Hell hath no fury like an older sister’s wrath.
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A lesson that’s being beaten into Azrael’s body.
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Azrael: ‘Clearly, she has no problem taking me in as a cripple.’
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As he is dragged into the sky, Azrael could feel his legs and arms being twisted and broken. If not for his high-speed regeneration, this would be an instant loss. And because of that quirk, he’s daring enough to try this.
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His eyes flash blue as thunderclouds appear overhead and produce an explosive bolt of lightning on their location. That split second of broken focus was enough to get away from Tatsumaki’s iron grip, using wind to fly a few paces away.
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But it was not long enough to prevent him from getting hit with the redirected lightning. He blocked with his air shield and saw that Tatsumaki was not damaged by this lightning. She only looked angrier.
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Azrael: ‘Yeah, no. We’re not ready for this yet. The psychic distributor isn’t even-’
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A twisting in his pocket and an explosive increase in Tatsumaki’s power later…
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Tatsumaki: “That’s much better.”
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She says with a devilish grin.
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Unleashing everything he has to buy himself time, Azrael’s eyes flash blue as he sends ten purple energy beams at the terror in front of him.
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The grin disappears as she flies through the assault with ease. Next, she cups her hands together before ripping them apart. Just like that, the clouds overhead are parted. No more lightning.
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Worse, Azrael’s arms and legs are being torn apart again. He grunts as he flies away from-
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The wind surrounding Azrael’s body is taken over, and he’s pulled towards Tatsumaki. Clicking his tongue, the angel fires more energy blasts. But the esper got used to how those energy beams feel and stops them in midair.
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Condensing them into a large ball of destruction, she points at Azrael and lets it go. The man is still being pulled and so is about to collide with his own attack.
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But at least he is covered by the purple ball; this gives him a second of privacy. Two gigantic blue serpentine shark-like creatures erupt from Azrael’s back. Placing them in front of him like a drill, he then activated another quirk, one All For One was very proud of.
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A trophy, if you will.
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He breathes in as holes appear in the soles of his feet.
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Azrael: ‘Rocket Dragon!’
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A second later, he bursts through the coming energy ball and slams right into Tatsumaki’s shield with unparalleled speed. It was enough to make her eyes widen and the shield to nearly break.
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But he wasn’t done.
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The blue creatures open their maws, and purple energy collects within.
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Azrael: ‘Tempest Cannon!’
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Tatsumaki is engulfed by the point-blank blast and sent flying several feet away. It was enough for Azrael to make a call to Tomura. He quickly presses a button on his mask.
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Azrael: “Release the reserve, Tornado is-”
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His next words are cut off by an immense pressure on his neck. In front of him was Tatsumaki, only moderately damaged, holding her cupped hand out towards him.
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Tatsumaki: “Tell me who you’re working with, or I’ll start tearing things off.”
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To show just how enraged she is, he can feel a slight pull on his eye. Instead of fear, Azrael only felt further hatred. Someone like her is the second-ranked hero? Someone so willing to torture?
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For a moment, Azrael wanted to stop holding back and actually finish this fight. It might shorten his life span further or end in his death, but it would be worth it to take her out.
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But no, he knows this is not the right time. And if All Might comes in, Azrael’s sacrifice would be in vain. Besides, she’s Theo’s prey. He’ll respect that.
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So instead, the angel laughs as the ground shakes violently.
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Azrael: “You have… more important things to… worry about.”
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Before Tatsumaki starts to tear limbs off, she finally senses it. Turning to the earth, she witnesses a sight that nearly made her drop Azrael.
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Two large blue centipedes explode out of the ground and start wreaking havoc alongside the remaining nomu. But it’s not just them; she can sense dozens of smaller red ones exiting from the holes the big ones made.
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Azrael: “Aren’t your brother and sister down there?”
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She returns her glare to Azrael and tightens her grip.
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Tatsumaki: “What did you do?!”
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Azrael: “Does it… matter? Torture me for answers and… revenge… or save people. Your choice… hero.”
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The woman grinds her teeth before making her choice. She screams to the high heavens as wrath incarnate. She explodes to the closest centipede, but not before ripping off Azrael’s left eye and right leg.
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He bites his tongue, not wanting to give her the satisfaction of his screams of pain.
