Sorry about the delays once again, but this time, the reason is justified. I had a death in the family and it really just stopped all my motivation to keep on writing. I had to take an indefinite break, but now, i'm back. We're still going through with the return of the "What if..." filler/canon arc. And, to be honest, either this arc or the Overhaul arc are hands down the best in the entire series so far. They've both just taken us and showed us things we'd never expect to see, and that's why they stand out to much. Horikoshi is knocking it all out of the park recently. Anyways, I've done rambling. Enjoy!

-Mid-December-

In order to gain the full support of doctor Ujiko, one of the conditions we had to clear was to defeat the super-human known as Gigantomachia. 

Around a month has passed since that challenge was declared to us. However, Gigantomachia has still not accepted either myself or Shigaraki as worthy yet. 

For 48 hours and 44 minutes, he would attack us without rest. After that, he would take a 3 hour nap, before resuming his attack yet again. 

During our brawls with him, his body would grow to massive proportions, and he would easily pinpoint wherever me or Shigaraki would be hiding. According to some information Ujiko told us, Gigantomachia sense of hearing and smell are incredibly acute, to the point where he could counter us even if we were to try and attack him in his sleep.

This is how the last month passed. Me and Shigaraki hardly slept at all. And even though our lives were constantly in danger from this towering giant, we always stood our ground and faced him head on. 

As for the other members of the league, that being Toga, Twice, Compress, Spinner, and Dabi, Gigantomachia never attacked them once. Even if they tried to flee, he wouldn't give chase to them. He was only concerned with both me and Shigaraki.

Me and Shigaraki would take shifts when we fought Gigantomachia. I would fight him until he went to sleep, then Shigaraki would take over for the next fight. And, during the time I would be fighting, I managed to increase the strength of my PSI to 600,000. With a massive increase like that, I could nearly match Gigantomachia's strength, to the point where one of our fights was both of us just in a shoving match.

However, these battles were taking a toll on us both. Besides both of us being heavily sleep deprived, we both looked more like corpses. Both our bodies were bruised and beaten to the point of exhaustion. We've lost so much blood as well. Out of the two of us, I was in much worse condition overall. One of my arms was broken and I've been suffering from more than one concussion over the past month. 

And, as far as our finances, we received the bare minimum from Ujiko, but as expected, we still haven't received his full support. Now, we all await to see what comes next after we finally beat Gigantomachia. 

"Where's the big beast gone to now?" Toga asked. 

"He fell asleep. And by the way, when was the last time that thing ate? It's been quite a while, hasn't it?" Compress asked. 

"How can you too still be alive after all that? You look so pretty, covered in all that blood, you look like you're dead." Toga said, licking her lips. 

"His movements have gotten much slower, don't you think, Shigaraki?" I asked him as I sat down against a tree. I looked over and saw Shigaraki sitting on top of a pile of rocks. I just finished my fight with Gigantomachia. It's been getting harder for me, seeing as one of my arms is broken and I can't fight with it much until Machia goes to sleep. 

"Yes, compared to the beginning, we've gotten way closer. I swear, i'm gonna make that damn gorilla kneel before me!" Shigaraki said as I used my PSI ability to push my broken arm back into place. It hurt like absolute hell but, after all the pain i'd gone through against Machia, it didn't even phase me anymore to the point where I wouldn't scream. 

"*BZZZZZ! BZZZZZZ!* What the?" Twice questioned as he pulled out his phone from his pocket. 

"Hmm? It's from Giran." He said. Giran was an arms and info dealer whose been a real help to us in the past. But, recently, we haven't heard a thing from him. 

"What!? I wasn't able to connect when I called him before!" Compress complained as Twice answered the phone. 

"New phone who dis?" He asked as I just rolled my eyes at that stupid phrase. 

"Ask him if he provides damage insurance." Compress said. 

"Even after he introduced me to the league, he's always been looking out for me. He's a really nice guy. You bastard! Why didn't you pick up Mr. Compress' phone calls!? You're the worst!" Twice shouted. My best guess was that his second phrase was the correct one. He put the phone on speaker so we all could hear what Giran had to say. 

