After Kaoru left Lily and the other injured heroes far away from the battle, ready to be taken into medical, she flew back into the battle.
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Screw the fact she didn’t have a license to use her quirk; this was an emergency! As she edged close to where Valkyrie was, she saw Tatsumaki slowly tearing apart one centipede while three strong pros were dealing with the other one.
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That left her to help the number one vigilante and cull the smaller centipedes. When she arrived at the scene, the sight nearly made her empty her stomach.
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Valkyrie was truly a machine. She didn’t stop, she didn’t breath, and she didn’t show mercy. All quirk beasts that got close to her were torn asunder. Some even seemed scared of her.
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But if they thought they could run back into the hole they crawled out from, they’ll have another coming. The esper gathered several pieces of rubble above her head, quickly creating a giant ball.
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Might as well sell it. She raises her hands and has a bit of fun with it.
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Kaoru: “Give me your energy!”
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As if in response, the rubble ball started to glow reddish pink. When it reached a sufficient size, enough to light up the night a bit, she threw it at the hole.
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A second later, a bright explosion rang out within the black of night. The nearby centipedes were blown apart while the hole was closed by the rubble.
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Seeing devastation, Valkyrie halted her rampage in time to notice Kaoru descending next to her.
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Kaoru: “Hey! Let’s clean the rest of them up and then help the pro heroes out.”
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Sure enough, there were still some remaining creatures left. Valkyrie nods and goes to charge in. But she stopped and looked up.
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Kaoru: “What is-”
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Up in the sky, they see Tatsumaki flying off. Thankfully, the large quirk beast was busy recovering from the beating it received.
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Kaoru: “Where is she going!?”
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Kiri: ‘Onee is… mad.’
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Fubuki has gotten stronger, it is true.
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She conducts her empowered needles through the quirk beasts, producing several fatal holes. When that wasn’t enough, she used them like claws and tore them apart, always at a distance.
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But this was also the first time she had used these abilities in a long fight. And like against her brother before, her stamina is the problem.
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The swarm is shrinking, but that doesn’t lessen their aggression. As proven by the several cuts and bruises she has received. But she refuses to let something like that stop her.
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She won’t embarrass herself in front of her big sister or little brother. She’ll prove that her training wasn’t in vain, that she can stand on her own.
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Fubuki: “Freeze!”
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Blood trickles down her nose as she commands the horde to stop long enough for her to use the needles as a moving storm front. The hazardous blade bites into their flesh, turning the blue tornado re-
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A rumbling in the ground and a sharp pain in her side. One tunneled underground and pierced her stomach. Even still, she fights on. Cold air escapes her mouth as she forms a fist. Instantly, the ground around the centipede condenses and cuts the creature in half.
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Grunting, Fubuki then rips its top half off and throws it at the beasts that survived her razor tornado. However, the wound received didn’t magically heal.
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She falls to her knees while holding her gaping wound. Using her quirk, she is able to keep the blood from leaking, but she is unable to close the wound. She has not learn how to heal like her brother yet.
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Despite the situation and the oncoming centipedes, she doesn’t feel fear. Instead, she feels strangely… calm. Victory seems assured as she places her hand forward.
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The temperature drops considerably as she allows her psychic power to-
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It was as if a bomb dropped, but considering the green glow, Fubuki knew who it was.
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The creatures were turned into paste by an enraged Tatsumaki.
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Fubuki: “Big sis… ”
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Tatsumaki: “Leave.”
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Fubuki: “Huh?”
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Tatsumaki: “You’re in the way!”
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Fubuki: “What!? I’m-”
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Tatsumaki: “What are you doing here!? Focus on evacuating if you can’t handle it, or better yet, you should have stayed with our brother. Where it’s safe!”
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The eldest didn’t wait for a response; the battle wasn’t off, and there were more idiots that needed saving. So she took off, leaving Fubuki suddenly exhausted.
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The power that was building up left her body, and she felt ready to collapse.
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Fubuki: “Big sis… am I still…?”
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There was no time to dwell on her possible failure. Her sister was right; she should reunite with Izuku. So she drags her body to where she thinks Izuku might be, making sure to keep her senses open for him.
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First, it was racing here after feeling Izuku in abnormal amounts of pain.
