Chapter 23
Sports Festival: The Winner
"The rivalry is with yourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other."
- Luciano Pavarotti -
Key
'Hey' - Thoughts
"Everyone!" - Normal Speech
"Thanks" - Electronic Speech
*For* - Sound Effects or Actions
"Reading!" - Deity Speech
~ Play You Say Run~
After healing Kira, Izuku left her to rest in the infirmary as he got ready for his next match against Sumiko. He already knew this match would be his toughest especially since he was now limited to 5 quirks and switching them out in the middle of the match is too dangerous. So he decided to take a break and go get some takoyaki, plus a few heroes told him to try it.
"The match between Sumiko Todoroki and Izuku Midoriya will start in 5 minutes! Competitors, please go to a waiting room immediately!" Present Mic said over the intercom, as Izuku sighed before walking to waiting room B.
'Seriously? UA has the worst timing.' Thought Izuku as he waited and heard the constant pattern of people walking down the hall. 'Well, if I get Sumiko to go 100% then I could sweep her off her feet or show off my Limit Break.'
In his train of thought, Izuku could hear the muffled voice of Midnight. "Starting off the quarter-finals, on the left we have Sumiko Todoroki from Class 1-A!" On cue, Sumiko walked into the arena with her normal poker face. "Then on the right, we have Izuku Midoriya from Class 1-A as well!" Quickly, Izuku ran out and waved to the crowd before getting into the arena and putting on his poker face.
"Hey, Sumiko-chan! You better not hold back! Or else I might hurt that pretty face of yours!" Izuku shouted across the arena which got no reaction out of her.
After that, the audience chuckled a bit before Midnight spoke once more. "Couple fights aside, Sumiko versus Izuku... Begin!"
In an instant, Izuku took his Demon form or Daisuke as Sumiko created ice from her right foot. The ice spread towards Izuku as it quickly rose and spread across the ground. But before the attack could reach him, Izuku slammed his fist on the ground which created a wall of fire across the arena, melting the approaching ice.
"Seems like Sumiko won't be able to sweep her opponent this round, what will she do now!?" Present Mic announced as Sumiko tries her attack again, but Izuku jumped over the oncoming ice before landing on the ground in the iconic superhero landing. Which created a crater just a few meters away from Sumiko.
"Sumiko, playtime's over!" Izuku shouted as his body glowed red and he literally self-destructed, expelling crimson flames from his body. "Show me your power!" He shouted again as Sumiko created a dome of ice around her, causing the flames to melt it into water instantly.
"No!" She shouted as she grabbed pointed her hand towards Izuku and created a wall of ice in front of her. "I won't use his power!" She shouted as Izuku switched to his One For All quirk.
Without any remorse, Izuku activated his 10% Full Cowl and punched the ice wall in shards that flew past Sumiko and stuck inside the wall of the stadium. Then he lowered his head, allowing his hair to cover his eyes dramatically.
"Well, then I've never used my own power." He said as Sumiko looked at him along with the huge crowd. "All this power... it's been given to me out of a deal. To be honest, I could lose control over my body and powers at any moment." He said once again as he brought up his hands and tears started to fall like a leaky faucet aged over the years. "But in honor of all the gods who gave me this power... I will bring peace to this world corrupted by their own kind."
At that moment, Izuku's necklace and bracelets glowed a vibrant green before his whole body was engulfed in green flames. As the flames died down, Izuku was in his One For All form but his Full Cowl now created green flames sprouting from his eyes, arms, and legs.
"I was given this power to protect those who can't protect themselves! This is my Infinite Burst!"
Out of pure fear, Sumiko covered the entire floor with ice and made pillars of ice to jump to. But Izuku simply stood there before taking a breath and tapping his foot on the ground, which cracked the ice around him as a small gust of wind blew throughout the stadium.
"Sumiko, no matter where you've got your power, it is your own. Embrace it! It is your own power!" Izuku shouted so loud, more ice cracked around him as Sumiko grabbed onto her ice pillar.