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Azrael: ‘I have to leave, but not before I get Kota and Muscular.’
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He disappears into a mud portal as his high-speed regeneration works to heal his wounds.
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Valkyrie was Kiri fully unleashed, and this nomu was much weaker than the previous one. So the victor was quickly decided.
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Kiri dodges another blow from the damaged nomu and takes hold of its arm. Throwing the behemoth over her shoulder, the girl made sure to end it with a stomp to the head and a breaking of the arm.
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A second later, the creature was done twitching.
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Lily: “Y-You did it… ”
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The young woman approaches her savior while holding her chest and stomach. Kiri nods at Lily and looks to the sky. Unfortunately, the flying one got away. But she’ll deal with that la-
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The ground shakes, and Kiri’s senses scream danger. Something was coming. Something big.
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There was no time. Kiri pushed Lily away as a blue centipede erupted from beneath her.
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Lily: “Valkyrie!”
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Thankfully, she wasn’t eaten yet. But the sheer force of the eruption was enough to knock her far into the air. At this rate she was going to fall right into the waiting jaws of the quirk beast.
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Before Kiri could save herself, a red comet grabbed her and flew away from the scene.
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Kaoru: “Gotcha!”
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Kiri looked at Karou and then at the chaos below.
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Kaoru: “I know, I got it!”
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Using telekinesis, Kaoru lifted all the remaining heroes near the rampaging centipede. However… she couldn’t save everyone…
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Kaoru: “Damn it… ”
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But she doesn’t let that stop her, not right now; she carries the ones she saved to a safe place. If there’s even a safe place in the city at this point.
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Kaoru: “This… this is-”
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Just then, a green comet slammed into the centipede, knocking it to the ground, causing several buildings to crumble.
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Kiri: ‘Onee…’
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Kaoru: “Tatsumaki! Yes! We have a chance now. We should focus on helping-”
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It’s at that moment she realized Valkyrie had escaped her arms.
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Kaoru: “What!?”
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Kiri knows her big sister can handle this, but the faster this ends, the better chance everyone has. So Kiri arrives back where she was almost eaten. To her surprise, there were several more centipedes. These were smaller and red in color.
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The course of action was clear; let Tatsumaki handle the big ones while she handles the smaller ones. Kiri gets into her battle stance and stares down the monstrous horde.
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Valkyrie: “This far, and no further.”
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This has to be one of the worst nights for Fubuki. As soon as the nomu attacked, the three pros split up to help. They didn’t know how many there were, and so they needed to separate to cover more ground and save more lives.
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Considering Izuku’s quirk and the fact these nomu didn’t seem as strong as the previous one, she wasn’t worried. She… does have faith in her brother.
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So it didn’t take long for Fubuki and Mountain Ape to find one. It was a nomu with several chainsaws over its body. Mountain Ape offered to deal with it, but Fubuki decided against it.
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This will be another test for her abilities.
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Fubuki: “Freeze.”
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For a split second, the nomu’s brain heard the command and stood still. That was enough time for Fubuki to trap it within a sphere of rubble.
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Fubuki: “Whistling Typhoon.”
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Within seconds, the nomu was torn apart.
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Mountain Ape: “Excellently done, Boss Fubuki!”
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Fubuki: “Thank you.”
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She thought had she gotten stronger, and maybe she had. But that slight moment of pride and accomplishment was challenged by two things.
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One, the sudden spikes of pain Izuku was experiencing. She separated from Mountain Ape to help him, but then the next thing happened.
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Giant centipedes erupting from the earth and a flood of smaller ones claiming the city. Sensing her big sister in the area, she knew Izuku was alright. So that left her to return to the burning area and face the swarm.
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Fubuki: “Mountain Ape!”
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Reuniting with her subordinate, she is shocked to find him being overwhelmed. He’s in his large red ape form and tearing through several of them. But he was losing ground quickly.
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Fubuki: ‘How? I know he should be stronger than that.’
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Regardless, she won’t let him fight alone any longer.
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Fubuki: “Ravaging Spires!”
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Wind whips around in seven different locations around Mountain Ape. In the next moment, small tornadoes explode into existence. Most centipedes were torn asunder, while others were blown away.
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Mountain Ape: “Boss Fubuki!”
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Fubuki: “Leave.”
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She says as she descends between him and the recovering swarm.
