She had no idea who this man was, but she was positive that this man was the strongest villain of this world. "Now then. Shall we begin?"

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"That blast should of annihilated the lot of you, but look at this, one of you is still standing, as if that attack was nothing. Consider me impressed."

"Dryad... you need to get out of here. It wasn't supposed to go like this." Best Jeanist said from behind Akina. His voice was shaken and it was obvious that he was in an intense amount of pain. Though despite him being in pain, he activated his quirk and the denim of his costume shifted before speeding towards the man, only for the villain to send a stream of air towards him and create a gaping wound in his stomach.

"Hm. Now I see." The villain said. "Your strength comes from practice and practical experience, not raw power. I don't need your quirk. I wouldn't pair well with Tomura's disposition."

As the man looked over the fallen heroes and Akina, the mage took the chance to survey her surroundings. The cops that had been with them had luckily been out of the area to get more containment vans, the heroes she had been with were down for the count, and she could smell the overpowering scent of four of her classmate's fear drifting over from behind a wall in the small alleyway. By the looks of it the villain was on high alert, and would attack her if she made any type of move. Normally she'd jump at an opportunity like this, but with so many people around she risked hurting those who were on her side.

Suddenly there was a loud splashing sound and Akina looked towards the man, seeing Bakugo appear from the same type of gray substance that had been used to take the Nomus away just a few minutes earlier.

"Damn it. The hell?" Bakugo said, coughing the substance out.

"My apologies, Bakugo." The villain said.

Soon, multiple villains appeared from the gray substance, all of them coughing it up once they had fully appeared.

"That was so gross." Toga said.

"This gray stuff reeks! I love it." Twice exclaimed.

"Gross." Gajeel huffed, wiping his mouth.

"That was a less than desirable experience." Panther Lily said.

"Master." Shigaraki said

"So. You've failed once more, Tomura." The villain said, slowly walking up to the bluenette. "But you must not be discouraged. You'll try again. That's why I brought your associates back with you. Even this child, because you judged that he was an important piece on your game board." He reached out his hand towards Shigaraki, "Start over as many times as it takes. I am here to provide you with help. All of this is for you." A silence fell upon the area as Shigaraki looked at his master's hand.

In the distance Akina could hear the sound of somebody jumping from building to building as he rushed closer to them. And slowly the scent of All Might got closer to the scene of the attack. It seemed the main villain was made aware of the hero's approach as well, as he had looked up in the direction of where he was coming from.

"Ah. there you are." 

Akina watched as All Might sped down from the sky and hit the villain with a punch head on.

"I'll have you return my student, All For One!"

"Have you come to kill me a second time, All Might?" The villain, All For One, said as he blocked All Might's attack with ease. The attack had created a shockwave that caused most of the villains and the heroes to blow away, the only ones still standing in their original spots were the Fairy Tail wizards. "It took you long enough to find us. It's only five kilometers from the bar to here, and yet it was a least thirty seconds after I sent the Nomus that you arrived. You've gotten weaker, All Might."

"You're one to talk, it's king of difficult to ignore that fancy life-support mask you've got on. Aren't you overexerting yourself." All Might retorted.

Looking from the two, Akina looked to see Bakugo laying on the ground. If she could somehow get him out of here she'd be able to fight this guy openly, without her classmates there. As All For One was focused on All Might, Akina slowly crept over to where Bakugo was laying.

"You need to get out of here, fast." Akina said, her voice low. "Before things get ugly-" Suddenly a wave of air rushed over the two and Akina looked behind her to see All Might fly back and into a series of buildings, causing them to fall towards the ground. With her hearing, she could easily hear the panicked screams of those inside the buildings before some of them were cut off completely. Looking back the the villain, it was easy to tell the strength he held just might rival that of a wizard's.

Bakugo had seen the destruction as well, and he looked towards the collapsed buildings with a fearful expression. "All Might!"

All For One looked over at him, and though he was wearing a mask Akina had a feeling that he was smiling. "Don't you worry. It'll take more than that to kill him. Get off the battlefield, Tomura. And take both the children with you." He raised his hand and they turned to black branch-like trendles with red veins. They sped through the air and impaled themselves into Kurogiri. "Kurogiri. Warp them away." A giant portal opened up, sending a rush of air over everyone in the area. "Leave this place."