"Fine... but know, you asked for what happens next." She replied as her left side burst into flames and her clothes slowly burned away. But the entire stadium started to warm up as Endeavor stood in the stands with a proud smile.
In an instant, Izuku appeared across the arena before punching the ground, creating a large crater and sending giant shards of concrete into the air. At the same time, Sumiko started to spread ice along the north half of the arena while her flames spread across the southern half, but the conflicting elements left the center between them empty.
Within seconds, Izuku punched the largest concrete shard as it split and flew towards Sumiko along with the other shards. But as he realized the ice and fire were approaching him, all he could do was jump into the air far above the oncoming attacks.
But Sumiko didn't fare as well, she felt the air pressure from Izuku's punch as the first shard of concrete cut her left cheek. By instinct, she stepped to the right as more shards flew by with more air pressure along with them, blowing her out of the arena.
"The winner is Izuku Midoriya!" Midnight shouted as she was holding onto her little podium for dear life. But as everyone looked for the winner, he literally dropped out of the sky into the center of the arena landing in the iconic superhero pose once more.
"That was a good match," Izuku commented as his suit disappeared and he was in his P.E. uniform, which now only consisted of shredded pants. "But let's get changed into something a bit more decent, shall we?" He asked Sumiko as most of the females blushed at his solid 12-pack and muscle toned body while the males got a nosebleed out of seeing Sumiko's jacket burned off and a few patches burned away from her pants.
"Let's... take a short intermission..." Midnight said while hiding her blush horribly. But Izuku quickly picked Sumiko up bridal style as she too adorned a blush with Izuku adorning a faint pink blush.
After that huge battle, Izuku and Sumiko rested in Recovery Girl's office as Sumiko let her small injuries heal and Izuku tried to rest before the finals. However, the two were soon joined by Hansuke, Tempi, and Kira who brought some news with them.
"Yo, Izuku! Good job out there!" Hansuke said as he entered the room until he noticed Sumiko resting nearby. "Oh, you too Todoroki-san." He said with a sincere smile which Sumiko returned with a small, yet bright smile.
"Oh, Izuku-kun! Iida-kun left and wanted you to know 'Good luck in the finals, I'll be rooting for you!'" Relayed Tempi as she jumped into a hug with Izuku. "You better win! Or I'm gonna kick our ass!" She threatened playfully as Izuku felt a sharp pain throughout his entire body, making him fall to the floor.
As he panted and groaned on the ground, Kira leaned down to help Izuku back into his chair as Hansuke checked his pulse. "Midoriya-kun, are you alright?" She asked but the answer was obvious.
Before he could answer, a golden glow engulfed his boy as an orb of pure light left his body, reforming into Athena the goddess of war and wisdom.
"Let me answer that." She said as Izuku seemed to pant harder without the goddess within him. "I am Athena and I'm sorry for taking so long Izuku."
"No problem, I'm just dying right now." He replied between coughs.
"Right but that's because you've been overflowing with Divine Energy." She said as everyone besides Izuku looked dumbfounded. "Because he's the host of a few goddesses, he's been using Divine Energy to create and use quirks. Since he's used so much without breaks, his body will soon dissipate into energy. This energy will spread across the Earth and most likely reset this universe and everyone in it."
"What!? Is there anything we can do!?" Shouted Hansuke, Tempi, and Kira all at the same time. But Sumiko kept her poker face as Izuku continued to die slowly and coughed up blood.
"I must go back to Izuku, but sadly no one else is suitable for Divine Energy. So I believe Izuku has two fights left in him if he wants to use his full power." She said before glowing and moving into Izuku's body as his condition returned to a slightly better one, leaving him to pant as he sat back in his chair.
"You hear her, *pant* after this festival, that's it for me." He said as he slowly got up from his chair and limped towards the door. "Go get seats *pant* and enjoy the show."