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Second, it was being forced to let the man who nearly took her brother away escape.
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Third, it was the unexpected struggle of fighting this centipede. Even targeting internal organs wasn’t slowing it down much.
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Fourth, it was seeing Kiri fighting the smaller centipedes instead of staying close to Izuku. If she were with him, maybe this wouldn’t have happened.
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Finally, it was seeing Fubuki once again putting herself in danger when she didn’t have to. She should have evacuated or stayed with Izuku. But now, she decided to fight a bunch of bugs. She’s clearly not ready to fight alone, unfortunately.
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This all comes together to make one very frustrated Tatsumaki.
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Tatsumaki: ‘This ends now.’
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She rushes back to the recovering centipede, who was looking at Kiri and Akashi like snacks. Not on her watch.
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To their apparent surprise, Tatsumaki flings them far away with a simple hand wave. They are unneeded and will only get hurt if they keep fighting.
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Free of all distractions and worries, Tatsumaki holds both hands out towards the charging centipede. Just like that, it stops, frozen in a green glow.
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Channeling all her anger and frustration, she senses the entire length of the creature. From the head all the way to its tail deep underground.
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Then, with enough force to make her forehead bulge with veins, she pulls. The ground quakes as the entire centipede is lifted high into the air.
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It bellows in distress as Tatsumaki slowly and painfully starts crushing it. Organs turn to paste, carapace shatters, and its bones are reduced to powder.
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Blood rains from the sky, but not a drop fell to the earth. It collected around the shrinking creature, creating a small red planetoid. Those who viewed this were left in awe, for the sight displayed just how much power Tatsumaki had in her.
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When the screams stopped and the red blood moon was the size of a building, Tatsumaki put on the finishing touches. Using the surrounding flames, she evaporated the blood and burned the remains until only ash remained. At last, she let it all fall.
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Task done, she descended to a destroyed building and fell to her knees. She may not have gotten damaged, but this was the first time anything ever forced her to use so much power.
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It felt… strange to be running low. Surely, this was enough. Surely, the other heroes could handle the other one. She can rest.
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Tatsumaki: “No… never.”
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Even if that’s the case, she can’t rest on the job now. Must always be ready. Must always be her family’s unbreakable and undefeated pillar. And someone like that doesn’t rest when others are fighting.
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So she inhales a large volume of air and flies off, if a bit slower than usual.
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Endeavor has to admit, despite how much he dislikes Tornado, her power is undeniable. In some respects, it’s more impressive than All Might.
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And because of that, he can’t fall behind. He has been fighting this centipede almost as long as Tornado, and he too was close to finishing it.
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Its body was charred, and thanks to some help from Edgeshot and Gunhead, its many sharp legs have been cut off. Blood oozed everywhere and it was slowing down. One more blow to the head should kill it or knock it out.
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However, like many things, events didn’t go as planned. The creature seemed to mourn the death of its kin, but didn’t have the strength to enact vengeance. Not today anyway.
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So it ran, slithered away from its doom.
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Endeavor: “Don’t let it escape!”
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Gunhead was too slow and couldn’t keep up. Endeavor threw flaming spears and balls at it, but they only hit the back of it. Edgeshot was faster but couldn’t do much damage while its belly was to the ground.
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Endeavor: ‘No! We can’t let it get-’
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A large explosion echoed in the air, and carried alongside it was a familiar word.
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SMASH!
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It would seem fate would mock him regardless.
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Thanks to Tokoyami, the trio reunited with their classmates and friends. Despite the darkness of the night and harrowing situation, they all smiled at the reunion. Even if some things were worrying.
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Uraraka: “Midoriya! Ida! Are they… ”
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Momo has been at work while Tokoyami’s group was arriving. For Ida, Momo made bandages and painkillers. For Izuku, she made a bed with wheels.
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Momo: “Izuku will be fine; he just needs rest. Ida though… ”
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He was also asleep on a mobile bed; the pain and stress of the situation were too much for the young man. The bliss of sleep was his only escape from the reality of his state.
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Tokoyami: “Fiends… ”
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Dark Shadow: “Vengeance… ”
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Uraraka: “Who did it. Was it him?”