"Ah, that's entirely our fault. He's not to blame. This is the league of villain's Twice, Jin Bubaigawara, right?" A man asked us. The only thing was, he didn't sound anything like Giran. 

"A voice changer?" Compress questioned. 

"Where's Giran!?" Twice shouted. 

"Are you guys in any position where you can check the news right now? I'd like for you all to take a look." The mystery man said as Compress swiped the phone from Twice and pulled up a news website. He turned on a broadcast and we all listened in. 

"Breaking news! An update to yesterdays story: Another "finger," has been discovered. It was three days ago when the first "middle finger" was found, pointing at the headquaters of the villain group, the Eightfold Cleansers. Following this, in front of the terminal in Hosu city, the "index finger" was found. Yesterday, on the highway where the police escort ambush incident occurred, the "ring finger" was recovered. And, at Kamino Ward ground zero, the "thumb" was found. Finally today, in central Fukuoka, fresh in recent memory from Endeavor's fierce battle, the "pinky finger" was discovered. Currently, it is believed that all fingers come from the same villain. Many of the victims supposed possessions have also been scattered at each site, including a scarf, sunglasses, and various pieces of clothing. The police believe this is an act of organized crime, deliberately constructed to send some sort of message." The broadcast said. 

"They're all places we've shown up at in the past...." Compress said. 

"Allow me to introduce myself, league of villains!" The mystery man said as he somehow shut down the broadcast and switched back over to the call. 

"I am the supreme leader of the special abilities liberation army, known as "Re-Destro."" The man told us. 

"So, after the yakuza is a liberation army, huh? Is retro culture trending again or something? Come to think of it, hasn't there been a book recently that's been doing well? Yeah, it's about this army. Don't get too carried away passing all these fads." Shigaraki said to Re-Destro. 

"HAHAHA! You know your stuff! But don't get it wrong! We're the ones who created that fad!" Re-Destro said. 

"That seems fun! What have you done with Giran!? What's your objective!? That guy's a real good guy, you know!" Twice asked him. 

"He's right here, still alive, of course. My objective is the liberation of special abilities. To create a world where humans can be humans, and can unleash 100% of their power. To redefine the boundaries that have governed us to this day." Re-Destro explained to us. 

"That... doesn't sound like it's particularly against what we're doing?" Compress questioned. 

"Are they trying to borrow our reputation like the yakuza did?" I asked as I looked to Shigaraki. But he looked like he was having none of it. 

"Release Giran and call back later. We're busy right now. I'll lend your little revolutionary group an ear once we're done here." Shigaraki said to Re-Destro. 

"Then hear me out a little while you're on your break. Firstly, i'm not letting him go. He's a hostage, after all. I've heard you guys have a pretty tight connection. He's truly an admirable man. He possesses such a strong work ethic. Up until now, he must've lived his life constantly hiding in the darkness from the police and heroes. And that's precisely why he's fallen behind in his pursuits outside of that darkness. Quite a praiseworthy man. Not only did he completely destroy the member list, even as his fingers were being chopped off, he never spoke a peep, let alone any information." Re-Destro explained as I clenched my hands tightly. He was pissing me off with every word he spoke. 

"We've waited for so long, spreading our roots and making preparations. A little revoutionary group!? Please, spare me the jokes! We have 116, 516 soldiers of the revolutionary army hidden throughout society, ready to strike at any given moment. Self-deprecating jokes aren't very funny, league of villains." He said to us. 

"There's no way. He's got to be bluffing." Spinner said in disbelief. 

"Niigata, huh? Pretty deep in the mountains, aren't you all? It's too late to run, now! Our satellite cameras have already locked onto you! Wherever you go now, we'll know where you are! Hawks! Endeavor! Edgeshot! Miruko! Crust! One word from us, and all those heroes will instantly have you surrounded!" Re-Destro explained as we all became worried, except for me and Shigaraki. We liked the sound of those odds. 

"Sure is nice of you to give us a warning. What the hell do you want, you bastards?" I asked him. 

