Off-Campus Training
Wednesday went by rather uneventfully, with theory classes taking up most of their day. And it wasn't until lunch break on Thursday that things got interesting.
"So, Izuku, mind if I ask a question?" Asui asks.
"Sure." Izuku answers in his usual flat voice.
"It's our fourth day here and I've only seen you have Katsudon. IS there some reason behind that?" Asui asks.
"Not really, I just like it." Izuku answers.
"Nostalgia?" Asui asks. Before Izuku could answer, the alarms blared.
"Level 3 Security Breach. Level 3 Security Breach. All Students to head to the outdoor grounds in an orderly fashion."
Izuku turns to Ochako as the students panic around them.
"4 unidentified heartbeats on ground four. There's also one on the third floor, it's not one from the staff or a teacher but it seems familiar." Ochako says. "Though I can't think of anyone that it'd belong to."
"Denki, go after the one on the third floor. The 4 downstairs are probably news reporters." Izuku says.
"On it." Denki says as he vanishes into a bolt of lightning as Iida calmed the crowds with the help of Sero's tape. Denki came back almost as instantaneously as he left, his hair slightly messed up and his uniform slightly singed at the bottom from his quirk. "Ochako was right. The person was familiar, I didn't get his face, but I don't know many people who have blue hair and wear all black. I'm not sure what was taken, but whatever it was, it has to do with our class because the paper he held as he left had 1-A written in bold right on top."
"I'll talk to Aizawa." Izuku says. "Anything else?" He asks as he takes a bite of his katsudon as Iida handled the crowd around them with ease.
"No sir." Denki answers.
"Alright." Izuku says as he gets up. "Stay here, I'll be back." Izuku walks to the bin, and placing his bowl into the washables crate, he walks to the window, opens it and jumps straight down. Thank the chaos that no one saw him jump because that would be one hell of an explanation.
"What was that?" Asui asks.
"A little bit of recon. Nothing you need to worry about." Ochako says with a smile as she goes back to eating her food while Izuku walks over to Aizawa who was walking in after shooing away the press away.
"How can I help you Izuku?" Aizawa asks.
"For tomorrow's off-campus, I'd suggest having more security." Izuku tells him. "Someone broke into the staff room and took something related to our class, I'm assuming that it's our class timetable here since nothing else would even be remotely helpful to anyone."
"Don't worry, we've got 3 teachers that will be present for the class." Mic tells him.
"How'd you find out someone broke into the staff room?" Aizawa asks.
"Ochako's quirk. And I had Denki check it as well." Izuku explains.
"Don't worry, we've taken enough care." Mic says. "It's almost time for class. You should head back."
Izuku nods as he goes back up to his class while Aizawa and Mic head to the staff room.
Friday came almost as quickly, with the students of Class 1-A being excited for their second heroics class.
"Everyone get changed into either your hero costumes or your sports uniforms and head out to the front of the school." Aizawa tells the class as the students get up to grab their hero costumes and run to the changing rooms. Ochako looked at Izuku, Denki and Fumi giving them a thumbs-up as they parted ways.
Inside the boy's changing rooms.
"I've been meaning to ask Kaminari, how long have you 4 known each other?" Kirishima asks Denki.
"About... wait..." Kaminari turns to Izuku. "Hey when was Paris?"
"We've known each other for almost 8 years." Izuku says, answering Kirishima's question. "Paris was much after that."
"What happened in Paris?" Mineta asks.
"None of you're business." Izuku answers coldly.
"I sense some hostility here." Mineta says backing away from Izuku. "So, I'm assuming you've known Uraraka for the past 8 years also?" Mineta asks Kaminari, only to get ignored by him.
"What is that?" Iida asks, pointing to the weapon in Denki's hand.
"Oh, this? I call it Murakumogiri. It's my mace." Denki explains. "It's named after a legendary naginata that lies buried with its owner in the frosty mountains of Serbia."