"What about you?" Shigaraki asked, before looking over at a cloud of debris and smoke rising up in the distance to signify All Might was on his way back.

All For One rose up into the air slowly as All Might rushed back towards him, "You're not thinking, Tomura. There remains much room for you to grow."

"You're mine!" All Might shouted as he fell towards the earth, sending another attack at All For One.

"Let's go, Shigaraki. While our masked lead is keeping All Might entertained." Compress shouted, already standing by the portal.

Akina looked over at all the villains, seeing that they were eying Bakugo. It was obvious to the both of them that they weren't going to leave without him.

"Huh. This is gonna be fun." Bakugo said.

"Don't get yourself killed, alright?" Akina said, crouching down into a battle stance. She glanced over at Gajeel and Panther lily, and nodded. She knew they couldn't let their cover go just yet, so, the three of them made a silent agreement to fight each other.

"Young Bakugo, Young Hayashi, don't!" All Might shouted as he rushed over towards the two, only for All For One to stop him with the black and red branches. He continued trying to attack All Might, keeping him away from Akina and Bakugo.

As the other villains started to attack Bakugo Gajeel sped straight towards Akina, sending a punch at her gut and sending her skidding back.

"You pack more of a punch than the last time I fought you." Akina said, placing a hand over her gut for a second.

"Well I haven't been slacking off these past few months." Gajeel said.

Akina chuckled and lunged forwards, turning her arms into wooden claws before swiping at Gejeel. She managed to land an attack on him and crate a small scratch on his shoulder.

"Be careful where you attack. I'm sure you smell the kids behind the wall over there." Akina said to him, her voice low. "They're not as strong as people in our world, a single roar could possibly put them into a coma."

Gajeel nodded, "Don't worry. I'll be careful."

Akina nodded back and jumped forwards before she was suddenly grabbed and lifted up into the air.

"Sorry about this, Akina, but this is the easiest way I can relay information to you." Panther Lily said. He had shifted into his battle form and was now flying upwards, lifting Akina higher and higher into the sky.

"Don't worry, no hard feelings. Whatcha got, Lily?" Akina said.

"Gajeel and I have found out that the head villain has managed to make contact with some rather powerful allies. He's mentioned that he has a group on standby if need be, but that was all that he mentioned, Gajeel and I haven't found any leads on who these allies might be."

"So, there's another group of villains for when he's backed into a corner. Thanks Lily, I'll keep that in mind."

He nodded, "Now, we must avoid suspicion."

"Yeah, yeah, just drop me already." Akina said and she felt  Lily drop her and send her falling towards the ground. Though as she was falling, her classmates had decided to act. Kirishima broke through the wall that they were hiding behind, Iida holding both him and Midoriya. From behind them Todoroki created a giant slope of ice. As she fell, Akina watched as Iida sped along the top of the slope and through the air.

She watched as All For One reached up towards them with the red and black branches starting to extend towards them. Acting fast, she shifted her direction she was facing and activated her aera magic, speeding past the three and taking the attack on herself, the trendles impaling themselves in her side and arms. It hurt, but the pain was bearable compared to what she's been through in the past.

"Don't worry about me. Get Bakugo." Akina shouted as they flew past her.

Midoriya looked at her then nodded, "Kirishima, now!" He shouted.

Kirishima looked down at Bakugo and reached his hand out towards them. "Come on!"

As All For One brought her closer towards him, she watched as Bakugo set off a powerful explosion, sending him high up into the air and towards his friends. Looking over her shoulder she smiled as she watched them fly off into the distance, to safety. 

Suddenly she stopped being brought forwards and the branches dislodged themselves from Akina's body. Looking from the group to the villain, she saw that All Might had sent him flying into a nearby wall with a strong punch.

Akina fell to the ground, a soft green glow emitting from her wounds as they slowly closed up.

"Seriously? You kids." All Might said.

"Don't let them get away! Who can do distance?" Compress shouted from behind Akina.

"Kurogiri and Dabi! But they're down." Spinner shouted, then he turned towards Panther Lily. "Yo, newbie, you can do distance right?" 

Panther Lily crossed his arms, "Unfortunately I have a time limit with my wings, and they have already gone out of my range."