"No one other than "Destro," is worthy of becoming the icon of liberation. You all have simply become too popular. So fall at our hands, and light the beacon of the liberation army's resurrection. The "fingers," are our pledge. No need for any kind of bothersome negotiation. Let us fight! Liberate your abilities! You'd do well to come to Deika city in Aichi! If you come, we will release Giran! Then, you have a choice to make! Either fight with us, and fall at our hands! Or, fall at the hands of the heroes! What will you choose, Tomura Shigaraki!?" Re-Destro asked him as he shut off the call. 

"We haven't even tamed Gigantomachia yet. What're we supposed to do?" Compress asked. 

"What is there to consider!? Nothing! That intestine-like scarf! Those round sunglasses! Who else has such terrible taste!? Giran was the one who gave me a place to belong!! Let's go save him, right now!!" Twice demanded. 

"Hold up, Twice. What if they've already killed him? They may have been lying that whole time to lure us into a trap." I told him. 

"But the probability isn't zero!! As long as there's the slightest chance he's alive, we should go!!" Twice shouted. 

"You're telling us to charge in without any kind of plan? Calm down. You're always like that when it comes to your friends." Spinner said to him as Shigaraki got up and walked over to Twice. 

"It's because he's got nobody else!!" Twice screamed as Shigaraki pulled his mask off his head. Twice then broke down, and started shaking. He wasn't himself when he wasn't wearing his mask. 

"I've got an idea." Shigaraki said as he reached up to his right ear and clicked something. 

"Doctor, have you been listening?" Shigaraki asked him. 

"You guys have certainly been popular recently. To think that the special abilities liberation army is still alive! I was quite shocked myself! You guys are certainly stirring up things in the underworld!" Ujiko said, sounding cheerful. 

"I get it! We can use the high-end Noumu that he's been making!" Compress said. 

"Not happening. The other "children," have not even reached their testing phase yet. Without All for One around, production has become much harder." Ujiko explained. 

"What, so you can't do anything for us?" Compress asked him but Shigraki shut him up. 

"It's alright, that wasn't what I was thinking of doing anyways. Now, how much longer 'til Machia wakes up, doctor?" Shigaraki asked him. 

"If nobody bothers him, about 2 hours and 35 minutes." Compress said for him. 

"Perfect. Let's head out." Shigaraki ordered as I stood up from my spot and walked over to join him. 

"We're just charging in!!?? We don't know anything about the enemy!! How many are there, really!? What'll we do if they seriously have over 100,000 people!?" Spinner asked. 

"After a month of fighting, I can tell. Gigantomachia isn't invincible, it's just got too much HP." Shigaraki explained as I understood what he was planning now. 

"We'll make Machia fight them for us. Even a giant like him would get tired after all that." I said to everyone as they just looked at the two of us like we were crazy. 

"And, even if they were lying about their numbers, those assholes will just die." Shigaraki said. 

"....Are we really going?" Spinner asked. 

"That what I said, isn't it? Now, get moving. I wanna get there with some extra time before the giant wakes up." Shigaraki said as everyone sighed and left, heading towards this Deika city. 

When we arrived, Compressed checked our countdown timer to see how long 'til Machia woke up. The city itself before us wasn't too big, but it was easily capable of holding around 100,000 people. And, in the centre was a large observation tower. My best guess was that's where Giran was being kept. 

"T-minus 1 hour and 40 minutes until it wakes up. Looks like we'll gave to do some fighting ourselves before Machia shows up. Let's hope he makes it.... This could get rough." He told us all. 

"Man.... why did I have to get dragged into this...." Dabi complained. 

"You were introduced into the league by Giran too, weren't you!?" Twice shouted as he went to punch Dabi, but he missed. 

"Why does that matter?" Dabi asked him. 

"Shut up. Everyone, be on guard. We're heading into the city." Shigaraki said as all of us marched onto the battlefield. 

"It's way too quiet here...." I thought to myself as we walked through the streets of the city. The only problem, there was absolutely no one around, no matter where you looked. And, we were nearing the centre of the city itself. 

"Maybe they were lying, after all. No one's here." Toga said. 

"Wrong. Look on the rooftops." Shigaraki said as we all looked up. Standing on top of a rooftop every 2 or 3 blocks was a hero. They were all lower level heroes, but still, they were indeed watching us. 