"And why exactly do you have a weapon for training?" Iida asks, slightly shocked.
"Because we have permission?" Denki answers.
"We?"
"Izuku, Fumi, Ochako and me. All of us have permission from the principal for these. But only in training against robots." Denki explains.
"You two also have weapons?" Iida asks, turning to Izuku and Fumi.
Fumi nods, opening a second box with his roll number on it, revealing two katanas in their sheaths. "You can see but not touch. That's the only rule with these." Tokoyami says as everyone gathers around to see the swords. "The one on the top is Kokutan no Ha and the lower one is Muramasa."
"Muramasa as in the legendary blade?" Iida asks.
"This one is one of many blades that carries the name of the Legendary Muramasa blade, but at the end of the day, it is but a mere imitation of the original." Tokoyami explains. "The weight balance and power it takes for a clean swing are far different from the actual sword. And while the original Muramasa could completely negate any healing abilities with a single slice, this one needs to be impaled in an opponent for them to lose their healing abilities, otherwise, it's just another regular blade."
"So, you use them both?" Shouji asks.
"Nope, just Kokutan no Ha." Fumi says. "Muramasa is Izuku's weapon. But he prefers not to use it."
"He uses a metal frisbee instead." Denki jokes, causing Izuku to roll his eyes as he places a large metal shield on his back.
"Won't a round shield of that size defeat the purpose of a shield?" Sato asks, looking at the weapon on Izuku's back.
"Oh, it's more than just a shield." Denki says, grabbing it from Izuku's back. "Holy fuck, did you get the weight increased on it again?"
"It can't be that heavy, can it?" Sato asks as Denki hands the shield to him. Sato struggles to hold the metal disc, not expecting the weight. "Okay I was wrong it's pretty heavy."
"Don't hand that over to people randomly!" Izuku scolds the blonde boy as he takes his shield back from him. "The rebounds all had a higher return trajectory, so I had the weight increased slightly. Now let's go." Izuku says as he takes his shield back from Denki, leaving it on his arm this time as he walked out of the room with the blonde boy. Fumi followed suit, placing both Muramasa and Kokutan no Ha on his back and attaching his claws to the sides.
"Those guys are the definition of manly." Kirishima says putting on his face mask.
"Yeah, but that Izuku guy has a weird attitude, gives me the chills." Mineta says, shivering in memory.
"That's cuz you perv on his childhood friend." Sato points out. "But you have a point, he is a pretty cold guy. Makes me want to know what his backstory is."
"Let's go." Bakugou snarls, as he tightens his gauntlet around him.
"He's right, we don't want to be late." Iida says as he grabs his helmet and walks out as well.
"Alright, now that everyone's here. I have 2 rules while we're in the bus. First, do not disturb me. Second, do not wake me up. Aside from this you can do whatever." Aizawa says as everyone proceeds to board the bus.
The class filed into the bus, taking seats randomly. Izuku sat next to Ochako who was currently busy talking to Fumi about dinner while Kaminari sat next to Bakugou. Most of the ride, there was all sorts of small talk going around, some asking questions to each other, but Izuku stayed out of it, choosing to remain silent and pretending to be asleep on Ochako's shoulder so he could listen to the conversations without actually being a part of the conversation itself.
One such conversation happened about Ochako's weapons and the reason behind the 4 being allowed the use of weapons. And all of it started with Ochako noticing Asui staring at her weapons.
"If you have a question, you can ask Asui." Ochako tells the girl.
"Oh, sorry about that. But I've been wondering about those. What exactly are they?" The girl asks.
"Well, these are electric Escrima sticks." Ochako explains.
"Electric?" Momo asks.
"Yep. Watch this." She says as she pulls one stick out, activates them and goes to touch Izuku's thigh, only for the boy to grab the stick inches away from his thigh. "I knew you were awake."
"You can go ahead with what you had planned but then you'll be sleeping in the living room." Izuku tells her. Ochako immediately puts her stick away.
