[1v1 - Izuku VS Lucas]
Sorry Kirishima | SpiderOC is a bit of an ass | Endeavor caught a stray | I suck at fight scenes
"Hey, Mercer!" Eijiro called out to his opponent once Present Mic finished his introductions.
"Huh?"
"You have no ideas how much I've been waiting for this!" The boy exclaimed excitedly, to which Lucas responded with complete apathy.
"And why is that?" He asked, as he scratched a spot behind his ear.
"Isn't it obvious? You proved yourself to be one of the strongest in our year! Of course I want to fight you!" Eijiro banged his hardened fists against each other.
Left unsaid was that he also wanted payback for Katsuki.
"Hmm... A'ight. I'll entertain you," Lucas took a stance right as Midnight said, "BEGIN!"
When Izuku got back, Lucas was already fighting his opponent, who is coincidentally the last Hero Course holdout in the tournament.
'Oh, right. Rui got the meat-guzzler,' Izuku thought, keeping his eye on the fight as he walked to his wives.
"Papa!" Izuku turned at the voice, seeing Eri raise her little arms up to him. Chuckling, he brought her into his embrace, kissing her cheek as he sat down. The gesture made Eri giggle, making his wives happy at the sight.
"Did I miss anything?" Izuku asked his wives.
"No," Stella answered him, "The spiky redhead just started running in when you showed up."
"So! Who wins this matchup, Bae?" Camie asked him, as she fed Eri an apple slice. Izuku just chuckled at that.
"Rui doesn't even need to try."
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"Hah! Hyah!" Eijiro grunted as he threw jabs and hooks, all of which Lucas avoided. His apathetic expression annoyed Eijiro since before the match even started.
"Raahhh!" The Hero Course student yelled as he tried to Spartan Kick the Gen Ed student, who jumped and flipped over his opponent.
"Wha-?" Eijiro turned around, only for Lucas to knock him away before using his Quirk to latch onto his shoulders and spin him around.
After spinning around eight times, Lucas threw his opponent away, and Eijiro crashed into the wall outside the ring. The crowd cheered, awed by how quick the match was.
Seeing Eijiro sprawled out on the grass outside the ring, she snapped her crop upward. "Lucas Mercer wins!" She announced.
"HUH!? IT'S OVER ALREADY!?" Present Mic exclaimed, disbelieving by how fast the match ended as he watched Eijiro struggling to get up.
"Well, that was fast," Tsuyu commented, a finger on her chin as she looked on with a bit of worry.
"Your man is strong, Yaomomo," Kyoka whispered to her best friend. Momo shrugged at that.
"His master said it best. 'All you need against an unrefined brute (sorry Kirishima) is your wit,'" Momo said.
"Phooey," Mina pouted at that as medical robots helped him to Recovery Girl's clinic.
Turning off his Quirk, Lucas put his hands in his pockets as he took on a relaxed stance.
"Fool," he muttered as he stared at his downed opponent, before walking out of the ring.
"AND WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING, MISTER!?" Lucas stopped and turned around as he was being addressed by Present Mic, the crowd murmuring in confusion. "YOU ENDED THE MATCH FASTER THAN ENDEAVOR BREAKING UP A GANG WAR! YOU MIGHT AS WELL STAY THERE AND WAIT FOR YOUR NEXT OPPONENT!" He finished, as the murmurs started getting louder and turning into cheers.
Said Pro Hero sulked to himself, his wife patting his back comfortingly while his children (sans Shoto) laughed at him.
"That's my cue. Wish me luck," Izuku said, kissing Eri and each of his wives as he gave the girl to Rias.
"SPEAKING OF, HERE COMES THE LAST CHALLENGER: THE OTHER CROWN JEWEL OF THE GENERAL STUDIES COURSE... IZUKU MIDORIYAAAAA!!!" Present Mic finished with a flourish that Eraserhead had to avoid, as the crowd went wild.
The jumbotrons showed Izuku walking up to the guardrail, who placed his foot on it and then, with his Quirk, jumped into the ring.
The crowd cheered as Izuku did the Classic Superhero Landing.
"THIS IS IT, FOLKS! THE FINAL MATCH OF THE TOURNAMENT! ARE YOU READYYYY!!!??" Present Mic addressed the crowd who cheered in response.
"So... Here we are," Lucas said, gesturing around them.
"The end of the road," Izuku replied with a grin.
"... I'd really hate to make Little Eri hate me for this," Lucas told his opponent as he crouched low, arms and legs spread out.
Izuku laughed at that as he activated his Quirk. "Alright," Izuku replied. He waved his right hand outward, summoning a katana out of the flames. In response, Lucas activated his Quirk, covering his arms and legs.
Midnight watched them both with a grin, before snapping her crop upward. "Begin!"
At that, Lucas jumped forward, spinning as he raised his right arm and shaped it into a curved blade.
Izuku responded by sprinting forward, katana raised behind him.
Their blades collided, and caused a mild shockwave that was still felt all around the stadium.
"WHAT!! I FIGURED MERCER'S STRONG, BUT THIS!? MIDORIYA SHOULD'VE BLASTED HIM OUT THE RING BY NOW!" Present Mic exclaimed, prompting his co-host to look at both opponents' files. "It's to be expected. Every single member of the Spider-Clan has been known to be physically stronger than average. It stands to reason that, even against objectively stronger Quirks, he wouldn't be easily knocked back and out of the ring," Eraserhead explained.
"You got stronger, Rui," Izuku commented, gritting his teeth as he felt himself being pushed back.
"Yeah, I did," Lucas replied, not letting up. "Just 'cause I'm not transferring to the Hero Course doesn't mean I'm gonna start SLACKING!" He yelled out as he transformed his blade-hand into tendrils, wrapping them around Izuku's arm and sword before throwing him away.
"Whoa!" Izuku yelped out, righting himself in mid-air and jetting himself forward.
Landing back on the ground, Izuku spun around, his katana catching ethereal fire before he swung it in a right slash.
Seeing the sideways arc of fire coming towards him, Lucas raised his arms and transformed them into a joint shield. The arc collided with Lucas' Symbiotic shield, the flames dispersing everywhere.
Suddenly, Izuku flew in and punched the shield, knocking Lucas away and into the air.
Lucas quickly shot a thin tendril to the ground and pulled himself back down, keeping himself in the arena. He transformed into the "Beast Form" he used back in the Obstacle Course before running back in, as Izuku responded in kind and dismissed his katana.
*CRACK!*
Everyone winced when they heard that, followed by the pain-filled scream from Izuku who held his now-broken left arm after blocking Lucas' Symbiote-covered fists with it.
Both of them went hard at it.
Blow for blow.
Kick for kick.
Punch for punch.
Until finally Izuku dodged a right jab and grabbed Lucas' arm, spun around many times and threw him into the air. Before Lucas could recover, Izuku gathered his power and blasted Lucas into the wall.
"WE GOT OUR SPORTS FESTIVAL CHAMPION, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! IZUKU MIDORIYA WINS!" Present Mic announced as the crowd roared in response. Izuku looked around him and saw his wives and Eri cheering for him, prompting him to smile back at them.
"Can I go now?" Eraserhead tiredly asked his co-host.
"Shush, you're ruining the moment." And then the crowd was treated to the bickering between the two co-hosts.