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Mountain Ape: “W-What? No, let me fight with you!”
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This wasn’t an argument. She gives him a side glare and lets leak some of her power.
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Fubuki: “No! You’ll only get in the way. Focus on helping civilians and the interns if you find them. Go!”
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Deflated by Fubuki’s lashing and worn down by the fight, he relents.
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Mountain Ape: “Y-Yes… be safe, Boss Fubuki.”
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Fubuki: “I will. I’m stronger now.”
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As he leaves, Fubuki returns to gaze at the swarm. There are more of them.
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So what?
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Here and now, she will prove herself.
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Fubuki raises her hands as several glowing needles emerge out of her clothes. She still hasn’t quite mastered psi-swords, but psi-needles are much easier.
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Fubuki: “Watch me, big sis.”
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Uraraka knew to stay away from the fighting. She has gotten stronger, but she knows her limits. So Alice and her focused on rescue.
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Her ability to lift rubble and Alice’s ability to quarantine areas with wooden barriers were invaluable.
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But things changed when the world stopped making sense. Both girls were frozen with fear by the giant centipedes and the horde that followed. Only when one was engulfed by hellfire and another was tackled by a green comet did they regain themselves.
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However, what about the smaller ones? The ones tearing down the wooden barriers and digging through the buildings. What use are their quirks in front of that?
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They’re only kids. So they ran. Away from the flames, rubble, and carnage. For what could they do?
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“Help!”
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The girl stops.
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Then looks.
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And finally pales.
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A small girl, leg stuck by fallen wood. Wood from the barriers.
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Uraraka: ‘I thought we got everyone out!’
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Their inexperience once again costs them, for they missed someone in their hurried evacuation. But what can they do? The swarm comes, and it will consume the girl.
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For a second, a horribly human second, Uraraka thinks to ignore it. She can’t die here. She has to make it big so she can help support her family. They matter more.
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But as she sees the fear in the girl’s eyes, Uraraka sees herself. She was in a similar situation before, and she remembers what she was thinking.
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“Someone save me. Why won’t anyone save me? Why are they leaving me behind?”
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The second passed, and Uraraka does what Izuku did for her. Because that’s what a real hero does.
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Alice: “W-What are you doing!?”
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Ignoring her new friend’s fearful screams, Uraraka runs into the oncoming horde. Instinctive ideals takes over; she can’t let that child down.
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Uraraka: ‘I will make it!’
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Eyeing a fallen concrete pillar, she makes a quick detour and activates her quirk. With the weightless pillar, she grabs and chucks it at the swarm.
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Uraraka: “Release!”
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Regaining its weight, the pillar slams into the centipedes, killing several of them. With some more time, Uraraka was able to get to the young girl.
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Uraraka: “Don’t worry, I’m here!”
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Using the best All Might impression she can, she holds the girl in her arms and runs away. Just in time too, the surviving Centipedes storm over the pillar and rush Uraraka.
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She continues to run towards the still stunned Alice.
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Alice: “Uraraka… ”
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Uraraka: “Make some trees! Big, strong ones! But with small frames!”
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Alice grabs her trembling arm and digs into one of her pockets. Finding what she needs, the girl throws down the seeds and makes them grow. At this point, she’s starting to get sleepy from the use of her quirk.
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Regardless, she manages to make two large oak trees. Right on time, Uraraka touched both of them while passing by. After that, she passed the child to Alice.
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Uraraka: “Take her someplace safe.”
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Alice: “B-But what about you!?”
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Uraraka: “I’ll… buy you both time. Trust me, I’ll be fine.”
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The skittering is coming closer…
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Uraraka: “Go!”
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The girl buries her face in Alice’s neck. Seeing Uraraka’s determination and the girl’s fear, Alice nods with tears in her eyes.
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After seeing them off, Uraraka grabs both weightless trees and wields them like spears.
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Uraraka: “Mom, Dad… I’m going to do my best… ”
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The girl thrusts the trees forward, impaling several of the creatures on the branches. At the same time, she uses the other tree as a bat to swat any centipedes that get close.
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This works fairly well, for a while. As the branches break off from the excess bodies and the centipede’s endless swarming, Uraraka gets tired.
