Chapter 9: USJ
Tomura Shigaraki, quite a handful guy. I will have to move with extra caution if I want to take him down.
"Don't move!" Aizawa shouted at us. This caused some students to take a step back.
"Thirteen, start the evacuation. I will go and intercept them." Aizawa moved forward, jumping in the direction of the villains.
Izuku tried to stop him, but he reassured us.
Giving a final glance towards Aizawa, we started heading back to the entrance.
A black mist-like structure started surrounding us. Kurogiri is on the move. This must be the moment when he disperses us into different parts of the USJ.
I wanted to jump right in with Aizawa. I would have done that if it were me from a few days ago, but I have someone to protect now. I moved closer to Toru's side, holding her hand.
"Kuro—" before she could finish, a black mist surrounded us both. I was anxious, I didn't want to take any risk. I wanted to stay by her side.
When the mist cleared, I could see we were in some kind of fire zone. She was beside me. I am glad.
"Are you okay, Toru?" I spoke first, breaking her out of her shock. She clung to my arm like a koala.
"Why are villains attacking us?" That should be the most normal reaction from a regular student. Most of them should be asking the same question.
"From what I heard, the guy with hands around his face said they are here for All Might. And the big ugly looking creature over there is someone with equal strength as All Might. That thing must be their trump card." I explained to her.
Her face turned ugly after hearing my explanation. I need to hurry; Aizawa won't be able to hold on for long.
"Let's take out these pests first." I said, pointing towards the villians.
I moved my face to her ear and softly whispered, "Use the trick I taught you. Delay their senses and make them think I am slower than I appear to be. This will be the perfect exercise for you."
I didn't really need support to defeat these low level thugs, but she needs first hand experience to become stronger.
Pressing my right foot forward, I took a leap toward the first villain in sight.
Villain's Pov ~
We were informed by Shigaraki to take out some kids when he kills All Might. We have fourteen people on our side. Even if he is from the best hero course, it shouldn't be a problem, right?
That's what we initially thought. But what's happening here?
The way that kid moved. I couldn't see him at all.
At one point, he was surrounded by four people, and the next thing I know everyone around him is in the floor.
A chilling voice came from behind.
"Don't blink, or you'll miss it."
I didn't sign up for this.
..…..
I took out the last villain with a swift kick. I made sure to check if there is anyone hiding. That seem to be the last of it.
I heard a huge scream from the waterfall direction. This is bad, that sounded like Aizawa's voice. From the top, I could see Nomu making it's move. Aizawa seemed to be already injured. Midoriya was engaging him.
As I was about to jump down, I heard something behind me. "Please stay." A soft voice buzzed in my ears. "You said that thing is their trump card. Brought to solely kill All Might. I know you are strong, but I don't want you to get hurt."
"Sorry, but I have to do this. Our teacher and friends need me. No matter how much I want to stay by your side right now, I have to stop them. I am really sorry." I was feeling heavy. My heart didn't want me to leave by her side.
"Promise me you will run towards safety when you are in danger. Promise me to come back alive." She cried.
"I promise," giving her a final hug.
General Pov ~
Just when the Nomu was about to slam Aizawa's head, a yellow light appeared in front of him.
Death!!!!
Even though the nomu had no humanity left or couldn't feel anything.
The unexpected happened.
He felt true fear for the first time.
Boom
A huge shockwave spread through out the arena. The nomu was sent crashing to the other end. Everyone's attention was pulled towards the centre of the field.
There he stood, a young man with yellow hair standing tall among the villains. He appeared like a flash saving both Aizawa and Midoriya.
"Am I too late?" No words could form out of everyone who was watching.
Hope, that's what was written on his back. It resonated with what everyone was feeling. They regained their hope of survival.
The energy radiating from him felt too overwhelming.
"Is that Kuro?" People watching could only guess.
He looked completely different than everyone had seen him before.
A yellow hue surrounded his body. His cloak looked like it was burning. The air around him was bending at his will.
At the most dire stage, his candle shaped aura had transformed into something much more powerful.
"Sage Mode: Full Body Transformation"
That was all everyone could hear in that silence.
