little talk about successors?"
"What the hell is he going on about now?" Sorahiko growled as All For One ripped off what was left of his mask, revealing his scarred head that was only his mouth with his nose and eyes missing, only dark scars remaining where they should be.
"Izuku Midoriya, your successor." All For One said as he pointed at All Might. "Hayato Kiryuu, your grandson." All For One continued as he moved his hand to point at Sorahiko. The two gritted their teeth as they got ready to quiet him once and for all.
"You leave Young Midoriya out of this! This is between you and me!"
"You keep my grandson's name out of your mouth! If you even think about laying a hand on my boy then I'll kill you myself!"
"Ah but you see, there's something neither of you two know that will most likely break your spirits once and for all. For you see, Tomura Shigaraki fits both those descriptions. He is MY successor, but he is someone's grandson. Someone you both love and miss dearly." All For One said making the two's eyes widen from a mix of shock and horror as it clicked into place for them. "That's what I want to see! It's true: Tomura Shigaraki is actually Tenko Shimura, Nana Shimura's grandson!" All Might and Sorahiko's bodies froze in place making his sadistic side come out and he began to laugh. "I kept thinking about what you would hate the most. I kept creating chances for you two to meet. You defeated him, right? You smiled so proudly when you won, not knowing a single thing."
"...you're lying..." All Might whispered as he remembered the day at USJ, how glad he was when he saw the villain disappear into Kurogiri's warp gate after admitting defeat.
"It's the truth. You realize it, don't you. That it's something I would do." All For One laughed as he saw All Might drop his raised fist, mocking him by using his hand to create a smile on his face. "Where's that smile of yours?"
"You...bastard..."
"This is the most fun I've ever had. Maybe I've started chipping away at that oh so unbreakable heart of yours."
"He's a relative of my master..." All Might whispered before placing his hands on his head, letting out a cry of anguish as Sorahiko fell to the ground and buried his face in his glove.
"How could I have not known this..." Sorahiko whispered as he thought of his friend and how he had thought her family was killed by an unknown villain years ago. "...I failed my family and yours, Nana..."
"Don't...give...up..." The two jumped slightly hearing a woman's voice behind them before realizing it was the woman All Might had protected from All For One's attack. "You can't give up! You have stop him! All Might!" The woman cried out, extending her arm towards the hero who started to feel the hope from those watching his fight, all before somehow hearing two very familiar voices in his head, both of them clear as day as if they were right next to him cheering for his victory.
"YOU HAVE TO WIN, ALL MIGHT!" Izuku and Hayato yelled from where they were, tears welling into their eyes as they looked at the screen and cheered for not the man who was not only their teacher, their childhood hero, or the goal they hoped to reach one day, but the man who helped them fulfill their dreams and gave them the power to push past their limits and reach for even greater heights.
"Of course, miss..." All Might whispered as he felt One for All surge into his body again and his right arm inflated once more while the rest of his body stayed in its true form. "It's true, there's a lot a hero has to protect, All For One. That's why I won't lose...and why I'm going to finish you off once and for all." All Might said as he began to smile, and that weak but determined smile was more than enough for all of Japan to erupt into cheers as he got ready to fight. 'I will win you two...you taught me what it meant to be a hero again...that's why this requiem is dedicated to you two: for being the ones to show me what breaking your limits can lead to.'
'How many of those large scale attacks has he blocked? He should've passed his limit a long time ago.' Sorahiko jumped away to allow his student to focus on his battle alone while keeping his focus on the hero's current appearance. 'Muscle form on your right arm only...this look can only mean one thing...'
"All your might...that was the last of it, wasn't it, All Might?" All For One asked as he began to float in the air shocking All Might. "A wounded animal is the most terrifying. I still see the image of your face as you come after me with your guts flying everywhere even in my dreams." All For One's arm began to swell again as he got ready to fire another blast of wind at him again. "Two or three more hits and that should be game over for you." He got ready to fire but in the last moment, he moved his arm to the side and instead used the attack to block a colossal stream of fire heading towards him.
"What is that...what is that form of your, All Might?!" Endeavor yelled as he glared at his rival from anger and shock at the sight in front of him. Before All For One could try attacking again, he began to dodge several red feathers flying towards him before blasting them away.
"Somehow we made it in time." Hawks said as he landed next to Endeavor and the two kept their attention on the villain in front of them while All Might looked at them in shock.