"On the East side, we have the ticking time bomb and anger management flunkie, Kasumi Bakugo!" Present Mic announced as Izuku left the infirmary and made his way to the stadium. "On the Westside, we have the youngest hero and yandere girl target, Izuku Midoriya!"
With that announcement, Izuku walked into the arena as he hid his limp and whole 'going to die' thing. As soon as he got into the arena, Midnight hid behind Cementoss who made a small bunker of cement.
https://youtu.be/lMyCU2_a6ss
Play Song Now
Boku no Hero Academia OST - Uncontrollable Villains
"Let the battle begin!" Midnight shouted as Kasumi charged straight for Izuku, but he simply stood there waiting. But when she was about to sock in right in the face, Izuku's hair flared white as he caught Kasumi's fist in a split second. Then he threw her across the arena as his transformation completed, making his clothing become black and looser while a mask covered his face leaving a red eye and black iris revealed.
Without a second thought, Kasumi stood her ground as she became wary of Izuku's psycho and fun-loving ghoul form. Just as she thought, he went for a strike with his kagune but Kasumi grabbed it before tearing the tip clean off. "Come on, where's all that power, Deku!?" She taunted as Izuku grew two more tentacle-like appendages from his back, remaining silent the entire time.
Before she knew it, Izuku charged with his two tentacles aiming for either side of her but she jumped up as the appendages crashed into each other. Although that was a feint as Izuku grabbed her foot before throwing her into the ground. "Sorry, it'd be a massacre if I used my burst," Izuku calmly said as he was surrounded in black flames, changing into his demon form. "But this may work better... Infinity Burst!"
Now, instead of Izuku's red and black demon form, he was left in his regular state with purplish-black markings along his body. Although that's not what was scary to Kasumi, it was that he held a sadistic grin the whole time.
"Is this what you wanted?" He asked in his regular voice but with a deeper and more menacing voice overlaying it. "You're making my last moments even closer, but I guess I expected this."
In an instant, Izuku's left arm turned into a massive claw that almost touched the floor. Using the new appendage, he lifted Kasumi out of her crater before throwing her into the sky. But it was his mistake as she started to spin herself, creating a twister of pure smoke as she gained her own sadistic grin.
As a last resort, Izuku replicated his claw in his right hand and created a pitch black orb between them. While Kasumi continued her charge in her twister as some sparks flew around it.
"Howitzer Impact!/Absolute Oblivion!"
The two fighters yelled at the same time, but Kasumi's attack launched first as a huge explosion was sent into Izuku's face. But all the smoke and entire explosion disappeared as Izuku's attack absorbed everything like a mini-black hole. Before anyone registered what actually happened, Izuku grabbed Kasumi out of mid-air and threw her out of the arena, into the wall.
"Umm... Izuku Midoriya is the winner!" Midnight announced awkwardly as she hid behind Cementoss in pure fear. "We'll hold the award ceremony in half an hour."
Once the match was over, Izuku returned to his normal form in a huge flash of scarlet red light. But once the light was gone, Izuku was standing in the middle of the arena as he coughed up blood. Before anyone could help him, he disappeared in a golden flash of light this time as the arena was repaired and everyone was healed throughout the stadium.
In waiting room A, Izuku sat in a chair panting heavily while Athena was standing at the door, making sure no one else would figure out Izuku's situation. "Athena-sama, I'll be fine... *coughs blood*"
"Everything is not fine!" She shouted as Izuku wiped his face clean of blood. "Just rest until the award ceremony, I'll try to reset this universe to make it as similar as possible."
"Alright, I hope you enjoy the show then."
"I think I and many readers already have, but my love for you has only grown greater Izuku. I hope you return it in the next story." She said with a bright smile.
"I'll always love you, but I think we decimated the fourth wall."
"Wasn't that our job?"
"And one of my last, let's go!" Izuku said as he got up weakly and walked to the main arena as the ceremony started.