A sense of tension was in the air. The air itself felt heavy in his presence. He looked like a king looking down on mere ants.
When the dust cleared, the Nomu's body had a hole in its stomach. A gruesome sight. It looked like the hole was repairing on itself.
"Come," without bating an eye the so called hero simply waved his hand.
"Skreeeeeee," making an inaudible sound, the Nomu jumped forward.
No one in the crowd was able to follow the battle that was happening right now. Both the attackers were too fast for anyone's eyes to follow.
If it's wasn't for the yellow spark of light flickering from time to time, they wouldn't even be able to know if the fight was still happening.
What seemed to be like a hand stopped right in front of Shigaraki's face. Shigaraki was pushed back by the shockwave that came from the punch. Nomu came forward blocking Kuro's punch at the exact moment.
This was the only time everyone was able to see them again. They stopped a good second before continuing their battle again.
"Kurogiri!" A hoarse voice came out from Shigaraki.
Heeding his command, the black mist like entity opened a portal behind Kuro.
But the hidden attack never landed. Kuro was able to sense spatial fluctuations. Sage Mode gave him enough sensing ability to even detect spatial fluctuations happening around him.
He easily dodged the attack without even the need to look at the assailant.
This single action shook Kurogiri to it's core. Never had it happened that someone was able to sense him without them looking at him.
This reminded him of a man whom he called his master. Someone who is as strong as his master, he quickly threw away the thought. He didn't wanted to imagine anyone who seemed on par with that man who seemed invincible.
If the Heros had someone like that on their side, it was game over for them. They never wanted to imagine another All Might coming forward.
Sensing the danger coming from the young man in front of him, Kurogiri realized they had to get out of here as soon as possible. Without a second thought, he instantly turned towards Shigaraki and vanished, leaving the Nomu behind.
The Nomu was still working on the same command from what its master had given before: To kill everyone.
Each punch it threw had an intent to kill. The momentum of its punch was so fast its body couldn't handle it. All of his flesh splattered clashing punches with Kuro. But it didn't stop there. The Nomu kept on coming while regenerating.
..…..
This is never ending. This thing's shock absorption and super regeneration are stronger than I thought.
If I don't keep him occupied, he will start attacking other students.
My eyes darted towards three figures that were approaching towards us: Bakugo, Todoroki and Inasa.
"Stay back, everyone. A single punch from this guy can kill you." I said, warning them before they could get hurt.
They stayed at a certain distance, ready to jump in if needed. I had a certain idea on my mind that I wanted to use to end this. I lacked a strong fire power enough to make this thing's quirks stop working.
"Hey Inasa, a little help here. I need you to pour out all of your wind in this ball here. Imagine a high spinning shuriken when you do it." I shouted, placing my hopes on Inasa.
A huge amount of wind started gathering on my hands, swirling in my rasengan, giving birth to something extraordinary. The thing which should never be possible in this world.
"Sage Art: Rasenshuriken"
A huge cutting noise spread throughout the entire area. It was so loud that it could be heard from outside the USJ.
Using my left hand, I pushed back the Nomu up in the sky. As it reached a certain distance from everyone, I threw the rasenshuriken right at it.
Boom
The collison created a huge explosion like sound. Shockwave from it's impact reached a few miles.
By the time All Might and the other teachers arrived, nothing remained of the Nomu.
It was simply erased out of existence.
The level of damage that it caused was astronomical. A huge pit was formed in the area of explosion. Looking at the scene, some became fearful of my power while some were thankful I was on their side.
There was three serious injuries that day. One was Mr. Aizawa, another was Pro Hero Thirteen, and another was Izuku Midoriya. My hands were numb from that move. I could still move them, but it wasn't labled as a serious injury.
I was taken into custody for interrogation on the charge of murder. With the help of eyewitnesses and Principle Nezu pulling some strings, the creature wasn't deemed human, and I was released with a warning.
I still found it absurd how heros were expected to put their lives on the line while using the minimal violence. They really expected talk-no-jutsu to work in real life. Pathetic, that's all I could say.
This event marked the beginning of my coming into the radar of a very dagerous man. The boogeyman of this world. From this point on, many events started swirling around me.