The green flames began to spread once more as Pyre sprinted around a corner, trying to lose the heroes that were tailing him. Unfortunately for him, it was a dead end. As he reached the wall at the back of the alley, he turned to see the hero students blocking his only exit. "Damn you! You brats do not understand the majesty of my art!" He raised his hands and sent a wall of fire flying directly at them, only for it to be immediately extinguished by the combined efforts of Osen, Tenki, Yu, and Miharu. At the same time, he felt his ability to use his Quirk slip away once again. He looked at the group to see Hiroto staring at him, eyes glowing intently as his hair stood on end. "You! Stifling my creativity once more, Aizawa?! Unforgivable!"
"That's Power Creep to you," Hiroto shot back, unflinching in his efforts.
"Power Creep . . ." Pyre hissed slowly, before breaking out into a low chuckle. "Oh, the muses have blessed me with the inspiration for my next masterpiece! I can see it now! The look of horror on your face as everything you care about is consumed by my flames."
"Shut up, freak!" Sabi lashed out as he charged toward the disabled villain, blades drawn. "The only art you'll be making is a wall mural with your blood!"
"Sabi! Stop!" Zoe shouted, but he didn't listen. The impulsive delinquent leapt into the air, ready to stab the villain through the heart. Instead, he ended up punching Pyre in the chest as his blades retracted into his hands.
"What the-" Sabi turned back and glared at Hiroto, who was now staring intently at him.
"Don't be stupid, Damascus," Hiroto said seriously. Before Sabi had time to respond, an explosion of green knocked him back towards the group as Pyre utilised his restored Quirk to propel himself over the wall.
"I don't believe you have room to talk, Power Creep!" the villain laughed as he made his escape.
The group rushed toward Sabi to make sure he was okay, but he quickly got back on his feet and lunged at Hiroto. "Don't you ever do that again!""
"Hey, excuse me for keeping 'murder' off your record," Hiroto retorted. Another explosion rocked the arena as Sabi got back to his feet.
"Maybe we should add 'assisted arson' to yours." Sabi punched Hiroto in the gut, causing him to crumple to the ground as Sabi took off in the direction of the disturbance.
"Don't let either of them get away," Hiroto said, catching his breath. "We've gotta keep Pyre from burning this place to the ground."
"Yeah, and we need to keep Stabby McStabface in check too," Kage said sarcastically. The group turned to head after Sabi and Pyre, all except Osen.
"H-here," she said as she helped Hiroto to his feet and checked to make sure he was okay.
"Don't worry about me. I'll catch up."
". . . no." Osen said, more determined than usual. "Heroes don't abandon those in need. The others can keep up the pursuit. I'm going to make sure you're safe."
Hiroto wanted to protest, but the look in her eyes kept him quiet. As they slowly made their way out of the alley to catch up with the others, his thoughts wandered to Terra and Sachi, hoping that the others had made it in time to help them.
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Machinatia yelled out in frustration as she withstood another attack from Ryuki, who just grinned widely at the villian. "Come on, that's the best you've got? I thought a 'real' villain would give me a better challenge!" Ryuki opened her mouth and released a stream of blue fire. "You were talking so big before! Why hold back now?!" More mechanical arms shot towards Ryuki who effortlessly dodged around them, extending her tail long enough to trip up the villain and send her flying backwards.
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Hiro Rising
Fanfiction"A young boy sets out to prove that he has what it takes to be a hero on his own, but even in an era of peace, he's about to learn that, sometimes, having people by your side is the only way to succeed."
