Unlikely As It May Seem (An Izumina Fanfiction)

Ch. 30: The Raid Finale

"I must admit, you gave me a much more difficult fight then I was expecting," Kai Chisaki said, panting a little. The broken bodies of Sir Nighteye and Mirio laid on either side of the room. Mirio was groaning and coughing, barely able to move. Nighteye was motionless. Chisaki looked up at hearing the coughing. Instead of saying anything to Mirio, however, he looked over to Eri, who looked completely terrified.

"See what you've caused, Eri?" He said, the same venom in his voice still present. But there was more than just the venom in it. There was also something very sinister aimed at the girl. "Now, we'll have to leave this place and start all over. All because you ran away. After all, if this man," he pointed to the body of Sir Nighteye, "hadn't seen you that day, he'd still be alive." At this, Eri began to break down and cry.

He's right, she thought to herself. If I had just stayed, no one else would have gotten hurt. She didn't have much more time to herself as Chisaki approached her. Before he could reach her, however, a voice called out.

"Overhaul!" Izuku had arrived. He took in the scene. Part of him wanted to throw up. But part of him, the part in control, was ready to bring Overhaul to justice. Full Cowling coursed through him once more. Chisaki chuckled lightly.

"Another so-called Hero, come to the slaughter," his deathly glare met Izuku's fiery one. They stood there for a moment, battle ready. Letting out a haunting, guttural yell, Chisaki charged towards Izuku. Izuku leapt up, and began to bounce around the room, training from Gran Torino evident in his movements.

He was aware of Overhaul's Quirk. Knew what he could do. It was much like Shigaraki's, except, from Izuku's understanding, Overhaul didn't need to touch a person or object with all five fingers to activate the Quirk. He could disassemble and reassemble anything, including organic material. So Izuku had to do his best to stay out of his reach.

That wasn't easy, though. Overhaul was also incredibly fast. And seemed to be a very apt fighter. The two danced around each other, getting in glancing hits here and there. Overhaul had managed to touch parts of Izuku's costume, but had luckily, thus far, not been able to touch Izuku himself with his hands.

With a kick, Overhaul sent Izuku across the room. He had since lost his composure, his eyes revealing his maddening increasing. But Izuku was quick to note that this only made the man more dangerous, not less. Izuku didn't know how much longer he could prolong this fight. He needed back up. He had a moment of reprieve as it seemed some of the exhaustion had hit Overhaul.

Unfortunately for Izuku, he was also exhausted. And, it turned out, his communicator had been damaged, and he was unable to call for immediate backup. He would have to wait for it, if it ever showed. It was then that he felt a small tugging on his sleeve. He turned to see the little girl with the white hair looking up to him, tears in her eyes.

"I can help," she said, displaying unusual courage for her age and situation.

Kai Chisaki was furious beyond belief. The other two Heroes had definitely worn him down more than he thought. And now this younger one, who he knew he should have been able to beat with ease, was now giving him a run for his money. He knew he would still win. He could see the boy being worn down much faster than he was. But he really didn't need to prolong this. Not with the other Heroes like Endeavor still around. He just needed to....

His eyes widened at the site now before him. If he was furious before, there was no describing the level of absolute hatred flowing through him now. Eri had climbed on to Izuku's back. She was going to escape. Wait...no. Izuku wasn't fleeing. He was now teeing off with Chisaki.

She told him! he screamed internally.

"You insolent brat!" he bellowed. "You've ruined everything! Now, you'll die with this Hero scum!" His Quirk flowed all around him, causing chaos and destruction throughout the room, using it as weapons as he charged towards the two.

Izuku felt something powerful as the girl climbed on his back. He took a glance back to see her horn grow a little and glow. She had explained her Quirk, and what it could do. Feeling the energy course through him, he understood. Even though the girl had no idea what she had actually done for him by revealing her power, he was ever grateful.

She can rewind the status of things. Izuku considered the application of her Quirk. Make them what they were before. She intended it to keep me from being too hurt by more or less healing any wounds inflicted by Overhaul. What she didn't realize....Is I can freely use One for All at 100% or more, and any damage I do to myself will also be healed.

His eyes narrowed at Overhaul's words, and, as Overhaul charged, Izuku leapt forward at full force, 100% of his inherited power flowing through his body. Any injuries, as Eri had said, were mended as quickly as they were coming.

The ensuing clash rocked the area. Chisaki was getting desperate now. He had to get to Eri. If he could take her out, he could finish this fight. But that damned boy wasn't letting him. And Chisaki was wearing down even quicker as the boy's power struck him four, five, even ten times harder than they had before Eri had joined the boy.

This was it. Izuku need to finish Overhaul off.

"Hold on tight, Eri," he said, as he focused all of his power, every bit of One for All and then some, into his right arm. Yes, he was more used to Shoot Style. But this, above all else, was symbolic.

"1000%....Detroit....SMASH!!!" His fist connected with Overhaul's face, and Izuku could tell with the impact....that it was over. He quickly felt his arm, shattered upon impact, heal up. He knelt down, allowing Eri to get off his back. She stood there for a moment, before collapsing in Izuku's arms, clearly drained.

But, she was breathing, and she had a small look of relief on her face. She was just exhausted from the whole ordeal, and, in Izuku's mind, deserved some rest. He was also exhausted, and felt that he could pass out any second. But he had to make sure Overhaul was detained. He didn't have to worry about that though, as a few Heroes, including Endeavor, Todoroki, and Momo, rushed into the room.

Izuku merely pointed to Overhaul before he finally succumbed to his exhaustion.

A/N: Phew! Three chapters today. And thus, the finale of the Raid Arc. This was both fun and exciting to write. Thank you guys for sticking with me through it all. We'll be returning to some IzuMina fluffiness shortly. :)