After All-Might announced Sumiko Todoroki in third place and Kasumi Bakugo in second place, Izuku stood on the first place podium, awaiting All Might's final announcement. "Placing first, Izuku Midoriya!" He shouted as everyone cheered for the overpowered protagonist. "Congratulations! Now I believe we all know what to say!" He said as the crowd became silent before everyone spoke at the same time.
"Plus Ultra!/Good work!"
"Oh, I think I messed it up... " He said dejectedly as Izuku tapped his shoulder. "Is there something you need?"
"Sensei, I'd like to fight you." Said Izuku with a small smile adorning his lips.
Instead of replying immediately, All-Might looked at his pupil in shock. "W-Why?" He said aloud before whispering. "You know I don't have much time!"
"Sensei, I'm going to die. So I want my last moment to be a glorious one. Would you kindly fight me in my last moments?" He asked once again as All Might quickly nod before everyone left the arena besides Izuku and All-Might, who both stood ready to fight.
https://youtu.be/SaeXN-MByjU
Last Time, Play this Song
Ultimate Battle (Dragon Ball Super OST)
"Let the battle begin!" Midnight shouted as Izuku quickly activated a Full Cowling 5% before charging at All-Might.
Both charged at each other, as they locked punches and created a shockwave from the impact, but Izuku crashed into the wall from the pure impact before reverting to his regular form. As everyone awaited him to enter another form, instead he glowed gold as he eyes became the same color.
"Final Burst!" He shouted with Athena's voice overlapping his own. But in an instant, Izuku jumped from his crater to All Might before roundhouse kicking him to the face, sending the elder One For All user to the wall this time.
Without any more words, the two locked fists once again but this time the shockwave was even more powerful, blowing the crowd back in their seats. Although, instead of Izuku being sent back, All-Might was pushed back as Izuku jumped back and a pair of angel wings sprouted from his back as golden particles slowly started to radiate off his body.
This time, Izuku created three blades before sending towards All Might who grabbed the swords out of mid-air and threw them back just as fast. Without a second to spare, Izuku flew through the oncoming sword before throwing All-Might into the air. As the overly-buff man was sent flying, Izuku got rid of his angel wings for 9 tails made of pure fire.
"Supernova!" The instant Athena and Izuku used that move, All-Might was hit with a barrage of fire, from superpowered fireballs to the tails of pure fire striking him. But once the attack finished, a smoke screen enveloped the arena as All Might fell back to the ground.
"I haven't had this much fun in a while!" All-Might shouted as he cracked his neck. But once he said that, he felt like a cannon shot him right in the gut as Izuku punched him, getting rid of the smokescreen.
The attack sent All-Might skidding across the arena floor as Izuku stood there with parts of his body glowing gold while golden particles continued to rise from his body to the sky. But after a second of glaring at each other, the two interlocked fists once more as another shockwave was created but neither backed down and All-Might went for another punch with his left, but Izuku caught it.
Again, All-Might was sent into the air but this time, his smile was replaced with a glare and menacing look towards the young deity before him. "It's time I finished this, Young Midoriya!" He said as he started to plummet towards Izuku, but once he was close enough, he sent a flurry of blows all at 100% if not more. "United States of Smash!"
Without a doubt in his mind, Izuku took the attack as he started to smile. Once the attack finished he was sent into the wall once again, creating another hole as the audience almost jumped out of their seats from the finishing move.
"Sorry, but we're not done yet. Unlimited Counter!" Izuku shouted as his energy transference ability activated and he jumped towards All-Might before returning the attack of 50 punches with all his might. "This is my power!" Izuku shouted as he moved so fast that he bitch slapped All-Might for the hell of it.
But once the impact was set, All-Might was blown into the wall as the stadium shook from the impact. And this time, he was down for the count as Izuku rose from the ground with more particles appearing from his body.
"Thanks for the battle, but this is it. Goodbye, everyone, I hope I see you in the next story."
~ See Ya! ~
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