I remained crouched, staying hidden from the man.

The man began to clap and I tensed. Did he notice me?

"As expected of the number four Hero, Best Jeanist. I thought I'd blown everyone away. To be able to manipulate everyone's clothes and pull them to the side in an instant. That quick decision making and skill, you must have nerves of steel."

I see, so that's what happened. From what little time I spent with him, he did seem like a wise person. Annoying as hell, but he's smart. Incredibly clever.

That's what makes him so great as a Hero. Not his strength, his wits.

But All For One seems smarter. And more powerful. Jeanist doesn't stand a chance. Not against the guy who destroyed All Might the way he did.

I peeked around the corner to check out the situation.

Best Jeanist is flat on the ground. Him and the rest of the Heroes are beat up. With one attack no less.

With some struggle, he tried to sit up, sending the fibers of his costume at All For One in an attack.

With one small wave of his hand, he deflected the fibers and shot a hole right into Jeanist stomach.

My own eyes went wide as his blood sprayed on the broken ground beneath him. His eyes rolled back into his head and he fell flat down.

No way.

Is he . . . did he just kill him?

The Number Four Hero . . . was taken out with one wave of a hand.

"I see. This is strength from a huge amount of practice and practical experience. I don't need yours. It's a Quirk that doesn't go with Tomura's disposition."

The clouds in the sky move, making the moonlight finally shine on All For One.

On his head is a black mask, with metal around that reminds me of Kurogiri.

So this is the Villain that even All Might couldn't defeat.

I pursed my lips, pressing my body tightly against the rubble covering me from view. This guy is looking at them like some catalogue.

Which one will he target. He's Quirk shopping. They aren't people to him.

Only objects.

Izu and the others are still in hiding. They must realize by now that we need to go. Katsuki isn't here, and I am incredibly grateful for that.

I'm not going to fight this man if I don't have to. I doubt I could even win.

I was about to turn and leave when black liquid formed around and out popped the League along with Kei.

And then . . . "Damn it! The hell?!" My eyes went wide as Katsuki fell, coughing up some of the strange substance.

Of course.

He's right in front of All For One. "Sorry, Bakugo." Katsuki glared at the man before glancing back at the Villains who are also coughing and sputtering that substance.

"Master . . ." Shigaraki rasped out. "You failed again, huh Tomura?"

He walked over to them. "But do not be discouraged. Just try again. I have brought your associates back as well. Even this child. Because you judged that he was an important piece."

He held his hand out for Shigaraki, who is still on the ground. "Do it over as many times as you need.to. That is why I am here. It's all for you."

Shigaraki looks at him, and it's not that crazy look in his eyes either. It's almost adoration.

I see. His greatest power isn't that he steals others. It is a huge bonus, but it's nothing unless he has pawns to do so.

All he needed was to manipulate someone.

Just like him.

It's sickening.

I don't want to have to deal with him. But I'll be damned if I let any of them have him.

I can't just run up and snatch him. I have to think of a plan, and fast. The best course of action.

I have a hard enough time fighting Kei, mix in the others and All For One I'll be down as fast as Jeanist.

Think Kiri. There's got to be a way to get to him and escape. I'm fast, faster than them. Kei would be my only problem in that area. But they could catch up. Their Quirks can cause complications and I'm assuming they've worked on teamwork.

No, that won't work. I'm going to need a big distraction If I want to even think about snatching him and running.

But what can distract the ultimate Villain and his little parade of delinquents?

"You're here after all, aren't you?" I tensed further, the ends of my hair forming a blade.

I was about to strike before I could be struck but stopped upon spotting All Might descending from the sky.

He struck, but All For One caught his fists with ease. The intense pressure picked up and I steadied myself from the strong attack.

"I'll have you return everything, All For One!" All Might roared. Anger clear as day on his face.

"Will you kill me again, All Might?" His foe questioned.

I spotted my cell phone not far away. Izu.

I dashed across and hid behind some more rubble, pulling the phone to my face. It's cracked, but it's still working.

And the call is still going.

I pressed it to my ear. "Izu." I whispered, careful no one could pick up on it. No response. C'mon Izu.

"Izu." I spoke again, a little louder. Could they have somehow got some brunt from his earlier attack? Is he hurt? Are the others hurt?

"K-Kiri-Nee. Are you alright?" His voice is strained. He's scared.

"I'm fine. Are you guys alright? Did that attack earlier harm any of you?" I asked, voice still in a whisper.

The two pushed each other away and the wind whipped wildly making everyone else fly away at its power. I even flew further back into the building and skidded across the ground.

Son of a bitch. Are they seriously going to duke it out right here?

But . . . All Might is a great distraction for the big man. Now I only need to factor in Kei and the others.

"You're pretty late. It's a little more than five kilometers from the bar to here. It was easily thirty seconds after I sent the Nomu's before you arrived. You've gotten weaker, All Might."

That's still pretty damn good time all things considering.

"What about you? What's with that industrial mask you've got on? Aren't you overexerting yourself?"

I stared at the scene a bit baffled. "He held his own against his hit . . ." I murmured in surprise.

As expected of the Last Boss.

"I won't make the same mistake as I did six years ago, All For One! I will take Young Bakugo back! And this time I will throw you in prison for sure! And all of the League of Villains you control with you!" He launched at him.

I need to get out this building. If they're going to throw around punches like that it's going to collapse on me.

