Chapter 3
The four students in their feral states looked at the strange creature before them. If any of them were in their right mind, none would want to fight it. However, all four were in a feral state, having new skills and memories forced upon them. Between them, they were a legendary pirate, a warrior mage, a Power Ranger, and a Demon Slayer. All of them were ready to fight. Izuku's leg was on fire as he kicked Nomu hard, but the thing didn't seem to be affected. Momo then rammed the battle-axe into its shoulder, but it simply regenerated from the wound.
"So what are Nomu's quirks?" asked Priestess. "Super Regeneration and Shock Absorption," explained Shigaraki. "There might be a chance that Haki can also counter the shock absorption," said Priestess. "What is Haki?" asked Shigaraki. "It's a power from his original world, which is harnessing willpower or ambition as power. That is the power that could somehow hit Kurogiri," said Priestess. "What…" said Shigaraki. "Why do you think I snapped because of him!?" yelled Priestess. "So he's on the same level as Orchestra Rave and Dino Ace," said Shigaraki.
"I wish that were the case!" yelled Priestess, "He's on a higher level than even them! Titania is on that level without her magic, but if she had it, she'd be just as strong as Black Leg! Even without her magic, she can use her Quirk to replicate some of her abilities. Black Leg and Lightning Boy didn't lose anything! While Dino Ace's old ally might not have her powers for now, I don't think I want to know what she might do if she regains them! Lightning Boy might be even better than his past life because now he can use actual lightning with his skills!" she ranted. "That's just why we need to get rid of them all," said Shigaraki.
Meanwhile, Momo dropped the battle axe and created a rather large spear. However, before she could attack Nomu, the strange creature readied a punch, but Izuku pulled her out of the way in time. His leg turned black again, signaling the use of Haki. With this, he got a good hit on the Nomu. "It looks like the shock absorption is weak against Haki, just like Kurogiri is," muttered Priestess. "What…" said Shigaraki.
"Just run out the clock… just run out the clock…" muttered Priestess, briefly having another breakdown.
As she said that, the entrance door exploded. They saw the figure standing in the doorway. It was the Hero All Might. "Have no fear! Because I am here!" called out All Might. "All Might," said Thirteen.
"I heard about Priestess," said All Might, a grim look on his face as he gritted his teeth.
As Iida continued running, he saw All Might heading towards him and explained about the villain attack. "I see. I had a bad feeling about it when I couldn't contact them," explained All Might. That's not all! A villain called Priestess used her Quirk on my classmates!" said Iida. "What?!" yelled All Might. "It's true. Uraraka, Midoriya, Yaoyorozu, Kaminari and Jiro all fell victim," said Iida. "Keep going. I have to get to the USJ," said All Might in a low voice. It was clear he was furious. Iida continued toward the main building to tell the other teachers.
"Have they fought?" asked All Might.
"I have confirmed both Midoriya and Uraraka, but only them so far. Neither has fought indiscriminately," explained Thirteen.
All Might nodded. He noticed Ochaco still trying to escape the tape and join the others, but Sero prevented her.
He knew he had to fight the remains of the villains.
He ran over as fast as he could in his current state, which was still pretty damn fast.
Of course, the villains saw that he was there.
"So All Might did show up after all. I guess we got a continue," Said Shigaraki.
"Yeah, but we still need to get rid of the new Incarnates," said Kurogiri, referring to Izuku, Momo, Denki, and Kyoka.
"I will be more aware of my surroundings this time," said Priestess, leaving her latest breakdown.
Kurogiri nodded, knowing what she meant.
All Might watched the four students fight off Nomu, unsure how to react.
However, Priestess tackled Izuku while Kurogiri surrounded the other three with his mist.
"Sorry, but those four were pests," said Shigaraki. "Nomu! Take care of him!" he ordered, and so the two began to fight.
Priestess watched the fight between the symbol of Peace and the strange creature.
"I won't kill you…" she said, taunting the boy under her, "I still think life is precious. After all, I've seen so many deaths in the time I've been doing this, including yours. But don't worry. Someone else will take you out! Once you enter stage 3…"
Izuku struggled under her. He tried lifting his leg, but he couldn't attack.
"Sorry, but we both know you can't hit women," said Priestess with a smirk. She then looked up and saw that five students had arrived, including Bakugo and Kirishima. Bakugo attacked Kurogiri's armor, his one weak point (unless you hit him with Haki), while Kirishima managed to strike Priestess and get her off of Izuku.
"Not again," muttered Priestess.
