Muted Voices (A BNHA/MHA x OC Fanfic)

Chapter 99: Finale Part - 1

Koto's POV

As we descend further into the city, the devastating damage becomes worse and worse. In the wreckage of what used to be a proud city of gardens and ancient imperial palaces, now stands mere rubble and ash.

"Hey Ingenium," Nejire calls as she flies next to us, "Why'd ya come with us again?"

"I am fully prepared to accept punishment for violating orders! But three of my classmates ran off and haven't returned! And two of them taught me a valuable lesson. They're my dear friends!" The boy declares this with a burst of speed. I cling on tighter.

"I can handle my own in there," I assure Nejire. "We gotta have all hands on deck!"

She nods and accelerates herself even faster. The battle comes into focus, but it's not looking good. Endeavor and our classmates are on the ground, Todoroki seeming to be the only one with the full capacity to move, as Shigaraki approaches on legs of dark rock. His limbs extend to hold him high in the sky like a giant spider.

Since when could he do that?

Spears of this new power reach for the injured heroes on the ground, but Nejire blasts Shigaraki with waves of energy, separating us from him as we approach.

"Everyone!" the girl exclaims, hovering over the ground. From my position on Iida's back, I illuse sharply into Shigaraki's head, making him wince as my fellow heroes pass on the information we've been sent to convey. The villain clutches his head with gritted teeth, and I watch as his lips continue moving, as if he's having an internal conversation with himself.

"A gigantic villain is making his way here," Iida explains. "We've informed the heroes fighting the nomu over there!"

"Iida," a hero with a blue costume calls out, also skidding to a stop nearby. Various other heroes continue to converge, dark specks growing along the horizon in all directions. It looks as if the issue of Shigaraki will be dealt with.

Iida stares down Shigaraki from under his helmet. "Now I can see why you all didn't return promptly!"

Todoroki looks up from where he's administering first aid to our classmates. "Get Midoriya and the others out of here!"

"I...have to stay near Shigaraki," Midoriya moans from the ground. He lifts himself to his elbows, blood seeping out of him. The assembled heroes try and fail to hide their shock. I glance worriedly down at the boy. He goes on to explain, "He's still coming after me! So just take Kacchan and Endeavor..."

"His healing has slowed down," Todoroki examines. "He's seriously weakened. Hado!"

Shigaraki continues to approach, his voice a raspy growl as he says "So many maggots crawling around..."

He shoots an attack with those rocky legs at the girl, and she has to swerve to avoid the attack. But that is not his only plan. The legs sprout from his back, spanning the whole battlefield and slamming down wherever they can find a hero. I cling onto Iida as he deftly sprints out of the way.

A dark leg sweeps for Iida from behind, and I tug on his shoulder. "Get down!" I cry.

Iida ducks and rolls, sending me flying off his back. I skim across the ground, grappling with my gloved fingers to stop myself. The air whooshes out of me as I pull myself up.

Another leg of dark rock swings for me, and I illuse a bang into it, shattering it up to Shigaraki himself.

A rumbling growl shakes the ground beneath our feet. "MASTERS," it seems to say. On the horizon, a cloud of dust and debris approaches rapidly, a massive villain in its midst, demolishing all in its way.