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Keeping such large objects weightless is killer on her stamina. But she doesn’t back down, never gives up. She is not frail, and she knows-
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Uraraka: “This is nothing compared to my fight with Bakugo!”
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Slamming the two trees together, she crushed several centipedes together. However, that impact was too much on the wood. The accumulating damage and use finally hit the limit; they broke apart.
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Her eyes went wide as she was left weaponless. Still, she managed to take out several centipedes. There were only a few left, but that few was still too much for her current state.
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As they approach her, Uraraka still didn’t buckle. She put up her arms and prepared for the onslaught.
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But… despite it all… she did not have the strength to contend with them all. Shadows soon covered her sight.
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Pairing Kaoru with Tokoyami was a good idea. She could produce enough light to calm Dark Shadow. But now, she’s gone, off helping several civilians and heroes.
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That left Tokoyami with Kirishima. They haven’t spoken much, but that didn’t stop them from helping where they could.
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Also didn’t stop some pro heroes from trying to stop them from doing so, especially Tokoyami. They are just students and don’t have a license to use their quirk. They didn’t care though; people needed help. They needed a protector, especially from the quirk beasts rampaging around.
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But as it stands, Tokoyami couldn’t help much more than a normal person. Not helped by some people actually mistaking him for another quirk beast. Considering the circumstances, he can’t blame them.
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If he wants to really help, he needs Dark Shadow. But it’s been… tense after the talk with Kiri. With it being night, who knows what might happen?
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Life, however, will not give him a chance to think.
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Kirishima: “Look out!”
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While he was distracted with his thoughts, a centipede emerged from the ground, ready to skewer him. At that moment, instinct took over.
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Tokoyami: “Dark Shadow!”
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He is taken into the air by the centipede while Kirishima can only watch. But the situation is instantly reversed when darkness explodes out and turns the centipede into corrupted meat.
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Dark Shadow roars in anger as the two land back down. Tokoyami was held within the darkness, like a protective cocoon, while Dark Shadow lashed against everything deemed a threat.
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Tokoyami: “Calm yourself, Dark Shadow!”
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Kirishima punched away the falling debris while making sure no one got caught up in this. The centipedes, however, kept coming. So Dark Shadow kept fighting.
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Tokoyami: “Dark Shadow, stop!”
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The darkness continues to take more control over his body. This always happened; no matter what he said or did, Dark Shadow never listened while like this.
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Kirishima: “Come on, man! You have to control yourself! Snap out of it!”
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The boy could see Kirishima trying to help. Dodging the rubble, trying to talk Tokoyami down. But it wasn’t him; it was Dark Shadow.
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That’s when it clicked.
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Kirishima wasn’t seeing Dark Shadow as an individual, just an extension of Tokoyami’s quirk.
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Tokoyami: ‘Was I the same?’
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Commanding instead of asking. Using instead of working with.
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If Dark Shadow is an individual, then telling him to calm down won’t do anything. You must know the source of his anger. For too long he thought it was simply normal for Dark Shadow to lose his mind at night. But maybe… it didn’t have to be that way.
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For the first time, Tokoyami gives in and lets himself be consumed by the darkness. The cocoon closes, and Tokoyami disappears.
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Kirishima: “Tokoyami!”
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He sinks into the black and within finds a familiar face. One just as enraged as he remembers.
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Tokoyami: “Dark Shadow.”
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The black quakes and red jagged eyes glare at Tokoyami.
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Tokoyami: “Why are you angry?”
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Dark Shadow: “Not… angry… just… protecting.”
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Tokoyami: “Not like this. Release me and calm down, Dark Shadow.”
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Dark Shadow: “Is that… an order?”
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Tokoyami: “… No. I’m asking. You are… my friend.”
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Dark Shadow: “Lies! We are nothing… but your quirk. Just like… she is for the boy.”
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Tokoyami: “… I know now that isn’t the case. It took me time to see, but you’re more than a quirk, Dark Shadow. You were and are still, my first friend. Something I have failed to remember.”
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Dark Shadow: “And? I will… still… have to fight… alone.”
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Tokoyami: “No, you won’t. Trust me, as I have trusted you.”
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The black quakes once more in hidden anger. The feelings it suppresses during the day and the emotion inflamed by the strange questions, rages within.
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Is Tokoyami his friend? Or is he just saying all this to regain control again? Will he have to take near-constant punishment in battle for his sake again?