"Endeavor...Hawks..."
"I'm impressed that you two dealt with those Nomu so quickly, they were even mid-rangers too which is already a feat by itself. As expected of the number two and number three heroes." All For One said as he began to clap out of a mix of respect and pity for the two.
"All Might...I spent so long and worked so hard to try to catch up to you...and once I saw how great the difference in our power was..." Endeavor growled as he remembered the trials he went through to reach the point he was at today. "How can you stand there and show us such a pitiful back?!"
"If you're just gonna cheer him on then be quiet and watch like a good audience." All For One growled as he stopped clapping and got ready to attack the two heroes. But he was interrupted once more, this time by a long rope like tendril flying at him before watching it turn into Edgeshot.
"Be quiet, destroyer! We're here to help!" Edgeshot yelled as his distraction gave Kamui Woods and Tiger the chance to help the people that remained in the area.
"That's our job after all!" Kamui Woods yelled as his arms reached out and wrapped themselves around Mt. Lady, Gang Orca, and Best Jeanist.
"All Might. This is all we can do...if we can help ease your burden even by a little..." Tiger said as he reached for the woman and his arm stretched out and wrapped around her before pulling her out of the debris.
"Kamui Woods...Tiger...!" All Might said before hearing his teacher's voice behind him.
"What are you waiting for?! Stop that villain!" Sorahiko called out as All Might watched Edgeshot, Hawks, and Endeavor all try to attack All For One who kept blocking and dodging their attacks with ease."It doesn't matter what you look like, you're still everyone's number one hero! So rise up to the challenge and do your job as a hero. You're an unbreakable pillar, that's why Nana left everything to you!" Sorahiko yelled before looking down and clenching his fists. "You can hear them can't you? The voices of everyone praying for your victory! The voices of your students who admire you and want to become a hero like you! Even if this is it, it's time for you to go beyond!"
"This is annoying." All For One growled as he aimed his arm down, firing an even stronger burst of wind at the ground. The heroes braced themselves as the attack grew in size and sent everything and everyone in the area flying back except for All Might. "Let's stop talking about emotions and come back to reality. And the reality is that this fight is truly over, and there's only one victor in this situation." All For One said before his right arm began to burst out of the suit he was wearing, growing in size similar to Muscular and All Might. "Springlike Limbs, Kinetic Booster times four, Strength Enhancer times three, Multiplier, Hypertrophy, Rivets, Air Walk, and Spearlike Bones." The people watching the fight looked in horror at the sight in front of them while All Might got ready for the climax of their long battle to finally begin. "The shockwaves until now were just to wear you out, not kill you. In order to truly kill you, I will punch you with the ultimate combination of Quirks that I have right now!" All Might gritted his teeth as he looked at All For One's monstrous arm that looked as if it were made from several arms in one along with metallic pieces all over it and long drill-like spears shooting from his skin. "I'm certain after exchanging blows with you, All Might. One For All has finally left your body. All you've had during this fight are just the embers it left behind and now there's nothing left...just a feeble little light that even the slightest breath will take out." All For One then flew towards All Might as fast as he could, reeling his monstrous arm back as he prepared himself to finally finish his enemy off. "Once I'm done with you, then I'm going to end Gran Torino's miserable life as well. And once I'm done with both of you: I'm going to pay Izuku and Hayato a little visit! You can die full of regrets, All Might! Even as a teacher, you still lost!" All For One yelled as he threw his fist forward only to be met with All Might's, creating a giant explosion from the force behind their attacks. "Impact Nullification!" All For One laughed /as he overpowered All Might and pushed the hero back further and further as he struggled to stop him.
'You're right...I failed my students...I couldn't even stop you...some mentor I am...' All Might closed his eyes as he felt the end for him get closer and closer...but that was immediately halted by a new voice calling out to him.
"You can't give up!" His eyes snapped open and he turned to see Sir Nighteye standing with Sorahiko watching with a hopeful smile on his face. "You're the Symbol of Peace! You've never given up before and you can't give up now! What you do now decides the future, and that fist of yours is what has the power to change it! So do it, All Might!" Hearing his words, All Might dug his feet into the ground as his words reminded him of the day he learned what One for All was truly meant for.
'When you're at your limit, remember...'
