Known By All

Ice, Fire and Lightning

Ochako sits beside Tsu in the stands wondering why Iida had run off so suddenly but her thoughts are cut short as there's a loud buzzer over the stadium. Looking up she sees the jumbotron displaying the tournament bracket strike out Iida's name with a red line much like the other combatants who lost their matches. She then sees Iida's name card get widened on the screen and underneath it displays the word "Withdrawal" before it shrinks back to its original placement. Todoroki's name progresses forwards meaning that the final match will be Izuku vs Todoroki. "Why did Iida withdraw from the tournament? What happened?" She asks but all Tsu can do is just shrug. Ochako pulls out her phone and tries texting him but she never gets an answer, and he doesn't even pick up when she attempts to call him as well. "He read something on his phone and then ran off, he was crying too." Ochako says which alerts the rest of her classmates, sans Katsuki and Izuku who still aren't there.

"Hold on, what?! What the hell could've upset him so much?" Sero asks, "Why'd he leave?"

"I don't know but, it's probably a family emergency. It would be best if we don't try to pry into this." Yaoyorozu says but it does little to alleviate the nervous tension from the group of students. "He'll let us know if or when he's ready to. For now let's just root for Midoriya, he's come extremely close to winning the sports festival, and the only fight he has left is against Todoroki."

Almost an hour and a half later, Izuku is finally released from Recovery Girl's care and returns to the field. With his return, Present Mic wastes no time in getting the show on the road. "Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and Girls, and all of our viewers feast your eyes on the Final Round!" He shouts causing the crowd to come back to life, the words "plus ultra" echo through the arena as he speaks. "Our first combatant has a quirk so powerful that his other combatants believe it might even be One for All. His quirk even revealed a new power of his in the previous match! Coming to the ring for the final time today, it's the Mean Green Killing Machine, Give it up for Izuku Midoriyaaaaa!!!" Izuku bashfully waves to the crowd as he walks to the ring, even from the stands his friends can tell that he's nervous for this final match. "Our other combatant is the son of our Number Two ranked pro hero Endeavor! His icy powers have been unmatched through his entire tournament performance. These two were teammates in the second round and his quirk trivialized the obstacle course and the cavalry battle! Here he comes, ready to battle the strongest man in 1-A, give it up for Shouto Todoroki!!!" Shouto started walking while Mic was in the middle of his announcement, and his stride is a bit more confident than Izuku's. However the look on his face is determined but reserved, internally he is anxious about facing off against The holder of One for All.

Izuku swallows a bit of anxiety in the back of his throat before taking a deep breath and stepping up the stairs into the ring. On the other side of the ring, he sees Todoroki with a neutral expression on his face walk up the stairs, each step feeling like it echoes over the roaring crowd. He barely hears Midnight's voice silencing the crowd, his heartbeat is deafening in his ears but he hears her re-explain the rules to him and Todoroki. Calming his anxiety, he allows the familiar sensation of One for All to flow through him. Electricity runs across his skin and arcs into the air, red veins filled with power illuminate under his skin and his eyes begin to glow. "Full Cowling, 25%." He monologues internally. Across from him he sees Todoroki exhale before shifting his weight forwards, the breath leaving his mouth is now visible as he charges the icy portion of his powers. Midnight lifts her whip above her head causing both fighters to tense their muscles ready for the fight. "Begin!" She shouts, thrusting her arm forwards and cracking the leather tails on her short whip.

Much in the same way that he started the match against Sero, Todoroki immediately creates an entire glacier of ice, projecting it forwards towards Izuku. The ice grows even taller than the opening of the stadium and almost hits the crowd behind where Izuku was standing. Before it can get to it's full size, Todoroki feels four impacts against the ice he had created, it suddenly shatters, exploding into shards of ice that fly through the air. The air is filled with shattered ice crystals and mist twinkle as they reflect light back into the audience. The destroyed ice scattering across the ring and through the grass surrounding the field. The emergency barrier around the crowd had activated in time to prevent any of the icy shrapnel from impacting the audience. Todoroki looks at Izuku with wide eyes, the green haired successor of All Might grins ear to ear, having struck the glacier four times in rapid succession blowing apart one of Todoroki's strongest attacks. Izuku stands confidently now, with his rear arm slightly forwards and relaxed after having thrown the punches.