Using the dust in the air as a smoke screen, I ran out and off to the side and behind a broken container.

All For One held his hand out and sent a strong blast, flinging All Might way back and destroying the surrounding area along the way.

The buildings surrounding the area began to crumble at their strikes.

What the hell kind of Quirk was that? "Air Cannon plus Springlike Limbs, Kinetic Booster times four, Strength Enhancer times three. This combination is fun. Maybe I'll try to add a few more enhancer types."

Huh? He can control it that much? Even the Quirk Stones can't do that much.

Multiple use is possible, but the amount of power in each . . . not so much.

"All Might!" Katsuki screamed. He should be fine. He won't go down so easily.

"Even without your worry, he won't die from something like that. So run away from here, Tomura, and take that child with you."

His fingers moved and turned black with red lines and struck forward, striking into Kurogiri who lay unconscious on the ground. "Kurogiri, get everyone away from here." Kurogiri twitched. What the hell Quirk is that?

"Hey, wait! He was defeated and is now unconscious! I'm not sure what's going on, but if you can use Warp, then you should get us away!" The guy who took out the blonde on the trip said.

"I just got mine, Magne. On top of only being able to transport short distances, unlike his coordinate transport, I can only bring people to me or away from me, and I can only send them to someone I am very familiar with. So I'll have Kurogiri do it."

Kurogiri's warp opened a large portal. He's still unconscious though.

He can force someones Quirk to work against their will?

That seems dangerous. I can't understand why Kei would take the risk with it. "Now go!" He urged.

"What about you?" Shigaraki asked.

A loud boom sounded as All Might launched into the air and over.

All For One floated into the air. "Think constantly, Tomura. You still have much more room to grow!"

He and All Might met in the air and continued to fight. "Let's go Shigaraki! While that pipe mask is holding All Might back! Get your piece!" The mask guy compressed an unconscious Villain into a small blue bead so he could carry it.

All The Villains gathered and faced Katsuki.

Shit.

"What a pain!" Katsuki growled. All Might tried to go after him, but One For all is proving quite the distraction. At this rate, he can't save Katsuki.

But I can. However against all of them? Maybe not so much.

The most I can do is fight against all of them. I won't win, but all I need to do is stall them while Katsuki runs.

Then I'll need to slip out as well. If Kei gets a hold of me he'll take me back.

I don't want that. But if it means I can save Katsuki from them then screw it.

They began to go after him, trying to get a hold of him. Katsuki is doing his best to dodge their every attack.

I pulled out a blade from my hair and readied it. I'll wait for an opening. When they think they've got him, that's when I'll strike.

When they think they've won. They won't expect it. But in order for any of this to work, I need to take out Kei.

That must be my first move.

I readied myself, watching as Katsuki took on his opponents. All seven. But I can't jump out irrationally.

"Kiri-Nee!" I blinked out of my thoughts. It's hard to hear with all that's going on, but I fished my phone from my pocket and held it to my ear. "I have a plan. Listen."

He explained it to me and I agreed. It's the best course of action.

It's a bit risky, because Katsuki is the factor in this. But if it's Kirishima, he can do it.

I crouched down, preparing to run. The two adults continued to battle it out while the others tried to get Katsuki.

The key is that they don't know we're here.

And with Izu's plan, we should leave before they can even find us.

I have faith in this. It'll work. So I waited for the signal.

Not too far away, the wall broke, revealing Izu, Iida, and Kirishima. Immediately after, Ice formed long and high into the air and the boys took that all the way up and into the sky.

They soared high into the sky where the Villains can't possibly reach. Not even Kei.

Kirishima turned, holding his hand out as he stared at Katsuki. "Come!" He screamed.

Katsuki's eyes widened ever so slightly and a large explosion went off and he soared into the sky. Now!

I lunged forward, Kei turned, eyes widening. "HAA!" I slashed his across his chest. He let out a sound as he began to fall. I swung again, slicing the belt off and snatching it off.

One of these must have it. It has to!

I gripped it tightly and felt the Quirks in each stone. There!

Kei, recovering, let out an angry shout. He reached for me but it's too late. My feet leave the ground and I soar into the sky myself.

"Stay away from my friends, Kei!" I shouted before flying into the sky in a different direction of the boys.

I didn't have a part in this. I was only to escape.

But if I have some of those Quirk Stones, then I can be prepared for what's to come!

After flying for a bit, I had to land. I've only used a stone for Flying once when I was nine.

I don't have practice with it and I am unable to fly any longer. But it should be enough. This is enough.

Katsuki is safe. Izu is safe. And I have some stones.

All in all, this a success.

I landed on the ground and ran in the direction of the public. That is where they escaped. That's where Izu told me he'd go.

Our part is over.

Although they are safe there is the problem we left behind. All Might and All For One. Last time they fought, All Might almost died. And as a result he can only be a Hero for a couple hours a day.

After this match, he'll either be dead or he'll be Quirkless.

Meaning that Izu will now be the one true holder of One For All.

And if All Might loses . . . our entire society will change. Because criminals and Villains will run rampage. It'll be a complete disaster.

If he loses, that's it for everyone.

Hey, All Might. You can't die. Not yet. You said you'd protect this world.

The only way you can now is if you survive. Your outcome is the key point on the scale of good and evil.

Be aware of that.

Don't let a creep like that win!