The Crossroads of Destiny (An MHA x DC Comics Crossover)

Chapter 16 - The Cavalry Battle

"Cavalry Battle?" Damian said to himself as he heard Midnight's words. This was not something he had expected, nor anything that appeared in all the previous school festivals, meaning that this was an original idea that they came up with.

'I wonder how that one will work...It is not something where players are going to play as individuals.' Damian thought to himself. But he guessed that it would be best if he waited and let Midnight explain the rules of this round.

"You can all form 2-4 person teams freely and form a horseback configuration! Basically, it's the same rules as a normal human cavalry battle, swipe enemy riders' headbands and guard your own. But there is one more thing..." Midnight explained in an enthusiastic voice.

"Everyone will receive points based on their performance in the last round! And the number of points you're worth will be 5 points if you placed 42nd, 10 if you placed 41st, and so on!" Midnight explained in her usual mood.

'195 Points. So that is what I am worth.' Damian thought to himself, this whole cavalry battle certainly was going to be interesting, so he will play along. Not like he had a choice, in the first place.

"But the exception will be the first place, which will be worth...TEN MILLION POINTS!!!" Midnight shouted out in extreme enthusiasm.

As soon as Midnight shouted out how many points Izuku was worth, all eyes were on him, like lions observing their injured prey.

"T-Ten Million?!" Izuku thought to himself in shock, he did not expect something like this to suddenly happen, was he hearing this correctly? He instantly knew that he was going to be the main target of this round, and it frightened him.

Damian also looked over at Izuku when Midnight announced just how much he was worth. He then quickly noticed how everyone else was observing him with hungry eyes. He just lightly smirked at this, this situation was going to be to his advantage.

'The eyes glaring at me now are different from middle school, through pure luck I managed to land a momentary spot at the top. Nevertheless...I am going to pull through!' Izuku thought to himself. His expression of fear and shock suddenly turned into one of determination and bravery.

"The time limit is 15 minutes, the point value of each group's headband is worth the total point accumulation of each of the warhorse's members. And the one to wear the headband will be the horse's rider! Until time is up, you'll all be fighting and stealing as many of each other's headbands as you can!" Midnight kept explaining.

"But the most important aspect of the cavalry battle is that even if you should lose your headband or crumble as a horse configuration, you're still not out of the game!" Midnight said.

Damian kept listening closely to each word Midnight was saying, and he was already making a clear picture of the cavalry battle in his mind with each rule Midnight kept saying, and now he was sure, while this may be a bit weird and unorthodox, it definitely will be exciting.

"Alright! Now you all have 15 minutes to organize your team until we start the round! Good luck!" Midnight said, finally finishing her explanation of the cavalry battle.

Damian observed how almost everyone kept swarming Katsuki and Shoto, wanting to be part of their teams since they seemed the strongest of the class, but he noticed that no one was really walking up to him. 'So, this is how we are gonna do it, huh?' He thought to himself while leaning against the wall.

"Hey Wayne! Let's team up!" A voice said from Damian's side, as the individual was getting closer and closer towards him.

Damian quickly looked over to his side to see who was approaching, and he was kind of surprised "Kirishima, is it?" Damian asked.