"Looks like you're out of luck." Akina said as she reached her hand out towards them and created branches to easily capture them. She grinned, her eyes glinting. "Now that they're gone, I believe I can stop holding back now, huh."

"What do you mean, holding back?!" Magne asked.

At the question Akina just grinned and the branches tightened. She had both Gajeel and Panther Lily wrapped up as well- while she would of loved to be able to have him completely back on her side she had a feeling that they just might need someone in the inside for just a little longer. And by the small nod Gajeel gave her he understood as well. It wasn't long until flowers started to sprout from each of the branches, each of them exploding into a powder that surrounded everyone. It only took a few seconds but soon the villains, as well as Gajeel and Panther Lily had all been incapacitated.

Suddenly a bolt of lightning shot down from the sky and Laxus appeared, looking around at what was happening. "Looks like you've already dealt with the grunts." He stated, looking over at Akina and watched as she dropped them to the ground, leaving them laying there. With a bored expression he looked over at All For One, "I'm assuming this is the head of their little group."

"You've turned the tables with a single move. You're quite the young prodigy." He said, raising his hand and sending more of the black and red branches towards Akina. Before All Might could get to her and stop All For One, the attack made contact with Akina and embedded themselves into her once again. Some had sped behind her and picked up the incapacitated people and threw them through the portal. "You have quite a strong quirk for someone so young. Makes me think that there isn't much you need to do to master it."

It felt as if the branches were searching for something. It felt as if they were wrapping themselves all around her. The feeling was almost suffocating. Akina knew what he was looking for. By the scent of him she knew that he could somehow steal other people's quirks. But what he didn't know was that what she had couldn't be stolen from her.

"Young Hayashi!" All Might shouted, trying to run over to her only to be prevented by All For One sending a strong stream of air to send him flying back once again. Looking at the freckled teen, he tilted his head ever so slightly in confusion.

"What, not finding what you're looking for?" Akina asked, a grin appearing on her face, "Sorry, but you're not going to be able to take anything away from me." She took a breath and a magic circle appeared in front of her mouth, "Nature Dragon: Roar!" She casted, a bright light green beam rushing out of her mouth and hitting All For One head on, sending him flying back into a series of buildings. At the attack, the black and red branches that had been holding her up were detached and she fell towards the ground.

"Is that all that took? Man that guy was weak." Laxus said as he walked up to Akina. "And here I though I might have some kind of challenge in a fight."

"You might have your chance." Akina said as All For One got back up, dusting the rubble off his suit as if he hadn't just been sent flying into at least three different buildings. Before he could make another move, Laxus grinned and suddenly turned to lightning, speeding towards the villain and sending him flying up into the air, only to fly up into the air after him and reform and punch him straight down towards the ground.

"He may be a villain but don't kill him!" Akina shouted out to him.

"Don't tell me what to do!" Laxus shouted as he landed on the ground, looking down at the villain that was now lying in the rubble, unmoving. Normally Akina would of suspected that he was dead, but she could hear the shakiness of his breaths from where she was standing.

"Young Hayashi-! Wait, what happened?" All Might exclaimed as he returned to the scene. A look of shock was on his face as he saw All For One laying in the rubble.

All For One sat up and placed a hand on his side, "I never imagined there to be beings in this world that hold such power, but it makes sense since the both of you aren't from this world."

Akina froze at his statement, her eyes widening. Does he know? But... how?

"I had hoped that I wouldn't of had to use this trump card just yet, but it seems the two of you have forced my hand."

Akina looked at him and got prepared to fight back any possible attack that might be thrown her way. Though instead of an attack, the same transportation goo had appeared around the battle field, and a familiar type of scent suddenly filled her nose. Looking at Laxus, it was obvious that he smelled it as well.

In the air, the scent of magic had appeared.

Akina looked around at the goo, watching as people appeared out of thin air, the scent of magic rising up off of them. Looking around at the newcomers, Akina noticed all of them had the same symbol on their clothes, one that brought her back to when she and Team Natsu tried to bring down the Tower of Heaven.

The symbol of the assassin's guild, Death's Head Caucus.

Lily had warned her that All For One had made contact with some strong allies, but the fact that the allies were Dark Wizards changed everything.