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Does Dark Shadow really care for this person enough to do that?
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Dark Shadow: “How can I… know? I want to… know.”
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Tokoyami: “I don’t know, Dark Shadow. But this will be the first step on that path to true understanding. Are you willing to take that leap with me?”
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The shadow ponders and thinks on the bond between Tae and Midoriya. Despite her confusion, to him, it seemed real. It was…something to envy.
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Dark Shadow: “Very… well… for now.”
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The darkness once again engulfs Tokoyami, but this felt much different. Instead of fighting against the flow, trying to command it, he lets it flow like water around him.
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Outside, Kirishima watches as Dark Shadow suddenly shrinks down into a small sphere.
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Kirishima: “What the-”
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The next instant, the sphere shatters to reveal Tokoyami wearing a somewhat calmer Dark Shadow over himself.
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Tokoyami: “Abyssal Black Body, Extreme.”
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Kirishima: “Cool, man! You managed to control your quirk!”
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Tokoyami: “Dark Shadow… is more than just a quirk. He’s-’
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His eyes widen as his increased senses tell him of danger. Not for himself, but for another person he’d like to call a friend as well.
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In this form, every shadow seems to come alive and connect with him in some way. Seeing living beings in this state is like seeing an invisible person moving in dark waters. Because of that, he knows what he has to do.
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Tokoyami: “Follow me.”
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Kirishima: “Huh!?”
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With no time to question, Tokoyami blasts off with increased speed down an alleyway. Kirishima hurries to catch up.
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Eventually, they make it to the sight of Uraraka holding off several centipedes with giant trees. Considering how many she’s taking down, no wonder they want to take her down. She’s a threat.
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But it’s clear she’s reaching her limit. So before she’s overrun, the two charge in. Getting in front of Uraraka, Tokoyami extends his shadow claws to tear apart several centipedes.
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Meanwhile, Kirishima jumps on one, instantly crushing its head before slamming another into the ground.
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Uraraka: “Guys!”
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Tokoyami: “Are you alright?”
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She collapses to her knees in exhaustion as tears begin to well up in her eyes.
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Uraraka: “Thank goodness!”
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Kirishima: “I’ll take that as a yes.”
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Tokoyami: “You did well.”
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Kirishima: “But what do we do now?”
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Edgeshot: “Leave the rest to the pros.”
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The trio turn to see Edgeshot and Gunhead walking towards them. In Gunhead’s hands were two of the nomu. One was winged and dead. The other was knocked out and seemingly unharmed.
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Kirishima: “Where were you two!?”
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Uraraka: “Yeah… ”
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Edgeshot: “Forgive us. Endeavor was having trouble with one of the nomus since it could absorb his fire. After that, we had to deal with armies of centipedes. Whatever numbers you faced, it was worse over there.”
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He points at the still-burning cityscape. Despite the time that has passed, those centipedes haven’t been taken down by Tatsumaki or Endeavor.
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Tokoyami: “This is more serious than we anticipated.”
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Dark Shadow growls in acknowledgment and transmits the desire to join the battle.
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Tokoyami: “You have a stronger bloodlust than I thought. Wasn’t this lot not enough?”
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He gestures to several centipedes Dark Shadow tore apart. The shadow mentally shrugs.
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Gunhead: “I’m actually surprised by the number that came this way.”
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Edgeshot: “They were running from Valkyrie and Akashi.”
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Kirishima: “Ohhh, that explains it. I think.”
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Uraraka: “Maaaan… why me… ”
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Gunhead: “You did very well, though! I’m proud of you!”
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Uraraka: “T-Thanks!”
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She says while rubbing the back of her head rapidly.
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Edgeshot: “As much as I want to search for everyone else, we need to help deal with this at the source. If you all want to help, find Midoriya and Yaoyorozu. Don’t worry about Akashi and Tae; we’ll handle them.”
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Tokoyami: “Leave it to us.”
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Edgeshot nods and dashes further into the burning city. As for Gunhead, he bends a light pole around the surviving nomu and runs to join Edgeshot.
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Tokoyami: “Follow me; I know where they are.”
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Kirishima: “Okay, let’s go!”
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The trio runs towards where Momo and Izuku are, away from the flaming battlefield.
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