"It's not because I'm a symbol...it's because until I finish training him...until then..." Once he had stopped, All Might began transferring the power he had left from his right arm to his left. While letting All For One overpower and break his now weakened right arm, he pushed all his power into his now inflated left arm and deliver a devastating left hook to the villain's head. "I won't die!"
"Tricks like that aren't your style, someone's been influencing you." All For One growled as he turned his head to face All Might and started using his Springlike Limbs Quirk in his left arm to get ready to hit the hero dead on with his Air Cannon. "It's still not enough!"
"That's because my back wasn't in it!" All Might yelled as he transferred his power back to his right arm, shocking the villain as he realized he had just made a fatal mistake. 'Hawks...you told me you wanted to know what was so special about Young Midoriya and Kiryuu. Truth is, there's nothing special about them. But it's because there was nothing special about them that I saw myself in them. Boys who had the world laugh in their face about what they wanted to be, boys who never had the luxury other kids did like in Young Kiryuu's case: a family, or in Young Midoriya's case: a Quirk. But their determination and will to keep moving forward no matter what was in their way...that's why I chose to dedicate my life to training them like my master did for me. That's why whether One for All dwells in one of them or both of them: I will see them become the heroes they were meant to be!' All Might remembered the times he had spent with the two boys and the pride he felt seeing them strive further and further to their goal. And each time he did, he remembered the times he spent with his own master and how he grew to love her like his own mother. It was through those memories that he felt what was left of One for All inside of him reach the highest point he had ever felt as he heard his master's voice in his head from the time she had given him the most important lesson about the power being given to him.
'This power has been entrusted to the next generation by many people, praying that it would work for the good of all. That all their hopes would become one. It's your turn now. Do your best Toshinori.' The image of the woman who came before him appeared in his head and he felt as if she was reaching out to him one last time with the power of One for All in her hands. He reached out with his right arm and grabbed the power from her, his arm inflating once more as he dug his foot into the ground and drove his fist into All For One's head once more.
"This is the end, All For One! UNITED STATES OF...SMAAAAASH" He pushed every ounce of power in his body, whether it was One for All's or his own, into his attack and drove All For One's head into the ground once more, the sheer pressure behind it creating a giant crater creating a tornado that blew Sorahiko, Nighteye, and the helicopter recording them away while picking up the broken buildings from around he knew it was over, he pulled his arm back to his side and closed his eyes as he knew it was all over...his long battle with All For One...his time as All Might, the Symbol of Peace...and his long partnership with One for All. 'Farewell...One for All...' Everybody watching his battle was now silent as the helicopter pilot regained control. Once he got a hold of it again, cameraman zoomed in on All For One's now unconscious body as All Might stood hunched over him with blood dripping from his mouth. Izuku and Hayato held their breath as they watched All Might begin to move his left arm up. Once he held it over his head, Nighteye and Sorahiko proudly smiled as All Might inflated into his muscle form one more time.
"All Might...! The villain's stopped moving! All Might's the victor! He's standing in victory!" The news reporter announced as everyone erupted into cheers, the cheers being so loud that the heroes standing in Kamino Ward could hear them clearly.
"Hey, he shouldn't push himself right now!" Edgeshot yelled as he, Endeavor, and Hawks could only watch in shock as All Might fell forward but caught himself before he could fall completely.
"Let him be." Nighteye said making the three turn to the two of them.
"He's still working." Sorahiko sighed as he watched his student stand with his arm raised, his final stance as the Symbol of Peace forever etched into the memories of those watching him. 'It's his last job as the number one hero and the Symbol of Peace...'
Once morning finally arrived, All Might watched as his arch-nemesis was finally being placed into a containment cell to be finally locked away in Tartarus Prison. He looked around to see the other heroes looking and searching for the people who got got in the crosshairs of their final fight, before finally finding someone reporting on what had just occurred there. He knew there was only one thing he had left to do before finally retiring from life as a hero...he just looked away and extended his arm towards the camera, stopping the reporter mid-sentence as they saw that he was pointing towards the camera.
"Next..." His words echoing through every screen as everyone watching got ready to begin cheering again...except for Izuku and Hayato who watched him in silence. "Next...it's your turn." Cheers roared through every corner of Japan once more as they saw his last message as a warning to all criminals left in the world...but his two students couldn't help but begin to tear up as they knew what his words truly meant. It was over...he used up everything he had left...he was no longer All Might...he was just Toshinori Yagi once more...the FORMER Symbol of Peace.