The other students were Todoroki, Ojiro, and Hagakure.
The trapped students got up. Izuku looked at the fight between Nomu and All Might. It wasn't going well for All Might. Nomu had All Might in its grip, right on his scar. He would have glared at Kirishima, but his instincts told him this was more important than hurting a woman. Izuku once again activated Haki, his leg coated in it and turning black as he ran towards the fight. However, he suddenly collapsed, as did Momo, Kyoka, and Denki. All of them passed out. "Oh! Looks like the time’s up!" said Priestess.
At the entrance, Ochaco finally passed out.
Back in the central plaza
"What just happened?" asked Ojiro.
"I managed to get all the information about what's going on," muttered Todoroki, "It's her Quirk. After a certain amount of time, her targets pass out."
"It's true," said Priestess, "It finally overwhelmed their bodies after it overwhelmed their minds."
Priestess looked at them and smirked.
It wasn't something mentioned earlier, but Priestess had her hair held back by a black ribbon, which she untied.
"I didn't want to use this against children, but I have no choice," she said.
The ribbon was a weapon of some kind. The conscious students prepared for it, except for Bakugo, who was too focused on Kurogiri.
She stretched out the ribbon and grabbed him by his arm, flinging him away and getting him off the amorphous cloud.
"You bitch!" yelled Bakugo as he landed hard on the ground.
"Now, you have to get rid of Black Leg, Titania, and the other two," said Priestess, "After all, I'd hate to see them grow up to be heroes…"
"No!" yelled Shigaraki.
They watched All Might deliver several blows to Nomu and launch him out of the facility.
"You know what! I'm getting rid of all pretense!" yelled Priestess, "Today's a shitty day! And I'm out! I'm just fucking out!"
She took out a wad of cash from her kimono. Kurogiri sighed and created a warp for her, knowing what it meant.
"I apologize for everything!" she muttered, "I'm unsure if the Nomu thing would have happened if I wasn't here, but I apologize for the future monster hero and the other powerful heroes I just created!"
"Just leave it on the bar," muttered Kurogiri as Priestess went through the warp.
"Thanks! If you're not back in half an hour, all I say is I can't make any promises!" said Priestess as she went through.
The students watched as the villain who targeted their classmates disappeared. Shigaraki glared at All Might, struggling with what just happened and scratching his neck. Kurogiri warped over to him. "Priestess has already left," said Kurogiri. "Of course she left! This is game over!" yelled Shigaraki. That was when he got shot in the leg. At the entrance, the other teachers had arrived with Iida.
One of them ran over to Ochaco. "Priestess," said Thirteen. "We heard," said another hero who was named Ectoplasm.
Shigaraki was shaking after all was said and done. Kurogiri knew that they had to flee when the pros arrived. He looked at All Might and noticed steam coming from him. Shigaraki decided to give a speech before he left. "All Might!" he yelled, "This isn't over for the League of Villains! We will kill you one day! You might be the Symbol of Peace now, but for how much longer!?" With that, both villains warped away. All Might breathed a sigh of relief, glad that the teachers arrived sooner rather than later. He also knew that his muscle form wouldn't last much longer.
"Shit! This is bad!" he thought. Thankfully, Cementoss, another of the teachers, created a wall between him and the students. "We'll find everyone in the class and explain what's going on. We can only hope that at least one of them will continue their education," said Cementoss. "What's that supposed to mean!?" demanded Bakugo. "We'll explain when we've gathered everyone," said Cementoss.
Meanwhile, in a bar, Priestess had her middle finger to her forehead while waiting for Kurogiri's return. She wasn't expecting them to be back in less than a minute. "So you decided to leave the thugs," said Priestess before she noticed the gunshot wound. "Where's the first aid kit?" Priestess sighed. "Why would I want your help?" Shigaraki. "Because life is precious, including gamer trash," said Priestess. "What did you say?" asked Shigaraki. "I've seen you hit the bottle when things go too wrong for you to handle," he said. "Three times! And I'm counting now!" yelled Priestess. "Stop fighting, you two," said a voice. They both turned to a TV with a caption saying Voice Only.
"I do have some interesting news to report from before we started our stupid bickering," said Priestess, "I've been working on figuring out ways to expand my Quirk. I'm starting to be able to sense connections between souls in this life." "So what does that mean?" asked Shigaraki. "I was sensing an odd connection between All Might and the monster I unleashed," she explained. "A connection?" asked the voice. "I don't know what it is, but it's strong," said Priestess. "I see. It's a good thing that you came back then," said the voice. "What do you think the connection is then?" asked Kurogiri. "I might have a theory," said the voice.
