Solstice and Eclipse: Part III

Chapter VII: The Fire in His Eyes

Author's Note: The Chainsaw Nomu has received a power boost in this fanfiction, so it poses a larger threat for its encounter with (L/N). Think of it as on par with the Nomu from the USJ, with regenerative capabilities to rival Hood's.

With the poisonous gas gone, no longer interfering with his quirk, (L/N) was able to extend his search radius and locate Yaoyorozu. She was just under half a mile (0.8 km) away, and from what he could tell, being chased by another villain. He flew as quickly as he could, and the closer he got the more trouble he could tell she was in. The first thing he sensed was the size of the thing chasing her, well over eight feet (2.5 meters) tall, it's six arms flailed madly, and its footsteps shook the ground. He wasn't sure if it was even human. The next thing he picked up on was the feint scent of iron, like rust. He realized what he was smelling was blood, and it encouraged him to push himself even faster.

The light of the moon and stars cut through the canopy of leaves and shone upon their fleeing figures so (L/N) could feel their every movement. One of the students from Class B was dragging Yaoyorozu in his arms, doing his best to outrun the creature, but it was gaining on them. Eventually, they came to a stop, and Yaoyorozu was just seconds away from being killed.

Crashing through the trees, he screamed her name and barreled into the beast just as it was about to strike, tackling it around the midsection. Using his quirk to boost his strength, (L/N) planted his feet in the dirt and spun on his right heel, throwing the beast deep into the forest.

"Get her out of here!" (L/N) shouted at the other student.

"R-Right." He nodded. Wrapping Yaoyorozu's arms over his shoulders, Awase took off towards the camp, carrying her on his back.

From the trees he could hear the shifting of rock as the Nomu got back to its feet. He heard its heavy footfalls, and then it was on top of him. It moved faster than he'd anticipated, launching itself off the ball of its foot so it covered the gap between them in a flash. (L/N) barely had time to shield himself with his arms when one of its large fists crashed into him. The force of the punch launched him backwards and sent him flying past Awase and Yaoyorozu. His back hit the ground painfully as he crashed into the earth. Lying on his back, he quickly rolled to the side, narrowly avoiding a large drill attached to one of six arms growing out of the Nomu's back.

Extending both palms outwards, a hot white light blasted from (L/N)'s hands and took off two of the creature's appendages. A sickly squelching sound reached his ears and his brow furrowed in disgust, horror, and shock as he felt the photons disperse around two new, freshly regenerated arms.

Four sets of chainsaws came crashing down upon him, but they were met with a blockade of hardened light. The teeth ground against the shield as the chain spun, slowly cracking the barrier. Getting on one knee, (L/N) ducked beneath the Nomu's arms just as his structure shattered and once again grabbed the creature by the middle, this time taking it upwards to the top of the tree line before turning to drive it back into the ground.

Awase stuttered at the impact, and a chunk of soil sent up from the crater hit him in the side of the head and knocked him off his feet. Wiping the dirt from his eyes, he nervously glanced over his shoulder to see (L/N)'s glowing body flying around the Nomu in the middle of the impact crater as he avoided its arms, and occasionally found an opportunity to strike. It was almost like watching someone trying to swat at an annoying fly.

Pushing himself back to his feet, Awase took off again. He was exhausted but he had to keep moving. He used the adrenaline coursing through his system to force one foot in front of the other. It wasn't very fast, but it was all he could do to get them away from the fight. The sound of shattering bark caused him to look back again, and his eyes widened in panic as he saw (L/N) hit across the face by the Nomu's hammer arm. Awase shouted in fear as the creature's head snapped in his direction, and he forced himself to run even faster.