"If even the heroes here are part of the liberation army..... I see now..... this entire city-" Shigaraki began to say as someone walked around a corner and stood before us in the middle of the street. He wore an all black suit and pants, glasses and he had medium length black hair. 

"That's right, league of villains. All of Deika city is under control of the liberation army. Now, come soldiers!!" The man shouted as dozens, maybe even hundreds of people came rushing down the streets to face us all.

"It's time, everyone! For the special abilities liberation army's "resurrection festival!"" The same man shouted as the other people cheered with him. 

"If you're looking for Giran, he's in the tower with our supreme leader." The man said to us. 

"Hang on, I recognize this dumbass. He's a leader of one of those government parties. I think his name's Koukuu." Spinner said. 

"You said you'd return Giran if we came! Give him back, you bastard!" Twice shouted as Koukuu only laughed at his remark. 

"There's too many of their soldiers here at once. Everyone, split up and head for that tower." Shigaraki ordered as we all obliged and took off. Twice and Toga jumped over some walls, while Spinner, Dabi, and Compress went back to separate down some intersections. Meanwhile, I sprouted my wings and took off into the sky. And, Shigaraki remained in place. 

"Don't think that because you can fly, you'll get away from us, kid." Some people said as a handful of them revealed they had quirks that let them fly as well. And, some of them were carrying more people on their backs. 

"Take him down, boys! The leader wants this one alive though, so don't over do it!" One of the people shouted as everyone started to fly towards me. 

"Shit! They're coming at me from too many angles! I can't handle all these guys at once! I have to retreat for now!" I thought to myself as I turned and flew away, diving low to fly between some buildings.

"If i'm faster than these clowns, then I can get away from them quickly and go straight for that tower. Just gotta lose these guys tailing me!" I thought to myself as I rounded a corner and flew into a 5-story tall car parking lot. 

"Don't think you'll lose us that easily, little runt! I've got a quirk that lets me see through walls! I'll always know where you are, no matter where you go!" A person being carried shouted to me but I didn't care. And, at that moment, i'd thought of a plan to get rid of these idiots. This parking lot was being held up by several pillars. 

"Maybe I could....." I started to think as I stopped my flight and turned around, starting to fly in a circle inside the lot. 

"He's coming back! Artillery group, prepare to fire!" A man with jet boosters in his back shouted as all my enemies flew into the parking lot. 

"PSI x500,000!" I shouted as I could feel the strength entering my arms. I flew straight for two pillars and stretched both of my arms out. I smashed two pillars apart at I flew through the group of enemies. Some being carried had some sort of projectile type quirks and they fired at me when I passed them. They struck me in my back but I could barely feel any pain anymore. I remained in the air and I smashed apart two more pillars. Only 6 more to go. 

"Go around for another pass!! He looks dead already, so he might not be able to take much more!" Another man shouted as they all swooped around to come at me again. I did the same, but I wasn't aiming at any of them. 

"If you guys think you'll take any of us down, then you're in for a monster surprise! We'll murder you all!!" I shouted as I smashed through two more pillars before striking one of my enemies. He had a pair of bird wings and I used my PSI to rip one of them out of his back, making him crash to the ground. 

"One down...." I thought as I suddenly felt someone grab onto my own wings. I turned my head and saw a woman standing on my back and grasping both of my wings.

"We've waited for such a long time for all this! We know exactly what it takes to bring each and every one of you down!! Now, how does this taste!?" The woman shouted as, from both of her hands, blades began to emerge from her wrists. She used them to stab and slice away at my wings, tearing them up and making me lose altitude. 

"Get the hell off me, you bitch!!" I shouted as I tried to reach behind me to throw her off me. But, when I reached back with my right arm, she stabbed me right through my hand. 

"Aaahhhh!!!" I shouted. I actually felt the pain this time as there was now a hole in my hand. 

"I'll stop if you just fall to the ground, sweetie. So, go down already!" The woman yelled as she jammed one of her blades directly into my back. I let out a painful roar as I crashed through two more pillars before landing hard on the ground. The woman jumped off of me and was caught by one of her subordinates and they all proceeded to surround me. I laid on my back as each chuckled in their supposed victory. 

