My surroundings shift as I realize I have been teleported mid-air and am falling towards the mountain zone.
I call the black ghost and have him carry me safely to the ground. I look around. Expecting some other classmates to have been teleported with me, all I see is some villain scattered in the surroundings.
‘ That’s my luck for you, all those people and I'm the one who ends up alone. Couldn't Kurogiri send me with Yaoyorozu or something?’
It wasn't long before I was surrounded by villains… with unknown quirks. Fully willing to kill me, not that they would ever come close to touching me, but this is really…’
One of the villains pointed at me while screaming,
“Guys, look! The first catch of the day and this one all alone.”
“Nothin' personal, kid, but you gotta die!”
“Aren't you ashamed, all of you ganging up on a single kid?”
“Quit stalling, kids, no one is going to come save you.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the villain clenched his fist and flew toward my direction before throwing a punch.
From his point of view, it must have looked like his punch stopped in the middle of the air, caught by an invisible creature, rendering him unable to move.
“H-How are you doing this? Let go, or you'll regret…”
Before he could say more, the black ghost punched him, knocking out all of his teeth.
I didn't waste more words on the others,
The black ghost jumped before punching the nearest one on the head from above, and his body hit the ground, sinking in.
He then attacked the rest, swinging his fist and knocking each one of them with a single blow.
"Give me a break!” I said before turning around and simply walking away, leaving the villains bleeding on the ground.
….
I sighed, flying above the simulation zone searching for my other classmates while flying towards Aizawa. Only to find Kaminari, Yaoyorozu and Jiro walking away from a group of villains who seem to have been electrocuted. Kaminari seems to be in his mind-down state after overusing his quirk, with him being the only one to not notice me once I landed and started walking towards them.
“Are you guys okay?"
Yaoyorozu and Jiro stared at me before excitedly rushing over.
"Yeah, we're fine. Arata, are you okay?" Yaoyorozu asked me in concern.
“Did you find anyone besides us?”
I shook my head.
"I'm fine. Unfortunately, you are the first one I found.”
“This is turning out to be a terrible day of class,” Jiro said
“Sorry guys, but I have to go. Our classmates are probably fighting for their lives against villains. And since I can't carry you with me, I'll have to go ahead to help anyone I can find.”
They both look a little uncertain and reluctant, but I can see that they understand my point.
Yaoyorozu finally nod in acceptance.
“Sorry, if I find anyone, I'll send them your way, or we can all gather at the exit."
I nod back before grabbing the black ghost, taking off into the air.
As I continued to fly, the battlefield unfolded beneath me. I saw some of my classmates were fighting against their own groups of villains, with most of them holding their own, some already having won.
I stopped whenever I saw one of them needing help before going on my way.
Once I arrived, I was exposed to the tragic sight of Aizawa being pinned beneath the Nomu, bleeding, his arm broken, with Shigaraki extending his palm towards his face and Kurogiri standing beside them.
‘ Shit, I took too much time helping others! That also means All Might could be here at any moment. I have to finish this quickly.’
….5 minutes earlier….
-General POV-
While Aizawa was slowly getting tired fighting alone against the villains,
Shigaraki stood at the back, observing him, analyzing his fighting style and how he used his quirk to find the opportunity to take him down.
“First it was 23 seconds, then it was 24 seconds, then 20, then 17. It was hard to see.”
“You're having trouble keeping your eyes open, right! You now have to blink more often. Don't you?” Shigaraki said to himself.
Aizawa, on the other hand, was slowly losing confidence fighting against all the villains.
The frequency of his quirk usage was being reduced with each use because of his exhaustion and the fact that he had to stay vigilant of Shigaraki's 'Decay' quirk and use it to defend himself.
He could avoid using his quirk against the low-level villains and instead focus on taking down most of them.
Unfortunately, as the battle progressed, he was briefly distracted by a villain who had an invisibility quirk and caught him off guard; he quickly dodged at the last moment and kicked him hard enough for the villain to lose focus and become visible again.
