Hopping Hearts

17: Time to fight

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(A/n:I. AM. BACK. It's been a long time since I uploaded because of my work, and because of that gap it was hard to get into the mood again, but I think I finally got it. So first things first, we reached 3k reads, you can't imagine how happy and thankful I am to you my readers. Second as you all know the story takes place after the end of mha which isn't finished yet so in order to avoid any misunderstandings, everything that happens is after Miruko's fight with the high end Nomus, in my version she fell into a coma. If something major happens in the manga I'm not gonna change my story except if it's something that I can write without changing the story. For example if Mt. Lady dies in the manga here she is alive or if Toga dies before she is introduced in the story then she is dead. Now after a whole Month let's get into it)

Kirishima: "What... Do. You mean"

Itsuki smiled, his metallic skin shifting as if it was normal.

Itsuki: "Anyone that makes me bleed instantly wins. It's a small rule I put in order to make my fights more interesting"

While Itsuki was impressed by this achievement, Kirishima wasn't. He felt humiliated being given a win just like this, and he simply couldn't accept it.

Kirishima: "No, I can't accept this. I.. I WON'T ACCEPT THIS. It was a completely one-sided fight, and because I got a lucky shot I win? This... This isn't a win!"

Hearing this made Itsuki chuckle, because even though he understood his reasoning for not wanting to accept this win he didn't understand something else and that something else was the true reason he accepted defeat.

Itsuki: "You don't understand it do you?"

Kirishima: "Understand what?"

Itsuki: "You stood no chance in hell, no matter how many times we fought the result would be the same. The difference in power was obvious, but despite that you continued to fight, you didn't give up, you clung into your hope and your chivalrous spirit and pressed on.... And the spirit you showed me today will be be forever imprinted in both my body and soul"

At that moment Itsuki's wound started healing at rapid speeds but while the small cut was healing behind it left a visible scar. Kirishima looked it curiously since he didn't understand the meaning of it . Scars isn't something uncommon you can get a scar from anything but Itsuki looked so proud almost happy with his new mark, a scar formed from just scratch.

Itsuki: "Eijiro Kirishima ever since I lost my quirk and became what I am today, you are the sixth person that touched my very soul with his spirit, the third to take a win out of me and the second to actually leave a visible mark on me"

The machine man touched his cheek feeling the slightly rougher metal.

Itsuki: "I shall cherish this scar, and when you become the hero I know you can be and reach your true potential I will remember our fight and I will come back for a rematch and then I will win. There will be no stupid rules to hold me back and you will be ready for my true power"

Kirishima felt tears well up his eyes despite loosing, despite the pitiful display he showed a while ago the man in front of him believed in him with every ounce of his soul. Despite knowing it's other for only a short while the two men understood eachother after all exchanging blows with one another can truly connect the spirits of two warriors.

Kirishima: "Heh who said that you are gonna win"

Itsuki laughed at his remark as he went to pick him up throwing his opponents right arm over his shoulder.

Itsuki: "Hehehe That's the spirit man. Only making me bleed isn't enough to win. You must also be someone that can actually defeat me someday someone that has a good heart and a powerful spirit. And you fulfilled all those four criteria"