As Kyoro was slowly being choked out, his brain was in full throttle.

'HOW DOES HE KNOW?!' Kyoro asked in desperation as he attempted to pry his massive hands from around his throat. 'HOW THE HELL WOULD I KNOW?! YOU'RE THE FIRST HUMAN IVE SPOKEN TO DIRECTLY IN EONS!' Gaia admit, making Kyoro's eyes widened even further.

Kyoro swung his leg upward, attempting to axe kick the man, but he caught his foot with ease.

"Not going to use your Quirk? I know you've met her." The man said increasing his grip on Kyoro's ankle now too. Kyoro felt like his foot was about to come off and as a last resort, reeled back his fist. The man smiled under his mask and watched as Kyoro's hand glowed blue.

"Ah. I knew you'd be here sooner or later—" The man suddenly said, before tossing Kyoro away and catching two punches from All Might, who flew in to stop the man's attack on Kyoro.

"I'll have you return everything, All For One!" All Might declared with a glare. "Will you kill me again, All Might?" All For One asked. The shockwave of their blow blew Kyoro into a wall and send the villains flying back as well.

"You're pretty late. It's a little more than five Kilometers from the bar. You've gotten weaker, All Might." All for One mocked.

Kyoro charged his body with Chlorophyll and stood up, slowly making his wounds regenerate as plant cells tow quicken the pace.

"And you? What's with the industrial mask you've got on?" All Might asked in return. "Are you overexerting yourself?"

"I won't make the same mistake I made six years ago. I will take Young Midoriya back and lock you up for good!" All Might exclaimed.

All Might appeared inches away from All for One with a crackle of yellow energy tracing his body.

All for One extending his arm to catch the thrusting fist of All Might, and a black and red lightning opposed the energy the Number One Hero produced, making the clash burst another wave of air.

All Might was sent flying by a sudden recoil of the black energy, but Kyoro threw his arm out and sent a vine to catch him.

Nearly losing his footing, Kyoro rooted himself down and slung All Might back, making the behemoth reel his fist back.

Kyoro felt danger to his left, and suddenly flipped over the lunge of Toga's slash, kicking off her back and simultaneously kicking away Magne's pillar.

Kyoro landed with his arms tucked as Spinner and Shigaraki circled around him, Toga filing into the pinch.

Kyoro thrust his hands out as sakura petals burst from his palms, swirling around him in the same motion his opponents did.

With his leaf guard, Kyoro spun on his heel and summoned his leaf blade, dashing for Spinner in the veil of pink.

The two clashed, parrying each other's attacks before locking blades again. Kyoro kicked Spinner back in time to avoid the rapid spin of his contorted sword, and dodge the vertical slash of an ambushing Toga.

Shigaraki planted his palm on Kyoro's back, but it revealed an external piece of wood that disintegrated in his stead, not before creating thorns to stab into Shigaraki's free arm.

Kyoro glared back with eyes of plasma, making all biotic life he created disperse as he reeled back his fist.

"Nova Star—" Kyoro turned on his heel, planting his foot across from the dazed Shigaraki, and thrust his fist forward. "PUNCH!"

Unfortunately, All for One had heard of the devastating power of this punch, intervening by standing beside Shigaraki and distorting his arm into an amalgamation of Quirks.

As Kyoro's fist punched All for One's hand, a beam of plasma and fire erupted from his knuckles and sent All for One flying into the abandoned apartment building across from the lot, where it completely toppled over him.

Kyoro couldn't make out why, but he felt the burning sensation in his head to move.

With just a graze, Kyoro dodged a black and red tendril from piercing his skull, falling on his ass and rolling away as another landed where he sat.

All Might swooped him up to avoid the next tendril, but All for One appeared behind them, swatting All Might away and grabbing Kyoro by his throat.

"I'll destroy this vessel as many times as it takes, Gaia." All for One declared, before a drill pierced straight through Kyoro's torso.

"AGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHH! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

The drill tore into his insides and cleaved through each organ, obliterating Kyoro's entire stomach and making blood burst like a geyser.

All Might saw the blood leak from the sky in sheer fright and despair. His student was being mutilated before his very eyes.

All for One watched as Kyoro's body flashed back to a pristine state with a green glow.