The three continued to discuss things with the voice about the League of Villains. It was clear that Priestess would be a higher-ranked member in the future, even if she made things worse for the group in a way.
Back at the USJ, they had found all of the victims of her Quirk. Once all the students were found safe and gathered, the staff decided that Principal Nezu would explain what had happened to the students.
"Their past lives? Seriously?" asked Ojiro. "Yes it's true," said Principal Nezu. "Thirteen gave us the same explanation," said Shoji. "Does the reincarnation give the targets new powers?" asked Mina. "It shouldn't necessarily do that. It does help the targets gain muscle mass so they can handle their soul's original fighting style, but it shouldn't give them new abilities unless they're physical or could be replicated by their Quirk somehow," said Nezu.
The students who watched Izuku fight were gaping. "How strong was he in his past life?!" yelled Mineta. "Oh man! Did you see him fly like that?! How did he do that?! I couldn't even get a hold of him!" yelled Sero. "Seriously that pathetic weakling?" asked Bakugo. "You weren't there to see what he did," said Mina. Bakugo just gritted his teeth.
"Unfortunately, we don't know if your classmates will continue their education. About 94 percent of her victims stop being heroes," sighed Nezu. "You're kidding!" yelled Iida. "Why?" asked Fumikage Tokoyami, a student with a bird-like head. "They've gained the memories of completely different lives, and not only that but more often than not of a completely different world. They know what it is like to die, to have lived a completely different life. Usually, if they were a fighter or they decided that their past lives were no different than hero work, they would continue. However, considering their age, I don't know what might happen," explained Nezu. "So they’re going to quit?" asked Hagakure. "Not necessarily, but we can't rule out the possibility. We won't know until they're awake and their minds clear, which won't be until sometime tomorrow or the day after," said Nezu. The students were quiet. "However, I already have a plan to help them. After all, not every victim of Priestess quit being a hero," said Nezu. "That reminds me of something. She did mention someone called Dino Ace, who I imagine is another victim. One of the five students she hit today fought alongside him in their past lives," said Shoji.
Afterward, he told them about Aizawa's state and that he would be okay. After doing a few other things, including telling the police to search the school, he called one of his top choices for who could help the students.
Elsewhere at a hero agency
A hero in his mid-20s with blond hair, a blue visor on his forehead, and headphones around his neck was on the computer looking up blueprints.
"There's a call from UA for you," said a somewhat robotic female voice. "UA? Why are they calling?" asked the hero. "Don't ask me, I'm not psychic," responded the voice. The hero touched a button nearby. "You got me," said the hero. "Hello, this is Principal Nezu from UA," said Nezu on the other line. "Yeah, I figured that when Aiko told me about UA calling," said the hero. "That assistant is quite amazing," said Nezu on the other end.
"Let me guess, you want me to give a lecture for the support course," said the hero. "I wish that was the reason why I was contacting you," sighed Nezu. "Why else would you be calling me?" asked the hero. "There was an incident at one of our facilities. A group that calls itself the League of Villains attacked while students were there," explained Nezu. "Is this about wanting Aiko to help, or is there another reason you're calling?" asked the hero. "One of the villains that attacked was Priestess," explained Nezu.
"What!" yelled the hero. "Wait! You said students were there? Did she attack any of the students?!" he demanded. "Five students fell victim to her Quirk," said Nezu. "What year?" asked the hero. "First years I'm afraid," said Nezu. "You have got to be kidding me," muttered the hero. "I take it you want to hire me as a special counselor for them. Dino Ace and I are considered the unofficial leaders of her victims who remained heroes," he said. "I know. That's precisely the reason why I asked you first. I haven't called Dino Ace yet, but one of the students apparently fought alongside him in their past lives," said Nezu. "Now I'm intrigued. Even if I didn't already want to take the counselor job, I'd still be interested enough to meet them and find out who this student is," said the hero. "Thank you so much. We'll work everything out when you get here," said Nezu. "All right! Later!" said the hero. "See you soon," said Nezu. The call ended.
"I'm guessing a therapy group of some kind," said Aiko. "Yeah. I'm already getting ideas. Call Ryuji. I need to ask a favor from him," said the hero. "Right away!" said Aiko.
With the USJ Incident over, the five students will have to deal with their new memories. Thankfully, they will have someone who knows what they are going through because he has to deal with the same thing.