|| She's Perfect || BNHA x OP! Reader ||

49 - Home Bound

The night reeked of ozone and ash.

Below us, Kamino burned.

But it wasn't the fire that made my blood run cold. It was the man standing at the epicenter of it all—dark, massive, quiet. And somehow louder than any scream. My knees locked the second I looked at him. Something primal in my body was screaming at me to run.

To get out.

To survive.

I heard Momo inhale sharply. Kirishima whispered, "What is that...?"

The figure didn't need to speak to be terrifying. The space around him rippled with pressure, like the air itself was afraid to touch him.

Izuku was frozen beside me. His breath came fast—too fast. His eyes were wide, locked on the villain below.

"Izuku," I whispered. "That's him, isn't it."

He didn't answer at first.

Then, like someone shaking off a nightmare, he spoke: "Yeah. All For One."

The name felt heavier than any villain I'd heard before.

"It's him," Izuku said, almost to himself. "The origin of everything. One For All... was created to stop him. That's what All Might told me."

Shoto's expression was unreadable, but I could see the tension in his shoulders. Tenya's hands were clenched so hard that his arms were trembling. Momo stood utterly still, as if even one movement would draw attention.

And Izuku? He looked... terrified.

No. Not just terrified.

He looked like he was staring at his death.

The battle below had stopped. Even the League of Villains stood frozen, watching as All For One casually spoke to All Might.

His voice was distorted, as though it echoed through metal and smoke.

"All Might... you came."

All Might dropped into the crater opposite him, his muscles coiled tight. "I'll take everything back. Your time ends now."

"Will you try to kill me again?" All For One mused. "Or are you just here to clean up the failures of your society?"

Izuku flinched. I stepped closer, close enough to feel the panic vibrating in his skin. He was sweating, his fists shaking.

"I could save him," he said suddenly.

"What?"

"Kacchan," Izuku said, voice cracking. "He's right there. I could use Full Cowl, jump to him, and get him out."

But one look at the battlefield told me everything I needed to know.

There was no way through.

Shigaraki stood beside Katsuki, tense and ready. Dabi was regaining consciousness. Kurogiri, though injured, still flickered with shadow. And in the middle of it all, All For One radiated malice like a dying star.

"Izuku," I said, gripping his wrist. "You'll die."

"I don't care," he snapped, his voice more raw than I'd ever heard it. "I let him get taken once. I won't do it again."

Iida grabbed his other shoulder. "Midoriya, you're not thinking clearly. This is suicide."

"I—"

"Stop." Iida's voice cracked. "You're not alone."

Then, All Might attacked.

He launched from the shadows, fist first, roaring with all the fury of a man who knew what was at stake. All For One turned just in time, raising an arm of pure energy to block the blow.