"Tenacious. No matter. I'm always one for a show." All for One mused, seeing Kyoro clench his fingers around All for One's hand with a defiant glare.

With a muffled gasp, Kyoro bit down on All for One's hand, but a sudden build up of plasma burst from his lungs and erupted out of his mouth, sending All for One barreling towards the ground.

Kyoro flailed towards the ground, but All Might caught him and landed a safe distance away from the villains.

'This is bad. Young Midoriya can't go on much longer... his pulse is fading.' All Might felt, seeing Kyoro's chest heave up and down at a sickly slow rate.

Time was of the essence.

All for One abused this, by appearing above All Might, and kicking him away with a spring-loaded quirk, several enhancements to add to the power.

Kyoro fell from the sudden lack of balance, but All for One grabbed his face and threw it straight into the ground, earning a sickening crack.

Kyoro's eyes widened as he lost sight of reality, the blur making even inches before him look lost.

"Resign this Quirk, Gaia. It'll all be over."

Kyoro screamed in anger and pain as he grasped All for One's hands, before his body began to glow a gradient of pink and blue.

"MOONLIGHT TRANSCENDENCE!"

Kyoro's hair flushed pink as he ripped All For One's hand right out of its socket and leapt away.

"Just all the tricks up your sleeve. How ironic—" All for One blocked a "DETROIT SMASH!" from All Might, the struggle for dominance between the two letting Kyoro catch his breath as Gaia created loopholes for Kyoro's success.

'Kyoro, that was the last quirk I can create for awhile...' Gaia announced as he caught his breath, noting the small whistles he heard from behind him.

'This is it, then... It's really do or die.' Kyoro coughed up blood and nearly fell to his knees, but hearing a final crash from behind him, he saw a massive eruption of ice near by.

A spark of green and a streak of blue flew up the ramp and into the sky, soaring across the battlefield— to everyone's shock— even All for One's.

Kyoro knew exactly who they were and what they're intentions were.

"COME ON!" Izuku screamed, pleading for Kyoro to escape while he could.

But...

Kyoro didn't move.

Everyone watched the streak fly away and let out faint gasps of disbelief.

His one chance at leaving the scene... returning home... leaving the fight... the pain and agony... he let it go.

"I'm not leaving anyone... ever again." Kyoro thought, shaking his head and turning back to All for One.

Said villain sighed as he lashed the black and red tendrils at the League of Villians. He swatted all of them into a portal he forced from Kurogiri with no hesitation, not even Shigaraki was spared a parting remark.

"I see..." All for One began, raising his hands towards All Might and Kyoro.

"You've sealed your fate."

•

Around the world, the sight of the battered and bloodied All Might alongside the presumed dead Kyoro Midoriya was a shock to all. The curiosity and fear of the unknown was enough to keep all glued to their screens, covering their gaped mouthes after seeing the battle.

All Class 1-A students were trembling as they saw Kyoro disregard his means of escape, and stand off against the ultimate villain.

The major issue... was the deflated form of the once great Number One Hero.

All Might's time had ran out... leaving Kyoro as the last resort to stop All
For One.

The disbelief and confusion on every spectators face was beyond words. The silence that overtook the world from the sight had left a still impression on time.

Small, quiet pleas for him to get back up... face the foe and win... save the day.

They all slowly dove deep within their desires and begged for him to be the symbol they upheld and believed in. They became cheers. The faith never left even in the darkest moments of despair. The hope he brought for a better day shined bright, and the screams of encouragement shook the world.

•

Kyoro weakly stood in front of All Might in case All for One made a move. However, a streak of golden lightning whisked past Kyoro.

"Ah... it never ends with you heroes. You all must really like letting down the people. Futile struggles to stop those with freedom. You're shackled to your morals and the law. So fight on. Detain me... hold back the inevitable." All for One mocked.

All Might clenched his right hand and it inflated with power as he mustered up the embers of One for All. All Might slowly walked to Kyoro's side, the fallen tears plopping against the ground amidst his silence.

"A hero... has a lot to protect, All for One. And that's precisely why," All Might's fist shone with the light of the hopes and dreams of the people he swore to protect. One for All burned bright with power as he stood his ground.

"I will not lose!"

All for One lost his patience and began to levitate into the air.