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With a glare that Bakugo would be proud of, she looked to the still unconscious Hero Killer. Despite that, Todoroki was standing close by.
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Todoroki: “No, Ida was like that before Yaoyorozu and I arrived.”
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Momo: “I think it was the one who Izuku fought. His sister was the one who saved Izuku from him.”
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Kirishima: “Then he’s as good as caught, right?”
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Momo: “I hope so.”
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Todoroki: “We should get moving. It seems like one of the quirk beasts was defeated.”
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The group turned to see the aftermath of the fight and what Tatsumaki did to the creature.
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Uraraka: “Scary… ”
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Todoroki: “Their whole family is.”
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Kirishima: “Haha… yeah. Speaking of, where is Tae?”
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Momo: “Don’t worry, she’s safe. She can handle herself.”
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Kirishima: “Heh, you’re probably right. I hope the pros can get everyone together. That way I can stop worrying.”
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Uraraka: “Me too. I hope Emory and that child is alright.”
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Todoroki: “Everyone, we need to move. Now!”
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Hearing the urgency in the boy’s voice, the group turns to see what has gotten Todoroki worried.
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It was the last centipede, damaged though it may be, running towards them.
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Kirishima: “Seriously!”
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And it was fast.
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Izuku wasn’t awake and couldn’t lift everyone.
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Momo: “Uraraka! Can you-”
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Uraraka: “I… don’t have the strength to get everyone out.”
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Momo: “T-Then jetpacks! I’ll make one for everyone!”
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But she won’t have time to make one for everyone. Seeing this, Tokoyami and Todoroki look at each other. They are the only two with the strength to maybe give them time.
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Not wanting to get permission, the two run towards the oncoming death train.
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Momo: “Todoroki! Tokoyami!”
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Kirishima: “Damn it!”
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She knows. Damn everything, she knows and understands what they are doing. Dark Shadow at full power and a glacier could buy enough time to get everyone else out. But…
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The stakes are too high to second-guess, she must act now! The back of her costume explodes to reveal a jetpack. Using her bare arms, she quickly makes another. She needs three. Hopefully, Uraraka is strong enough to carry Ida while Kirishima carries Stain.
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The two brave boys stare down death with much fear, for this is the role of a hero. To be the wall between the innocent and the tidal wave of evil.
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Tokoyami: “Dark Shadow!”
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The living shadow roars as it increases in size, nearly fully consuming Tokoyami, but the boy holds onto his sense of self. They are not fully in sync, but for this, it’s enough.
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Todoroki supercharges his ice, enough to create a glacier to dwarf the one made in the tournament.
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Within moment, all will be-
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All Might: “Well done, young ones!”
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That voice… it was enough to fill the two boys with hope. Even Dark Shadow calmed down from it. For it will all be alright now.
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Why?
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All Might: “Because I am here!”
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The number one hero appears before them with a fist reared back.
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All Might: “Detroit… SMAAAAAASH!!!”
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His fist collides with the face of the centipede, stopping it in its tacks. At first, nothing happens. No air or explosion. But then glowing white cracks started to form on the face of the creature.
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Before long the cracks spread thoughout its entire body. Then all at once, wind pressure exploded from within. The creature was blown back as it slowly disintegrated into nothing.
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This was All Might not holding. For most enemies, he is not allowed to actually kill them. But that’s not the case for quirk beasts. Even Tatsumaki can’t destroy them so completely when compared to an All Might going all out.
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But only All Might knows that even this is not his best.
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All Might: ‘I could have made it here faster if I was at my prime… ’
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Regardless, the battle was now over. The crisis resolved with one punch.
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Todoroki: “All Might… ”
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All Might: “The battle is over, but now it’s time to rebuild, young Todoroki. You two, take care of your friends while we deal with everything else.”
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Todoroki: “Right.”
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Tokoyami: “Thank you, All Might.”
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He gives a nod before jumping further into the city to regroup with the remaining pro heroes. They need to salvage this situation quickly and prepare for the inevitable lynching from the press.
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Meanwhile, Momo breathes a sigh of relief. But deep down, she wonders how much this will lessen All Might’s time as a hero.
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But for now, it was over. Now all that remains is the aftermath.
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