Stuck Between Realities-Remastered

Part 21~First Half

"The first match," Present Mic announced, his voice bouncing around the stadium and bringing the crowds' attention back to the field. "Constantly putting others first while still maintaining his excellent performance. It's Izuku Mirodirya from the hero course."

Izuku walked out, hearing Emiko cheer very loudly. "Kick his ass, Izu!"

"Versus, the man covered in darkness. It's Fumikage Tokoyami, also from the hero course. The rules are simple. Win by knocking your opponent out of the ring, immobilising them or getting them to say, 'I give up'. Bring the pain. We've got our good old Recovery Girl on standby. And fight dirty if you must. 'Ethics' has no meaning here. Well, of course, going for the kill is a no-no. You'll be disqualified. Because a true hero's fist flies only when in pursuit of villains."

Izuku shook his head. "I swear, every year, that message gets more and more muddled." He stretched out his arm as PResent Mic continued.

"Now, let's get this thing started. Ready. Start."

With no warning, Izuku charged, his form shifting into a sphinx as the ground erupted beneath him. Tokoyami whipped out dark shadow who charged at Izuku. Izuku grinned upon seeing it, dodging easily from the shadow before jumping onto one of the spikes. It crumbled underneath him, sending a huge shock wave through the earth and pushing Tokoyami closer to the edge.

The spikes continued to aim at Tokoyami, who dodged, letting Dark Shadow try and land a hit on Izuku but barely got close as every time it did, Izuku would disintegrate the spike he was on, showering the shadow with light.

The game turned to tag, one person attacking and the other dodging. After a couple minutes of such an event, Izuku faulted, landing on the ground below all the spikes he had made.

Dark Shadow charged faster as Izuku shifted back to human. Without any warning, Izuku whipped his jacket off as scales crossed his arms, and the jacket caught fire, making Dark Shadow flee.

Before Tokoyami could recover, Izuku shifted again, becoming a gryphon and blasting Tokoyami with air that threw him out of the arena.

"Midoriya wins," Present Mic cheered as Izuku hopped over.

"Good fight," he laughed, pulling Tokoyami up. "You lasted longer than I thought you would."

Tokoyami did not look convinced, but Izuku moved on, waving to the third years who, by this point, had learnt, 'That's Izuku. Emiko's brother's opinion on whether they liked it or not.

"Izuku Midoriya moves onto the second round."

Izuku walked out, patting Yaoyorozu on the shoulder. "Beat him, okay?"

She ignored him, walking out after Cementoss fixed the stadium.

"On to the second battle. It's the creation goddess, Momo Yaoyorozu, also from the hero course. Versus the guy who hasn't done much to stand out despite how much we've trained him. It's Hitoshi Shinso, also from the hero studies."

Hitoshi muttered to himself, more than impressed by his totally-not-his-father's comments.

"Ready! Start!"

Yaoyorozu charged at Hitoshi, creating a medal staff and shield. Hitoshi just smiled. "You know your Quirk is quite self-destructive. I'm not sure if being a hero benefits you as you are just killing yourself."

Hitoshi dodged Yaoyorozu's attacks, keeping up with her fast-paced fighting style until he managed to grab her, whispering something in her ear.

Yaoyorozu muttered something in response, saying that Hitoshi had won. "Good, now walk out of bounds."