"You guys live together?" Mina asks.
"Living together is a loose term." Denki answers. "But we do live under the same roof if that's what your asking."
"Lucky bastards." Mineta mutters.
"You're already on thin ice with Ochako. Please don't make it worse by angering Izuku as well." Fumi says as the conversation continues, as the group discusses each other's quirks.
An hour later, the class exited the bus, having arrived at their destination.
"Everybody out!" Aizawa exclaims as he jumps out the door. "We've reached our destination!"
Class 1-A walked out the bus and stood in awe of the structure that stood before them.
"Alright, pains in my butt, this is where you'll be training today, this place is called the U.S.J." Aizawa announces. Just as Aizawa finishes his short speech, the main doors open, releasing smoke.
"Hello, kids. Welcome to USJ or Unforeseen Simulation Joint!" A female voice says. "Today you'll be focusing on rescue training, which will be taught by......" The voice pauses for a moment, dramatic effect, before stepping out of the smoke. "ME!" She exclaims as a woman in a white puffy astronaut's suit becomes visible.
"Rescue Heroine 13." Izuku says, seemingly unexcited.
"You could be excited you know." 13 says making a sad face inside her suit.
"Oh he is excited, trust me." Ochako tells the heroine. "That's just how he is. Dead on the inside." She jokes, getting a glare from Izuku.
"Okay." 13 answers, unsure of what to say. "Now, if you'll all follow me inside, I'll give you a quick rundown of what we're going to do here today."
The students follow the heroine into the campus. "Alright, I have 1... no, 2... no, wait, 3... nope, not three either."
"We get it you have a lot to say, just get on with it 13." Aizawa tells her.
"Right, by bad. So, as you all know, rescue is an important aspect of heroics. So, today you'll all be divided into groups of 5 and will be separated into-" 13 stops as the lights flicker.
"Electric interference." Kaminari says. "Someone's here."
"Are you sure?" Aizawa asks.
"Yes sir, someone's interfering with the electromagnetic spectrum here probably to mess with the communications. The changes in the EM spectrum are affecting my quirk as well. I might be able to get the comms back online but whatever's going to happen now, it's probably going to be a massive ambush." Kaminari explains.
"Denki get the comm channels online." Izuku tells the boy who immediately pulls out his phone. "Rest of you be on guard. Fumi, stay towards the back incase someone pops up behind us. Ocha, you're with me. We'll cover for Denki in the front."
"Why are you pulling out your phone?" Mina asks, panicking. "Now's no time to play!"
"First off, it's not a phone. It's a mini supercomputer that runs solely on my quirk." Denki clarifies as he types away on the phone. "Second, I'm going to hack into the server here, get access to the comms to get it back online."
"You're not hacking into the servers, it's impossible to hack into them." 13 says.
"And I'm in." Denki says. "Sorry, you were saying?"
Izuku smirks under the mask, turning to Ochako. "Ochako, do you sense anything?" Izuku asks.
[A/N – I forgot to mention it, but when I say something like 'Izuku smiles' it usually means under the mask even if it isn't mentioned. I forget he wears a mask at times.]
"I feel a lot of foreign heartbeats coming from near the fountain." Ochako warns. "But they're faint and then there's the heartbeat from yesterday."
"There's no one there Uraraka." Aizawa says. Just as Aizawa says this, a massive purple portal opens up, revealing a massive group of villains.
"Hello UA!" A man covered in hands exclaims. "We are the League of Villains, and we've come here to kill All Might!"
Izuku and his friends look at the group leader in shock. 'Why is he here!!' Izuku thinks to himself, as he stares right at him.
"13, take care of the kids. I'll handle the group of villains." Aizawa tells her getting ready to fight, his scarf begins to float around the hero, his eyes glowing red.
"No. You'll lose the fight." Izuku says as he takes his shield from his back. "Both of you stay here, 13's not equipped to fight, leaving her with the others will be a risk. Besides, if he's here, then this has officially become our mission."
