The Emperor's Dragon

AFO vs AM: Round 2 of 3

All For One countered All Might's punch but the force of it ricocheted around them, spraying up dust and damaging more buildings.

"Again, you are foolish, All Might," All For One told the supposed hero. "You've gathered a lot of heroes here because you have a lot of things to protect. So foolish!"

"Shut up!" All Might roared. "That's exactly how you play with people like they're toys, you scum!"

The hero grabbed at his arm and pulled him forward. He pulled back but All Might was holding firm. "Destruction. Theft! Exploitation. Manipulation! The people of the world, just trying to live day to day. You laugh at them, scorn their hardship."

He could see the way All Might was reaching back to punch and snarled. While he could absorb the damage, his helmet would not and it was obvious All Might would be aiming for that. It was an obvious weakness. He couldn't warp away, not with All Might gripping him so strongly but he had other choices.

"Those are things that I cannot forgive!" All Might practically screamed as he punched forward, just as All For One activated spear like bones. He felt them pierce through the hero and felt the force of the punch dissipate. It wasn't gone entirely, but it was enough for him to shift slightly to absorb the punch.

He let the force carry him back so that he was looking up at All Might. This close he could feel that All Might still had One For All.

"Do you really think me so shallow, All Might?" All For One asked. "You choose this confrontation," he reminded the hero. "Or did you truly expect us not to fight back?" He gathered himself, shifting his arm so that he could fire an air cannon at the Number One Buffoon.

He shook his head, when All Might said nothing. The Hero tried to drive his arm down further. "Did you ever think what this will do to my-"

"Enough!" All Might roared.

It was definitely enough. He fired the air cannon. Of course, it wasn't, strictly speaking, just an air cannon. He used multiple quirks to reinforce it. All Might was flung into the air, and to his sight and hearing was close to one of the helicopters.

Pity, it would have been interesting to see what the Hero would have done if he'd hit one. He'd have to aim more carefully next time. While All Might couldn't fly, a fall from that height was in no danger of damaging him. All For One got to his feet as the hero descended. He could have fired again but decided to see what the Hero would do. The other heroes had again been blasted away but he thought that emergency services would get to them. It would depend on how brave they were feeling.

And while he might have been able to run, All Might would pursue him. All For One was aware that the hero had a time limit but since he hadn't passed on his brother's quirk, there was the chance he could push through it. But... He did some quick assessments. The man had to be getting close to the limit.

That could be an interesting outcome, revealing All Might's weakness to the world, especially if he wasn't going to get away. All For One spread his arms and flexed his fingers.

"I offered you a choice last time, All Might."

"It was no then, it is no now!" the Hero snarled.

All For One shook his head. "You no longer have that choice," he told the hero. "You, personally, will not have peace, but if you give me back my brother's quirk, I will give this society peace, for a time."

All Might glared at him. All For One thought that he was thinking of repeating his previous response, instead he growled and charged, and the fight was on again.

-ted-

Chosa Utsuna had reported on many incidents in her life. Some of the big ones were All Might's Debut, the Fall of Captain Celebrity, Endeavor's capture of Hinoakki, All Might's rescue of the 108 hostages of Arumono... and lots of other events. She'd even take a turn as an anchor but much preferred to be a field reporter.