The Hero's Stand

9: The USJ (part 3)

All Might shot forwards at such a speed that nobody even saw him move. All they saw was the gust he created when he moved.

And the creature that had grabbed his arm.

"This Nomu was designed specifically to kill you All Might. It is far superior to you and combines multiple quirks to become an invincible monster."

"Impressive work. It's been a while since I've met an opponent I don't have to hold back on" smiled All Might

He grabbed the Nomu's arm and flipped it over his head, slamming it hard into the ground, which splintered and cracked like a meteor impact as a massive shockwave shook the building. All Might quickly grabbed the leg of the creature and started spinning before throwing it straight up into the air. He then jumped and threw a punch directly onto its back. It flew downwards at ridiculous speed and got wedged in the floor. It quickly pulled itself up and blocked All Might's next punch with it's arms. All Might followed up with a barrage of high-power punches that nearly blew away the onlookers. The monster just stood and beared the blows as it slowly raised its arms and clamped them tightly to All Might's sides.

All Might gave an audible grunt and the Nomu started squeezing. All Might's face grew increasingly more agonized as it increased the pressure, and his efforts to escape proved futile.

Todoroki stood up and threw out one hand towards the fight. An icicle came flying out. Bakugo also did the same action, using his explosions to increase the speed at which the projectile flew.

The purple mist villain moved as if to open up a warp gate but found that nothing happened. He looked confused before seeing Mr Aizawa standing with his quirk active

The shard of ice severed the creature's hand and passed clean out the other side having given All Might the chance to escape. He too grabbed the Nomu's sides and squeezed hard. The sound of bones breaking was loud but the creature still stood strong. Its wounds were healing fast and it broke free of the grapple. All Might rushed to engage it. He landed several punches, each of which was absorbed by the Nomu.

"To think I, All Might, would struggle to defeat a villain is preposterous. It's time for me to get serious"

All Might threw the Nomu and started powering up his quirk into his arm.

I'll put everything I have into one uppercut. Hopefully it launches him into at least orbit.

The Nomu charged at All Might for the final time and he took his stance. The second the monster was in range he gave a roar and rammed his fist upwards into the chest of his opponent.

"TEXAS SMAAAAAASH!"

The Nomu rocketed up at insane speeds, clearing the roof of the USJ and blasting through the layer of clouds. A stunned Shiguraki watched from the ground.

"B-but how? That monster was supposed to be invincible. It was supposed to beat you."

"Shiguraki. Now is the time to leave"

Shiguraki looked at the symbol of peace through hateful eyes and turned to Kurogiri.

"Yeah. Let's go. They win this round. But the game has just begun. If I can't have All might then we'll take one of his students. Open me a portal to that green-haired boy."

Kurogiri opened a gate and Shiguraki launched his hand through, grabbing Deku by the skull and squeezing hard. He then pulled the boy through the portal and started his slow exit. All Might noticed and dashed for the boy but he was too far away. It looked as if Deku would be taken by the two.

That was until the pros showed up. Several bullet holes appeared in Shiguaki's hand, causing him to drop Deku and fall backwards through the gate with his and clutched in pain. The gate quickly closed behind them and they were gone from the battlefield.