"Excuse me?" Aizawa asks.
"Pro Hero Eraserhead, as the highest-ranking officer here, I'm asking you to stand down and protect the other civilians. This is no longer your mission." Izuku rephrases. "If you have any doubts, take it up with my seniors. Ochako, give me numbers. What are we looking at?"
Ochako crouches to the ground, placing her hand on it and closing her eyes. "About 100 villains in each zone and 200 in front of us. Totally about 700 people, most of them are small time villains. Except those 3."
"I figured as much." Izuku says. "Denki what's the status?"
"Comms are up and running. I've contacted HQ and UA. The LMDs are active in each zone and have been given the attack to incapacitate order with HQ's tech department also having access to their actions." Denki answers. "As we speak, the LMDs are taking on the D-rank villains in each zone but they will need help sooner than later."
"You did what now?" 13 shouts. "How did you even know there are LMDs here?"
"UA server has a lot of information but a stupidly weak firewall." Denki answers as he unsheathes his mace.
"Fumi hand me Muramasa. All of you have permission to go as far as you need to defeat all enemies. Leave at least a few alive for interrogation." Izuku orders as he holds the blade in one hand and the shield in the other. "The rest of you, stay put, if you intervene, we can't guarantee your safety."
"We are not taking order from a kid!" 13 says.
"Listen here, 13. You are a great rescue heroine but that team of villains there has been made specifically to take you two down. The guy in the black coat is a close-quarters specialist with a quirk activation that uses his hands, he's the perfect counter for Mr. Aizawa." Izuku points out. "The Mist guy that brought everyone here is a teleportation quirk user that might be able to use your own quirk against you should you choose to engage. And that leaves the bird-headed beast that seems to be All Might's counter if the same logic is followed. This is why I asked you to add more teachers to the mix Aizawa!"
"Master Shigaraki, it seems we have guests." One of the villains standing next to the leader says.
"IZUKU! OCHAKO! DENKI! FUMI!!!! Such a surprise!!! I didn't expect you guys here!!!" The leader shouts, shocking everyone. "It's been so long!!!!"
"Why are you here Tenko?" Izuku asks, glaring at the boy.
"I wanted to meet you guys!!" He yells. "Besides, did you not hear? I've changed my name. It's Tomura Shigaraki. And I thought it was clear that I was here to kill All Might!" Shigaraki shouts back.
"Why would you side with him Tenko?" Denki growls.
"Because he is just a means to an end for me! And if it means the destruction of All Might, then I'd gladly take his name!" Tenko says.
"Why are you really here you fucktard!" Izuku shouts,
"Because I'm done saving this rotten world, I'm going to decay it all away. Destroy everything and rebuild a world. A world where people like you and me can live without facing any of the problems we've faced till now. A world without SWORD, without heroes, without villains and without All Might!" Shigaraki explains. "And all of this starts by the defeat of All Might! First him, then the rest of the Hero System, then Japan and finally the world!"
"We're not letting you kill anyone, you fucking ass." Ochako shouts.
"Of course, you won't. You've all had the whole hero thing done from the first day you got a hold of your powers!" Shigaraki shouts back, confusing everyone even more. "I'm assuming you're like the top team at Peak? How does it feel? To be that bitch's dogs that follow her every command?"
Izuku stares at the boy angered.
"Fuck off kid!" One of them shouts.
"Alright then. Denki, Fumi, Ochako, clear the other areas. I'll handle things here." Izuku orders. "I'm giving you guys one chance, give up and surrender peacefully or this gets bloody." Izuku tells the group of thugs in front of him, waiting for a response from some of the thugs that were there.
"Fuck off kid!" One of them shouts.
Izuku cracks his neck as he got ready to fight. "Just to be clear, what's going to happen next is that guy's fault. So no hard feelings." Izuku announces as the 4 of them get ready. Denki grins as he turns into a lightning bolt, disappearing into thin air while Fumi disappears into his shadow as he uses the darkness to travel to one of the zones.