"The stolen child..... the youngest member of the league..... It's over." One man said as I started to laugh. 

"What's so funny, brat?" The same woman from before asked me. 

"You all think you've won already, don't ya? Well, I've got some news for you all. Underestimating your opponents is the first step to your own defeat!" I shouted as I suddenly created plasma on my arms. I raised both of my arms up and fired the plasma away from me. The people surrounding me jumped out of the way before getting hit and got back up to laugh at me. 

"What kind of shots were those? You missed us all." A man said to me. 

"Did I? Who ever said I was aiming at any of you to begin with?" I said to them as they all looked worried for a second. They turned to look at my plasma shots and they watched as they struck the final two pillars keeping this parking lot up. My plasma melted them away and the whole building began to fall. 

"So long, idiots...." I said as I used PSI in my legs to push off the ground and launch myself away from the collapsing building. I proceeded to watch as everyone who had surrounded and laughed at me with their ignorance were crushed underneath the parking lot. 

"Good riddance." I said as I stood tall on my feet. The pain I was feeling was so intense. It was like what I felt before when facing Machia. I grasped my right hand and looked at the wound on it. I could literally see right through my hand now. 

"Fuck..... God damn it, this hurts like a bitch!" I grunted in pain as I tore off a bit of my sweater and wrapped it around my hand to slow the bleeding. 

"Everyone else had better be having a better time than me, otherwise, we may be in trouble." I said to myself as I heard some rubble be moved from behind me. I turned to see a knocked down building, about 30 feet away from me and two people coming from around it. No one else was with them. They were both woman, one with long pink hair, a furry jacket, yellow eyes, some black pants, and black high heels. The second had shorter black hair, blank white eyes, a brown leather jacket, dark green yoga pants and red hiking boots. 

"Supreme leader, target is exactly where you said he'd be. Engaging and capturing now." The girl with the pink hair said into an earpiece. 

"Look you two, I may be a villain and all, but i'm not exactly the kind of guy who likes to hurt woman. But I will if I have to. So, run away now or i'll be forced to end you." I threatened them as they both looked at each other and laughed. 

"You? Kill us? I've never heard such hollow words in my life! Look sister, the child thinks he can defeat us." The girl with black hair said. 

"So, I ain't gettin' through to you two, eh? Well, I think I know a way that'll make you listen to me." I said to them as I started forming plasma on my arms. 

"Before you stands two high ranking members of the special abilities liberation army. We're both in charge of the paparazzi. You can call me Ina Mako." The girl with the pink hair said to me. 

"And I am Ina Jin. Now come, child. Our supreme leader wishes to have a few words with you." The other girl said to me. 

"Oh, he does, does he? Well, i'll be glad to speak with him after I reduce him to nothing but a bloody puddle on the floor." I said as both girls started to look angry at me. 

"You will not harm the supreme leader! Our goal is to obtain truth, and truth we have obtained! Your truth! And we shall defeat you with the power you have given us!" Mako said as I started to run at them both. 

"My truth, you say? I don't know what you're getting at, but the two of you have no chance at beating me! Back off now, or i'm going to murder you!" I shouted as I fired my plasma at them. They both jumped to their sides as my plasma flew past them both. 

"Sister, slow him down. It won't take long after that." Mako said as Jin stepped forward. 

"So, you're first then? That's fine by me!" I yelled as I started filling my arms with 300,000 PSI. 

"Don't blink, kid!" Jin shouted as her eyes started to flutter and brighten. I leaped for her and reeled my left arm back to strike her. But, before I could reach her, she opened her eyes wide and a sudden immense flash of light blinded me. I stopped my attack and landed on my side on the ground. I was covering my eyes because that light was so bright. 

"He's down. He's all yours, Mako." Jin said to her sister as she now stepped forward. I tried opening my eyes, but when I did, all I could see was white. 

"What's going on!? What the hell did you do to me!? Why can't I see!?" I questioned furiously. 