"Young Midoriya. I have a plan, but... This marks the end." All Might began. "We have to finish this. With one attack. But I can't deliver it. Not in this state. We rush together, and make a feint from me, but I need you to take my Quirk on my mark, and free us from this nightmare." All Might explained.

"Wha... take...?" Kyoro was baffled, but his eyes never left All for One, who's body jittered as he enhanced his body further, his limbs storing energy to wreak havoc.

"You have to... One for All... only lingers in this hollow shell." All Might continued, making Kyoro quiet in thought. Only after one second, did Kyoro nod.

Kyoro transferred Chlorophyll to All Might and both stood low before taking off towards All for One.

Kyoro held the lead as All for One fired dozens of tendrils at the two as he continued make his arm grow with amalgamations and distortions. The tendrils spiked around at incompressible directions and speeds, but Kyoro summoned a blizzard of petals and lunged forward, spinning his body around and using his foot work to slash straight through each one as All Might tailed after him.

With the onslaught of tendrils becoming too overwhelming, Kyoro uprooted the soil beneath them to shield them as they trudged forward into peril.

However, it was time the cavalry arrived.

A burst of flames melted the tendrils and allowed a second of clear passage to the two. Endeavor arrived with Edgeshot and Gran Torino, the two speedsters racing to their side to deflect and defend from the incoming array of procetiles: pressured air bullets and spear-like bones.

Kyoro kicked away a bone spear and flipped forward to slash through a air bullet with his leaf blade as he landed, keeping their rush moving as All for One's arm began to reach the height of an entire apartment.

All for One laughed as he added the spring mechanism to the tendrils, the black and red streaks absorbing the attacks from Gran Torino and Edgeshot before sending both flying away in rebound.

Endeavor tried to blast through them again, but a gale of wind erupted from one enclosing, sending him crashing into a building as well.

With only Kyoro to lead the charge, he leapt up with his glowing body and summoned an array of tree trunks and roots to crash into the tendrils and combat the projectiles, clasping his hands together as he landed and punched away a blast of pressurized air with Nova Star Punch.

All for One gave one last smirk before leaving his last remark.

"For creation... I'll destroy." He muttered, reeling back his three story arm and clenching his fists as it sparked with red plasma.

Moonlight Transcendence flared to life as Kyoro charged power into his right hand, All Might's shining fist gleaming into the night as he suddenly leapt before Kyoro.

All for One rushed at the two thrusting his arm forward with a vigorous yell, and All Might matched his force with the devastating power of One for All.

"NOW, YOUNG MIDORIYA!"

But just before the two fists made contact, Kyoro's eyes sparked with an energy he had never felt before.

Gaia gasped as she was graced with the burst of power of One for All, immediately flushing it back into Kyoro for the boost they needed.

All Might used his momentum to spin Kyoro around in his place, and All for one saw the burning nova of energy surge from Kyoro's hand as he was thrown past his arm, racing up it as he flew.

"Earthbound," Kyoro slammed his right fist straight into All for One's face, tearing off his mask, skin, and nearly reaching his skull as the burning power gleamed its way with the hope of billions behind it.

"CALAMITY!"

A warped vacuum shift All for One and Kyoro into a spin in the distorted space before the implosion of energy erupted from Kyoro's fist, sending All for One flying towards the ground, and alternately, Kyoro towards the sky, as a beam of light gushed from his fist.

Kyoro's body escaped into the night sky as All for One crashed into the ground, a quarter of his face burned nearly the bone, the severe lack of flesh more than enough to render him unconscious and faint of shock.

The silence from the light show drew long and patient. No one dared to assume the outcome, but that glimmer of hope they held on to, was standing tall.

All Might clenched his hand, despite the now permanent frail frame, and rose his fist towards the sky, making the howling cheers of relief and triumph ring across the earth.

The howls of his name and praise lasted all night... the news recorded the arrest of All for One, and with the sun rising in the distance, the camera focused on All Might's final words as the Symbol of Peace.

"It's time... for the next... It's your turn, now." All Might parted.

This phrase was held dear to many. It held many meanings and could be interpreted many way. However, for those near and dear to One for All, it meant the end of an era. It was their time to rise up.

It was time for the Next Generation.