"You need a boost?" Izuku asks Ochako.
"Sure." The girl answers with a smile. "And in the scenario that you do face that bitch, give him a few kicks to the balls from my side." She says as Izuku effortlessly picks her up by the collar of her combat vest and launches her into the air, sending her flying towards one of the training zones.
"Will someone please explain what's going on? And who the fuck is that guy?" Bakugou shouts. "And how the hell does he know you four!!!"
"Also why the fuck did you launch Uraraka like that!!" Mina shouts.
"One, you guys are being ambushed by villains. Two, if you didn't listen, his name is Shigaraki Tomura and three, none of your business." Izuku answers. "Oh and Ashido, that's completely normal. Ocha's strong enough to handle that."
"So we're just supposed to stay here?" 13 asks.
"No, Aizawa, the mist villain will try to come here and scatter all of you, cancel his quirk and keep him down for as long as you can." Izuku says. "13, keep the students here, do not let them interfere with the battle." Izuku orders as he cracks his neck and casually starts to walk towards the group of villains. "Now, before we get started, does anyone wanna get out?"
One of the villains charges at Izuku, screaming like he was in the movie 300. Izuku dodges a punch from the right, kicking the villain's feet, and knocking him to the floor before kicking the villain into another bunch of villains.
"You guys still want to fight?" Izuku asks the group as all the fodder villains looked on in shock. Izuku continues to walk down the stairs and stood about 50 feet in front of them.
Izuku places Muramasa on his waist as he performs a few quick stretches. There was absolute silence as Izuku slowly took the first step towards the group, slowly breaking into a sprint.
Some of the more daring villains charged at him, meeting him halfway through. Izuku simply used his shield like a... shield and ran straight through them as if they were pins in a bowling alley and he was the damn bowling ball, sending some of them flying away from the sheer force that Izuku had used. Izuku blocks a kick with his shield and pushes it away from his body before ducking under a kick and performing another push kick, sending the man flying away.
He then grabs one of the villains coming towards him by both his hands and spins him around over and over before letting go of his grip, sending the man crashing into a small group in the distance. Izuku ducks under what seemed to be a weak fire-emitting quirk, sweep-kicking some of the foes that had managed to come close, before jumping up and split-kicking two foes and tossing his shield onto a third causing it to ricochet off and hit two others before returning.
"The weights are still off on this one. Man, I wish I had the original." Izuku mutters. "That one was easier to control and was light." Slightly distracted by his thoughts, Izuku misses another missile-like attack coming his way and is forced to defend himself by tucking his body completely behind the shield.
"He was able to compress himself to fit behind that small shield and take no damage." 13 notes as the two teachers watch Izuku fight. "Are you sure he doesn't need help?"
"If he's going all out, which again, I'm assuming is what he's doing. Then there's no need to help." Aizawa says.
"How do you trust a kid this much? You're supposed to be the one that has 0 trust in these kids." 13 says.
"For starters, that kid knocked me out in a match that he saw as a game. One punch straight to my pressure point. And second, those 4 were able to beat 3 third years and Miruko in one-on-one battles. Izuku almost managed to knock Miruko unconscious, but we intervened before it could happen." Aizawa explains as he sees Izuku meet his current opponent's kick mid trajectory resulting in a shockwave being produced, knock out a bunch of enemies down from it. Izuku follows it up with a kick straight to his opponents face, sending the man flying into the fountain right in the middle.
"When did that happen?" Kirishima, who had overheard the conversation asks.
"Day before if I'm not wrong." Aizawa answers.
"Seriously? The one day I take a sick leave so I can rest!" 13 sighs.
Back with Izuku who was currently faced with a group of villains, all of which had physical mutations or as Izuku assumed, were strength enhancers as they didn't carry any form of support item.
