As usual, Tomura starts ranting about something, so I use the chance to roll the ticket I'd gotten.
[Spinning, spinning, spinning, done!]
[Tinker]
|Rare Trait|
You are a natural at building technology. All tinker abilities are more potent; in addition, it's far easier to innovate new tech and build tech. You can also push your specializations far more.
Very nice; this would be useful once I was done with this mess.
"HEY, ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?!" Tomura screeched as I turned back to him. "Not really?" He seethed before jabbing a finger at Izuku, "Hand him over, and we'll leave; don't, and everyone dies!"
I stare at him for a moment before bursting out laughing. I can't stop myself as I'm nearly doubled over from the audacity. "There is no way." I finally force out the second I catch my breath as Tomura swears and the Nomu charge.
Eren and Gigantomachia went straight for each other as Armin and Mikasa moved to help him. I went straight for Tomura as Twice made dozens more clones of the various Nomu, which Nine then struck with lightning as Slice and Chimera tore into the remaining clones.
The other Nomu were being held at bay by Alarielle and Shoto, who worked together to keep them busy as the rest of the class picked them off one by one. I caught a glimpse of Sasha slicing a Nomu in half before I gave Tomura my full attention.
To my surprise, he was able to not die from the fist slamming into his chest as he went flying. That didn't stop me from hammering more blows into him as he choked out a laugh. "I have to thank you, Micah; without you killing me, I might not have discovered a portion of this body's original mind remained."
I don't even know why I was surprised that AFO survived. He and the Doctor probably have dozens of plans to bring him back should he die; this was probably just the easiest one since Tomura's body was already available.
"Let me guess, this is part of some elaborate fifteen-step plan to kill All Might and take back One For All?" 'Tomura' snorted at that, before landing a decent hit that sent me back a few feet.
"I am beyond such things; no, I'm here for you this time. You've proven to be too big of a problem to leave alive, especially after what you did in Tokyo Bay. I didn't expect there to be another multi-quirk user other than myself; how mistaken I was."
I levelled another blow that Tomura parried as we blurred across the battlefield. Tomura had gotten much stronger since the last time I'd faced him, probably because AFO had taken over his body, likely stuffing it with more quirks to keep it from falling apart.
The only silver lining here was that neither of us was really adept in hand-to-hand combat. I had a bit more training since Aizawa was no slouch when it came to teaching, just really rude. Tomura struggled more since he seemed to still be getting used to his body.
It also didn't help that he'd never had to really rely on skill before. I'm sure being able to just rip out whatever power seems cool is a great way to get strong fast, but without having the skill to match it, you'd be beaten by someone at the same level with better skill.
I did have the Lingshu Chin Na skill, but Tomura's body was FAR from normal by human standards, so the real MVP for me right now was the Adept Ninjutsu; it provided plenty of skill to match the power I was using.
I could also simply remove all of the Restraint Levels I had, but Tomura hadn't proven a big enough threat to do that yet. I had no doubt AFO was hiding something up his sleeve to use when I least expected it, but I was more than prepared for whatever he threw at me.
Risking a glance back towards my classmates revealed that several new Nomu had appeared, as well as other villains who were starting to trickle past Shoto and Alarielle. To help them, I reached into the Familiar space.
"Lust, kill all the villains who threaten the students. Cavern Elemental, help Alarielle and Shoto make a safe zone."
The pair appeared below me, and I engaged Tomura once more to give them a window as they got to work. I also slipped Rasaka's Fang to Lil 'Nurgle since it seems he didn't 'bless' the blade enough last time.
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Lust pouted as the hulking beast before her regenerated from the massive lacerations.
Seeing that the hulking Nomu were the lesser amount, she turned her attention towards the more mortal villains who seemed to be targeting the female students as she began her grisly work.
The Cavern Elemental was having a similar but different problem. Alarielle didn't really need his help to keep the villains at bay, since she'd started strangling the ones who acted too aggressively as Shoto rested briefly.
'Help Eren with Gigantomachia.' Then echoed in his mind as he turned to see the two giants tearing apart the landscape behind everyone. With a mighty roar, he stomped over as he called upon the earth, grabbing one of Gigantomachia's legs to hold him down as Eren slammed his entire body weight against the locked-up knee.
A sick crunch was heard, followed by a scream as Gigantomachia was crippled and started going insane. Cavern Elemental arrived in time to help Eren not get overwhelmed as Armin and Mikasa took a step back.
"Where did this thing come from?" He exclaimed as Mikasa pointed up to where Micah and Tomura were clashing, "From him."
They didn't get much more time to think as another portal opened up and more villains surged out, giving them something to deal with as they leapt into the fight.
Bakugo snarled as he punched another minor villain in the face, sending them stumbling into one of Alarielle's massive fanged plants as it snapped shut around him. He didn't stop to think about what he'd just done as another three came at him with blades.
The whole class was dealing with this, actually.
Despite their desire to make the world a better place and be the best heroes ever, they were forced to fight right now, since right now, they might just die. With the island's residents hiding in the caves behind them, that wasn't an option.
That didn't mean things were hopeless, however. With Alarielle and Micha being their heaviest hitters, things were much easier for them since they simply dealt with the low-level villains that made it through. There were a lot of them, but it was better than fighting whatever Tomura was now.
The Nomu were a big problem at first, but Nine, Slice, and Chimera had thoroughly destroyed them all, and no others had charged through the portals, so that meant they didn't have to worry about that.
The sheer volume of villains still pouring from the portals meant they had plenty of fighting to get through. This didn't stop them, however, as they did their best to fight off the villains swarming towards them.
At the same time, Principal Nezu had already alerted every hero nearby to evacuate civilians as the HPSC called in Endeavor and other heavy hitters, and the Prime Minister began discussions with Germany concerning their 'guests'.
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I enjoyed the crunch that echoed as I cracked Tomura's jaw for the second time this fight.
He spun through the air, taking a moment to right himself and snap the bone back into place. "It seems the children grew stronger than expected, oh well. It will just make my victory that much sweeter in the end."
I rolled my eyes at AFO's archaic way of speaking as another blow to the sternum sent him flying, folded like a chair, as I got another idea. "Tell me, AFO. Did you ever tell Tenko about his heritage?"
"What are you talking about? How do you know that name?" He asked, more puzzled than anything. "Well you see, since Tomura is nothing but a persona you forced onto a traumatized child, the real owner of that body is still very much alive, aren't you?"
'There it is.' I grinned as AFO stared down at his now twitching finger. "Seems I was right. Even with all of your power, you still can't kill the soul, AFO. I wonder what would happen if the others within you woke up as well? I'm sure even YOU can't stand that many voices screaming in your mind all at once."
AFO scoffed as he forced another sneer on his face. "And how could you possibly do such a thing?" I relished the way his face dropped as I revealed my sure-fire way to win.
"Stars and Stripe. All she needs is his real name, and you cease to be."
AFO considered this for a long, hard moment before a thick sludge burst from his pores. Of course, in typical villain fashion, he had to have the last word. "You win this one, child, but sleep with one eye open. I am closer than you think."
I scoffed until his last words reached me before he vanished. "And I'm not speaking of the Aoyama's child; he remains a pawn. Just, like, you."