the copycat hero: Deku

Chapter 60

"OKAY! LET'S PARTY!"

The shout echoed over the shattered battlefield, the other examinees swarming towards the boy in the centre as he stood on top of the pile of shattered ice. The wave of quirks and balls crashed down a moment later, throwing dust and steam into the air. The cloud was blown away a moment later, revealing nothing but a crater.

"Where'd he go?" someone shouted.

"Shit, was he hit by all of that? He might be dead!"

"Don't say that!"

"Especially since I'm right behind you," Izuku chuckled as the crowd turned to look at him in shock, "Illusionary quirks really are cool."

The crowd didn't get a chance to react as Izuku grinned, stomping his right foot down, a thin wave of blue ice covering the ground in moments. Most of the examinees managed to jump over the attack, staggering as they began to slip on the smooth surface, a few locked in place by the ice. The fist swung at his head a moment later, the attacker blinking as their arm sailed over Izuku's shoulders.

"Damn, that feels weird," the teen laughed as his head popped up from his shoulders, "Will need to thank Tatami-chan later. As for you!"

The still off-balance attacker tensed as Izuku reached out, grabbing their arm gently.

"Tazer Grip: 50 000 volts," he said as the electricity sparked off his arm, the other teen crying out before collapsing to the ground, "Don't worry, I can't quite get to Denki's level yet, you'll wake up soon."

The long hair whipped around him, binding Izuku's arms to his body as he looked at the girl, her twin tails hairstyle extended out to trap him. He grinned as the hair fell away, his eyes glowing red before he jumped back further than he should have been able to.

"Nice try!" he shouted as he flipped through the air, landing deftly on the unstable ground, "But you're going to try harder than that to catch me!"

"Shut up!" several of the other examinees shouted, all rushing Izuku as the prepared to attack.

Izuku just smiled, slipping into a combat stance as he darted forwards. Fists flew faster than they should have, the four brutes staggering back as Izuku struck each of them rapidly.

"This has been fun," the green-haired teen chuckled, "But it's time to try something new out."

Suddenly, his forearm vanished, drawn back into his body as his muscles bulged under his jacket, the sleeve ripping apart as his arm swelled.

"Combo move!" he shouted "Turtle plus limb growth! Echo: King Kong Gun!"

The massive fist shot out, slamming into all four of the attackers and throwing them back into the crowd.

"Wooh," Izuku panted, "Copying two at once still takes a lot out of me. Note to self, practice more."

"He's tired! Get him!" the shout echoed out, Izuku just smiling as his arm started to glow, a pole extending out of it.

He grabbed the metal staff as it separated from him, spinning it around with practiced ease, slamming one end into the gut of an approaching foe. They fell back, another person already jumping towards him, grabbing the staff with a grin.

"Can't hit me if you can't swing your stick!"

"Yeah," Izuku nodded, "But consider this. Fist."

The punch slammed into the boy's face, knocking him back as Izuku jumped out of the way of a tackle, hopping up and over the attacker easily.

"This jump quirk is really great," Izuku grinned, "I hope the owner gets through, I want to talk to them!"

"How about right now!" a girl wearing a yellow leotard shouted as she shot towards Izuku, flipping in the air to kick him.