A villain with a seemingly reptilian mutation (think the Lizard from Spider-Man) charged at Izuku with a kick but Izuku swiftly counters with a kick straight to the face, sending him flying as well, while cracking the ground under them.
Another villain jumps in front of Izuku, launching an energy attack that seemingly came from a kick. Izuku blocks the attack with his shield but in doing so creates a massive dust cloud that obstructs everyone's vision in a 10 ft radius.
Izuku, wanting to get out of the dust cloud and continue his path towards Tenko, jumps straight up only to see three villains, all with physical mutations, a man with a lion mutation, the lizard mutation quirk user from earlier and a man with disproportionately massive leg muscles, all in the air ready to attack Izuku just as he jumped up.
'They predicted my move, not bad. Not bad at all.' Izuku thinks to himself as he first meets the Lizard dude's kick while simultaneously dodging the Lion dude's attempts at slashing him and the Muscle Leg man's roundhouse.
Izuku easily overpowers the Lizard's kick, bringing it down. "Renewal: Recoilless Three Stage Kick! Triple Dose!" Izuku says as he kicks each of the villains on their heads, thrice. Once on either side right at the temple and the third at the base of the brain stem aka right at the back of their skull, knocking the three of them out almost immediately.
"Th-that move...." Aizawa mutters, recognising the move Izuku performed, or at least a part of it.
"What did Izuku do here?" 13 asks.
"Whatever it was," Aizawa says. "And boy am I glad he didn't use this before."
"I have a new respect for that man." Ojiro mutters as he looks at the massacre happening in front of them.
"What exactly does that mean!!" 13 asks, confused even more.
"Nine kicks all in the span of 3 seconds. And all of them to the head." Aizawa answers. "The first and second kicks are aimed at the temples of the opponent and are meant to disorient, the third kick is delivered to the back of the head. The three kicks take place so fast that the opponent has no way to counter meaning the brain takes three consecutive blows and a concussion is the least of the opponent's worries since they get knocked out."
"You think the other 3 know it too?" 13 asks, getting a shrug from Aizawa.
As Izuku lets gravity pull him down, he unsheathes Muramasa. Landing on his feet like a cat, Izuku dashes forward and proceeds to glide through the group with ease, leaving multiple flesh deep wounds that would simply incapacitate the villains for at least a day or two.
"The blade feels weird for some reason." He mutters to himself as he stops to stare at the blade of the sword, turning and twisting his hand a few times trying to see what the issue was. Bringing the blade closer to his eyes, he inspects it, only to find a few nicks on the edge. "So that's the issue! It was getting old so it's fair to see this wear on the blade." He says to himself as sheathes the blade once again, only to notice that there were no more fodder villains left for him to fight.
"200 went down that easily?" Izuku sighs. "And here I wished for more fun. Oii crusty! You going to fight?" Izuku says, turning to Tomura.
"Alright. You win this round." Tomura whines. "But next you'll be fighting Nomu next. And if you survive, then I'll consider fighting you." Tomura says, pointing to the bird-headed beast next to him.
"Fair enough. You were always the kind of person that made others do your job, so figures you'd have him fight for you. Or is it a her?" Izuku taunts the man.
"NOMU!! Kill that fucktard!" Tomura screams as the bird-headed beast screeches and charges at Izuku.
Izuku just stood there as the nomu came in with a right hook, sending Izuku flying into the wall.
"Okay, that one was my fault." Izuku groans as he pulls himself out of the wall. Cracking his neck and shoulders he picks up his shield and places it on his back. "I underestimated the strength of that creature." He mutters.
"He took no damage from that!!!!" 13 exclaims, seeing Izuku's durability and strength for the first time.
"He took a headbutt from Miruko while, and I'm quoting her here, 'He was playing around and wasn't serious about their fight.' I'd be more surprised if he gets hurt in the first place during this fight." Aizawa answers.
