Black Magic!

Part 22~The Fight

Laughing, the students waited for their turn to wander about the forest. Ichi sat atop a log, joking with Jiro as the night drew on.

"Ichi!" Crashing to the ground, Izuku landed before Ichi, Koda flying away from him. Instantly, the class surrounded the two boys, whispering in panic.

Ichi lifted her hands over Koda's head, the soft glow surrounding him as his wounds faded. Izuku bit his lip, holding his dislocated shoulder as he approached Ichi. Ichi tutted, panting as her quirk cancelled out. "It's not working. Why isn't it working?"

Izuku twisted his foot, avoiding Mandalay's scared gaze. "I don't think his spirit is still here. I can try to find it, but I think I am too late. I'm sorry."

Ichi cooed, snapping Izuku's solder back into place before pulling him into a hug. "It's going to be okay. Now, what happened?"

"Some guy was on the mountain. He attacked Koda."

"And he let just you go?" Izuku didn't need to answer as half the mountain went up in a pink explosion. "Right, don't answer that."

Muscular skidded across the forest, crashing into every tree along the way as Akuma floated down, wind swirling around him. Muscular coughed, wiping blood from his mouth as he laughed. "I let you get in that hit, but no more." He grabbed a tree, swinging it at Akuma, who scoffed.

"Likely story. Αμπέλια." plants grew, clinging onto the tree and pulling it down to the Earth. They began twisting, circling Muscular as he screamed, ripping them away to little effect.

"Damn, Kuchan! Way to show him," Ichi laughed as Akuma snapped out of his fight, glancing across with a confused expression.

Before he could say a word, the dirt between them was kicked into the air, followed by several black explosions. Iida dashed across the forest, avoiding the angry screaming behind him as Seto grew closer. "Σκιές!"

Iida cried out as his legs turned dark, falling away under him. Seto floated above him, smirking as she raised her hand. "Σκοτώνω." Iida closed his eyes, bracing for the spell to hit, but nothing happened. "Σκοτώνω! Σκοτώνω!" Groaning, Seto clicked her fingers, flicking them as if they were annoying. "Φωτιά." Her hand lit on fire as she chuckled. "There we go." Touching the ground, the fire spread, engulfing Iida when he sprinted away. "What?!"

Iida patted the flames out, letting out a sigh as he glanced at his feet, solid once more. Seto charged after him, unable to react as Iida jumped off a tree, kicking her round the face and sending her crashing to the ground.

"Hey, Izuku, ever get the feeling our friends are way more powerful than us?" Ichi glanced to where she thought Izuku would be, only to realise he wasn't there. Snapping up, she spun in panic. "Izuku?! Where are you?!"

Hitting the ground, Izuku laughed as the Earth split open and fire tumbled out. Spinner screamed, running away as the crack in the fabric of the universe splintered closer, stopping his retreat.

"Of course, you're fighting too." Ichi sighed, returning her gaze to Koda. His breath was shallow, but she didn't know how to help him. The battles raged around her, and with each blast, the villains retreated a bit further back; well, most of them did.

Screaming, Izuku crashed into a tree, Spinner standing over him. "Don't worry, I won't hurt you. We still have plans for you."

Izuku kicked out his legs, but it did nothing.

"Izuku! Get away from him!" Ichi rushed forward as Spinner laughed, swinging his sword at her throat and causing her to stop short.

"What are you going to do? Heal me to death?" Spinner laughed as Ichi nodded.

"Yep." Focusing, Ichi let out a blast of light surrounding Spinner as he lowered his sword.

His body shook as tears fell from his eyes. "I just want them to understand!"

"I know." Ichi patted Spinner's shoulder as Izuku scowled.

"What?"

"Never underestimate the power of therapy!"

"You're weird."

"Thank you. Now, why are you here?"

Spinner sniffled, unable to breathe. "The boss wants to kidnap the kids. I don't know why."

"Who?"

Spinner pointed at Izuku. "And the magic kid."

Ichi shared a look with Izuku as she turned, searching for their friend. Akuma was floating above a cocoon of vines that held Muscular.

"I'm sure he'll be fine." Ichi shrugged, turning to Izuku. "Want some food?" Izuku nodded as Ichi walked away.

Spinner stumbled into the forest, fleeing the others.

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As the dawn rose, Akuma collapsed on the table. "I don't think I've ever heard Aizawa complain for that long before." Akuma hit his head on the table as Iida chuckled, taking a seat beside him.

"I don't think he liked you using your Quirk."

"But that's the whole point of this training camp!"

Ichi snickered, pushing the burnt toast closer to Akuma as he begrudgingly ate it. "I'm sure he's glad you're alive, though. I'm not sure how you did that." Ichi stared at Iida as he cleared his throat.

"I'm not sure. The Mage's magic kept failing."

"It did?"

"She kept trying this one spell that wouldn't work."

Izuku laughed awkwardly, sipping his orange juice. "Weird. I wonder why that was happening."

Akuma and Ichi shared a look, staring at Izuku. "Are you going to tell us why you look like you got caught stealing the cookies?"

"...No?" Izuku cleared his throat, hopping off his chair. "I'm going to find Kacchan and Shochan."

"That was weird." Ichi raised her eyebrow, watching Izuku flee as Akuma shrugged.

"I'll ask him later. He's had a rough night. I don't want to put him on the spot any more than he's already had." Akuma yawned, leaning against Iida's shoulder as Iida ran his fingers through Akuma's hair.

"We should rest."

Akuma nodded as he let Iida pull himself up. Iida led him to the tents when Akuma spotted, staring across the field. "I'll be with you in a sec." He pushed himself away from Iida, wandering closer to Izuku. "You lost already?" He chuckled as Izuku stared up at him with tears in his eyes. "Hey, what's wrong?"

"I can't find Shochan or Kachan."

Akuma sighed softly, picking Izuku up. "I'm sure we can find them." Izuku nodded, leaning against Akuma's chest as they began walking around.

They didn't find them.

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Αμπέλια

Vines

Σκιές

Shadows

Σκοτώνω

Kill

Φωτιά

Fire