Unfortunately, that was enough for him to lose sight of Shigaraki, who quickly took advantage and dashed towards him. Shigaraki suddenly grabbed Aizawa's elbow, making him grunt in pain as he jumped back,
“I've finally found it, your weakness. It's your hair. When you were jumping around, I remarked that whenever it drops, it means you've stopped using your Quirk.”
“Isn't that right!? You don't have to push yourself so hard, now. You might just fall apart, and we wouldn't want that happening?”
Once he finishes speaking, Shigaraki jumps back before Aizawa can bind him with his capture weapon.
"Tsk. Don't you think you're a little out of your element here, Eraser Head?
I can see it. Your eyes are getting tired, and the duration between each time you activate it is getting less and less. Your body is also slowing down. You're much better at working stealthily. You're known for surprise attacks, not fighting head‐to‐head."
Observing Aizawa, Shigaraki started scratching his neck.
"Don't hide it. That annoying Quirk of yours isn't suited for drawn‐out fights against big groups, is it?
You are just trying to act cool and give enough time for the little brats to run away. Look at you, you're still standing despite everything! You really are so cool!."
Shigaraki sneered, his tone dripping with disgust,
" Oh, by the way, hero…let me tell you a secret. I am not the final boss."
"Nomu, go get him."
Suddenly, a black muscular hand appeared above Aizawa's head, covering his entire field of view. He instinctively reacted, barely managing to activate his quirk in time.
Unfortunately, his actions seemed to be of little importance since his head was still slammed onto the ground by the villain.
Due to the force of the impact, his vision became blurry, and he blinked rapidly, struggling to remain conscious and free himself.
Despite his efforts, all he managed to do was turn his head and finally have a look at his assailant. The thing looked like a monster.
Standing above him was a large, black humanoid monster with a very muscular body that had many scars on it. His brain was exposed on the top of his head, while his large eyes were around it and a beak-like mouth with an array of sharp teeth.
Once Aizawa got caught, Shigaraki turned his head to face him with a smug grin on his face.
" Isn't he magnificent? He is a killing machine designed to kill the symbol of peace himself. You see, Aizawa, you can erase people's powers. That's irritating, but it's nothing impressive. When faced with true, devastating power, you might as well be a Quirkless child." Tomura said with amusement.
Aizawa on the ground was panting and groaning in pain. ‘He broke my bones like they're twigs. I'm sure I erased his Quirk before he reached me. That means he's that strong even without his quirk.’
At that moment, Kurogiri appeared beside them and started addressing Shigaraki without any regard for Aizawa.
“Tomura Shigaraki.”
“Kurogiri, did you manage to kill Thirteen?”
“The rescue hero is out of commission. But there were students I was unable to disperse who protected her.”
“Huh?! Kurogiri... You fool… How did you fail such a simple task? If you weren't our warp gate, I'd tear apart every
last atom in your body.”
He continued, his frustration evident.
“There's no way we can win if dozens of pros show up to stop us. It's game over.
Back to the title screen. And I was looking forward to finishing this today. Damn it. Let's go home.”
Instead of leaving, Shigaraki approached Aizawa, extending his palm towards his face.
“Oh, before we leave, let's make sure the symbol of Peace is broken. Let's wreck his pride. Let's make this hurt.
You really are so cool...Eraser Head! What do you say about making this permanent?”
Before his palm could touch Aizawa, he heard a scream and immediately found himself and everyone present unable to move.
To add more to his confusion, thin circles appeared on his wrists and ankles, before they suddenly fell clean off. The cuts were precise, so perfect that for a split second, nothing happened. Then the blood sprayed.
Without feet, Shigaraki hit the ground, unable to move or scream.
' What’s happening to me? Why can't I move? Who’s doing this!?’
Shigaraki thought in fear before hearing someone approach them from behind.
“Oh, it seems like I made it just in time. Here you can add this to your collection.”
He heard before he saw his own hands thrown back at him.