Dusting himself off, he dashes forward, using the broken fountain as a foothold to jump over the Nomu and lock the beast's head between his shin and his foot, and uses the momentum to toss the beast into a wall on the opposite side.
The Nomu screeches as it rockets off towards Izuku, Izuku blocks the advance with another kick but is surprised when he is pushed back.
'It's strong.' Izuku thinks to himself as he punches the beast in the eye, splattering the organ on impact and causing the Nomu to take a step back. 'But it has weak points like everything.' The nomu holds its splattered eye in pain, before letting go of the wound, revealing a completely healed eye.
'Regeneration!'
"Surprised Izuku?" Tenko shouts as he laughs at the confusion that was visible from Izuku's eyes. The Nomu lunges at Izuku, ducking under a roundhouse and grabs Izuku's leg and throws him over its head and straight into the ground. Izuku's body rebounds from the ground due to the sheer force behind the throw, getting a kick straight to his sides, sending him rolling across what had now become his battlefield.
Izuku manages to get up, only to see the Nomu leap straight from his position, heading towards him. Wasting no time, Izuku leaps as well, going for a punch which the beast somehow dodges. Izuku continues, entering what seemed to be a Combo move as he goes in for his three stage kick, successfully getting the Nomu with his first two kicks but missing the third as the Nomu counters with a massive right hook, which combined with the weight of the Nomu and Mother Gravity, makes a crater of approximately 10 feet in diameter.
The nomu jumps off Izuku, kicking him into the air once again.
"Why isn't he doing anything?" 13 asks. "Should we help him?"
"I don't think we can help him 13, if what Izuku said is right and that beast is meant to fight All Might, then there's no way either of us can match the beast. Izuku is having a hard time doing that, though I have a hunch that he's up to something entirely different based on the look he had on his face." Aizawa answers.
"What look?" Mina questions.
"He's definitely taking this seriously now. The look on his face is the same one from when he started taking Miruko seriously in the 4v4 we had yesterday." Aizawa explains. "I just hope he knows what he's doing."
As the nomu comes to punch Izuku's freefalling figure, Izuku blocks the punch and redirects the energy from it back to the beast, sending it down into the crater Izuku was formerly in. Izuku lands on the beast, digging his heels into its chin causing the beast to screech in pain and attempt to swat away Izuku
"Quite the spectacle don't you say I-zu-ku!" Tenko says, separating the syllables in Izuku's names.
"First off creepy as hell. Second off, fuck you." Izuku says as he dashes towards Tenko, aiming to hit the man with a kick only to be intercepted inches away from the boy by the Nomu. "What even is this thing!!" Izuku says as he struggles against the Nomu.
"I call him Nomu, he's a man-made abomination meant to destroy All Might. He even has the weapons to destroy the Symbol of Peace." Tenko says with a smile. "He is the perfect opponent to fight the boss battle in this round and eliminate All Might. The Anti-Symbol of Peace if you will."
"So he's All Might's perfect counter...." Izuku grunts as gears in his head spin. "If he had any hand in this then that would mean that this beast has at least 2, if not more quirks. There's a regeneration quirk that's for sure that. One of the others has to be a strength enhancer and a logical third would be a shock absorption or nullification quirk."
"Smart and deductive as always, aren't you Izuku?" Tenko says with a creepy smile, letting Izuku know that his analysis was almost spot on.
"This just became interesting." Izuku mutters as he jumps away from the beast and from Tenko, making some distance between them. Izuku turns to the entrance, removes the shield from his back and tosses it straight towards the group standing there. The shield flies past the occupants of the entrance and embeds itself into the wall. "Take care of the shield!!" Izuku shouts as he turns back to his opponent.
"I hoped I wouldn't have to use that this early on." Izuku sighs as he takes a deep breath and closes his eyes, focusing his mind as his body began to produce some steam. Opening his eyes, he takes a single step before vanishing completely from sight.
"What in the world just happened?" 13 shouts, shocked that one of her students just disappeared into thin air.
