Forever and Always - SHOTOXOC (Eng Ver.)

Chapter Eleven

"We must rejoin the others." I say to Shoto as I hurl the last enemy against the wall behind him.
The boy gasps and a frosty cloud comes out of his mouth from the continued use of his quirk.
"Their only purpose is to kill All Might. As you said, we have to find the rest of our comrades and Professor Aizawa." He tells me as he descends from the small hillock we are standing on.

"I think we are in the earthquake zone." I quickly catch up with him and we walk together to the central square.
My left temple continues to throb from a blow I received earlier from a villain.
I run my hand over the blow and feel damp.
"Gross." I say looking at the bloodstained hand.

"What?" Shoto asks, turning toward me.
When he notices the blood on my hand, his gaze immediately becomes worried and he takes my face in his hands.
"Are you hurt? Does anything hurt?" He asks, starting to scan every part of my face.

"Don't worry Icyhot. It's just a small cut on my temple. See?" I turn my face to show him the cut.
He moves part of my hair behind my ear while the others he brings back and holds them still with his other hand to better examine.

My heart starts beating faster and faster given the proximity to the boy, and he doesn't seem to notice, too engrossed and worried that I might be sick.
He runs his thumb over the cut.
"Ouch. Be careful it hurts." I tell him, giving him a little slap on the arm.

"Sorry, it doesn't look bad to me. Just stand in front of me just in case. I want to see you."
"Shoto. I'm not five years old. And I'm capable of taking care of myself. What are you going to do when we graduate and probably don't have the same missions or jobs?"

I walk past the boy and resume walking in front of him as he told me.
Shoto does not respond but simply follows me in silence lost in thought.
In the distance we hear explosions and quickly realize they are coming from Bakugo.
We run toward the noise, trying to reach the others as quickly as possible.
We hope no one is hurt.

What we find before us leaves me dumbfounded.
All Might, who has apparently finally caught up with us, is pinned to the ground by the strange creature from earlier.
While Bakugo is holding down one of villains who attacked us.

"I heard about all your ploys to kill All Might."
Shoto exclaims as we reach the group.
Midoriya has a worried look at our teacher.
"The symbol of peace will not give way easily." I say more to reassure us than to alert the enemies.

My palms begin to sweat and fatigue sets in. I wipe my forehead and wipe the rest of the blood from my temple.
They cannot win so easily.
Shoto launches an ice attack toward the creature that is holding All Might with such precision that he manages to allow the pro hero to break free.

We feel hopeful again with "Noumu" out of the fight and All Might back on his feet.
"If you try to counterattack...I will blow you up instantly."
Says Bakugo still holding the villain who was trying to break free.
"Boom boom boy, that's not exactly a hero phrase." I point out to him.

The boy with his hands full starts talking about how their alliance might look bad.
"Noumu takes out the boom boy! We will regain control of the situation!"
The creature gets back up and...regenerates?
How is that possible?
It should have one uniqueness! Its body was destroyed!

I look at Shoto worriedly and also see his stunned look at what has happened.
"Noumu was artificially created to match you and counter you 100 percent!"
Noumu quickly regenerates and gets back on his feet ready to attack.
He shifts his gaze to Bakugo and I see him preparing to charge.

It all happens very quickly.
I turn toward Katsuki and with my oneness take control of his body and move it to the other side as soon as the Noumu charges toward him.
Bakugo slams into Kirishima who, fortunately, manages to catch him.
We hear a loud impact.

Meanwhile, All Might got into the creature's path, thus blocking its attack.
"You protected Kacchan." Deku says, approaching me.
I can only nod, entranced by seeing the strength of hero number one right before my eyes.

He is standing, his arm in front of his face to protect himself as he managed to block that blow, lethal to anyone else, without apparent difficulty.
The villain begins a speech regarding the true meaning of the peace symbol and his idea of our society.
I can follow very little still too stunned by All Might's exploits.

He blocked his blow with ease and was extremely quick.
It is clear why we all feel so confident when he is near us. Having such a strong hero by your side only increases your confidence that anything is possible.

"If we give All Might a hand, we will surely succeed." Kirishima says and we all get into position ready to fight.
To lend a hand to our professor.
"NO! Please run!"
All Might brings his arm in front of us signaling us to leave.
We look at him with worried faces, especially Midoriya.
How is he going to manage to beat him alone!

"I'm all right now! I'll show you what a pro can do!"
Our professor continues to bleed in some places and gets back ready to fight.
He has incredible willpower driven surely by protecting his students.
The creature runs at him again and his fist collides with the hero.

All Might starts throwing punches at the Noumu in a flurry, ready to go over his limit.
I bring my arms in front of my face and Shoto steps in front of me to shield me from all the wind and dirt that is rising.
I look over his shoulder and see the clash amazed.
He is still losing blood and yet he is not backing down!

"'Hero' is the one who can overcome the difficulties that life puts before him!"
All Might pushes beyond all his limits.
We all stand still watching his heroic deeds being able only to admire what is his being.

"YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT CRIMINAL!?"
The hero throws one last punch knocking the Noumu off the building.

This is the level of the professionals.