"My dear sister, Jin, has the power to create flashes of light from her eyes that act like flashbangs. She's simply temporarily blinded you and stopped you from moving. And now, it's my turn. Time to see who you are, child." Mako said to me as she crouched down next to me and placed one of her hands on my head. My body froze when she touched me and it felt like she was pulling things out of my head. 

"As for me, my quirk is called "Mind." When I touch someone's head, I can see all their memories from their life. And, I can show you them as well. Let's see who you are, shall we, Tenshonoma Cryshiki?" Mako said to me as I suddenly blacked out. My body started to feel like it was falling.

I could see myself again for some reason, but everything around me was black. But then, I landed on a hard floor. I got up and looked around but it was all still black. Nothing but a blank white floor I stood on was here. 

"Now then. Do you know who you are, Tenshonoma Cryshiki?" I heard Mako's voice ask me. 

"Stop calling me by that name! I no longer use that disgusting name! My name is Arsenal! I'm a member of the league of villains, lead by Shigaraki!" I shouted back to her as a screen suddenly appeared in front of me. 

"Wrong! All lies! Let's start from the beginning, shall we!?" Mako said as I could see a mother and her baby on the screen. And, I recognized the mother. It was that white haired hero woman who took me down when I tried to escape from Midoriya during our battle.

"Do you know who this is, Cryshiki?" Mako asked me. 

"Shut up..... Stop messing with my head!" I screamed back at her. 

"She's your mother, Cryshiki. Her name is Tenshonoma Fuyumi. She's a pro hero names Wrath Queen. The number 12 ranked to be exact." Mako explained as it felt like my head was starting to split. 

"You lie! I don't know her!! My parents are dead!! The league is the only family I have!!" I shouted back to her. 

"Wrong again!! Let's move on!!" Mako said as she made a second screen appear. This time, it was a time-lapse of a child growing up and eventually starting to look like me when he was older, only without the injuries. 

"You acquired your unique and highly rare quirk when you turned the age of 3, quite early actually to manifest such power. Your quirk granted you several different abilities and others began looking at you as unfair and shut you out. You became an outsider, alienated, and thus, you grew fearful of most people when mentioning your quirk in the slightest!" Mako explained to me as I dropped to my knees. 

"Shut up!! That's not me!!" I screamed as yet another screen appeared. This time, it showed me wearing a school uniform. It was another time-lapse and it showed a bunch of different scenarios. 

"Because of your fear, you felt the only way for people to accept you was to become a hero. You passed U.A entrance exam and were deemed worthy of being in their prestigious hero course. There, you trained to become an aspiring hero, alongside your friends and classmates of 1-B and 1-A." Mako said as the screen showed different images of students. One was Midoriya, and seeing him built up rage inside of me. The next was a girl with long orange hair in the style of a pony-tail. Next was a boy with grey hair and spiky looking teeth. And then next..... It was that other girl I recognized. The one from the license exam. The one with the short black hair and long earlobes. 

"Do you recognize any of these people, Cryshiki!? They are your friends and loved ones!!" Mako shouted as I banged my head hard against the ground and kept it there. 

"Stop talking!!! I don't care for any of these people!!!! I want to kill them all!!" I bellowed in pain as many more screens began to surround me, showing me in so many more situations. 

"During your first day of battle training, you nearly lost a finger as it bent back too far!! During the sports festival, you obtained many horrific injuries! A snapped spine, a broken arm, severe burns, and the loss of those two fingers on your left hand! Furthermore, during your exam at the end of your first semester, a hard blow caused by yourself resulted in you blowing apart sections of your right arm, thus is the reason why chunks are missing!!" Mako listed as I could feel tears coming from my eyes. I just wanted it all to stop. 

"And next, came your training camp!! All things were going well for you, until..... the league of villains appeared....." Mako said menacingly as I finally broke. 

"STOOOOPPP!!!!! PLEASE, JUST STOP!!!! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!! MAKE IT STOP!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!!!! YOU'RE TEARING ME APART!!!! SO PLEASE...... Just...... stop....." I said as I cried into the cold floor. All the while, Mako was chuckling at her achievement of breaking me. 

"Sister, Jin...... It's over. We've won."