"Your guess at this point is as good as mine 13." Aizawa sighs as he tries to yank the shield out of the wall, ultimately failing at the task.
Izuku appears before the beast, his sclera now pitch black and his iris' white as he punches the beast into the ground, cracking its beak-like head. Not satisfied with one hit, Izuku kicks the nomu in its ribs, sending it flying towards the ceiling.
While this fight had taken a new turn, Fumi, Ochako and Denki had just finished rounding up the villains in the different zones and had returned to the Main area in time to see Izuku activate this new, confusing power-up of his.
"Why did he use that here?" Denki sighs.
"That beast exudes sin and malice, using that would seem to be the right choice." Fumi says as they go to check up on the class.
"I will never get why you have to speak like that Fumi." Denki says as the three head off to the entrance.
"It's cooler." Fumi answers causing Denki to smile.
Izuku, who had by now caught up to the free-falling beast, bicycle kicks him to the ground and goes to follow it up with a vertical superman punch. Tremors from the punch could be felt all the way to the entrance.
"He's overdoing it." Ochako says with worry. Denki walks to the embedded shield and pulls it out with ease, passing it on to Sato to hold for the time being.
"Overdoing what?" Aizawa asks.
"That form of his, he can't handle it for too long without risking himself." Ochako answers. "He calls it Ashura. If Izuku thought using the full extent of Demon was a good idea then that thing must be really strong."
"Does that mean he'll win?" Ashido asks.
"Unfortunately no. There's no way he'd win this if what we heard over the comms was right besides Ashura has severe side effects if used for more than 2 minutes and looking at his body right now, those two minutes are almost up." Ochako explains.
"Seems like we'll have to intervene soon." Fumi says as he sees Izuku cough up some blood without even getting hit. "What's the plan Ochako?"
"We'll have to wait for Izuku's signal to intervene otherwise we'd just be hurdles for him." Ochako answers. "Não podemos mostrar todas as nossas cartas imediatamente." She tells them in Portuguese. [Translation - We can't show all our cards right away]
Back with Izuku, the boy had separated himself from the beast and was coughing up a little blood as veins on his head began to pop out. The nomu charges at Izuku, tackling him straight into one of the many pillars on the edge of the ruins zone. Having caught Izuku, the Nomu tries to slash at Izuku's face and chest but only manages to rip the boy's mask off and leave a flesh wound on the boy's chest.
"Wow...." That's what everyone says, looking at Izuku's face for the first time.
"What's so great about his face?" Denki asks.
"His face doesn't match his personality." Asui says, speaking what was on everyone's mind. Well, almost everyone's mind at least. A certain ash-blonde just watched on in shock.
"...Deku." Bakugou mutters, falling to his knees, his eyes moistening. "He's... He's alive!"
"Are you okay, Bakugou?" One of Shouji's tentacles that he had transformed into a mouth asks.
"Hey, Baku-bro, you good? You seem pale. Almost as if you've seen a ghost." Kirishima asks.
"Izuku.... I- I know him..." Bakugou mutters.
"Of course, you do." Kirishima says, oblivious to what Bakugou was trying to say.
"What do you mean Bakugou? Aizawa asks.
Ochako looks at the boy annoyed at his reaction before turning back to the fight.
'I can't keep going on for longer, Ashura is about to run out of steam soon.' Izuku thinks to himself as his head starts to ache from the side effects of the form. Wiping the blood off his mouth, he uses the broken pillars from the ruins zone as footholds, stopping the tackle.
Izuku unsheathes Muramasa and slices the beast in half, ripping straight through its muscles and spine. The two of them land in the Ruins zone, with Izuku skidding to a halt and the Nomu's body simply flopping on the ground.
Izuku's skin and eyes went back to their normal shade as he looked up at Tomura.
"That was weak you know." Izuku tells the bluehaired man child. "Weaker than I expected, at least from the records we have. So is the crybaby going to fight me now?"