unfaltering battle pt. 2

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Eraser Head felt cold sweat drip down his forehead, gliding down his chin. Out of all the villains he'd ever faced, All for One was undeniably the most threatening and scariest one.  Even if the villain was a couple of miles away, he could feel the villain's intense and intoxicating dark aura.

He wasn't the only one feeling it, though. All the students knew who they were facing and some were probably scared to death, but the heroic spirit inside them didn't waver and instead made them stronger. I a different circumstance, Eraser would be proud of them. That's why he wanted to live on, and when the disaster known as All for One is finally over, there would still be heroes. It was up to the professionals to deal with that villain...or that's how it was supposed to go.

"Everyone! Be on guard and be cautious!" Eraser Head shouted as he noticed a projectile flying towards them.

Or rather...something was being thrown at them. The object crashed to the ground, and when Eraser, Midnight, and the students realized what it was, they all went pale. It wasn't an object, but instead, the hero once known as Hound Dog. His arms, fingers, and legs were all twisted in an abnormal way and there was a huge hole in his chest. It wasn't even bleeding. It was just...there.

BLARRGHh!

"W-W-What the hell?!" Mineta shouted in fear when he saw the contorted body.

This is what could happen to him and everyone. Momo closed her eyes and covered her mouth. Ibarra did a silent prayer. Tetsutestu and Kirishima roared and hardened themselves.

"This is what could happen to you. While he hasn't arrived here yet, you have an opportunity to run" Eraser said without facing the students.

Mineta Minoru immediately ran away, fear tugging him down. No one judged him for that. Everyone wanted to live, and being a coward is okay. He just wanted to live.

"Everyone. I'm not asking you to fight with me. No matter where you are or what actions you take, you are a proud UA student. And even if UA is physically destroyed, it's legacy shall live. UA is not just a place. It's the spirit of being a hero." The ivory haired hero told them. Everyone silently nodded.

A man with a tattered black suit and cracked mask suddenly appeared a couple of meters away from the group.

"Remember our creed!" Eraser shouted as everyone prepared for battle.

"GO BEYOND! PLUS ULTRA!" everyone shouted and charged.

The first death made everyone falter. A third-year student had his head blown off by a beam of light. The second death followed when a crystal spike lodged itself into a second-year's chest, killing him within seconds of the puncture. And so, the massacre began.

Nejire flew above and shot blast waves at AFO, but he also shot some, which zeroed both blasts out. He summoned the ice ravens from his body and they flew towards her and froze her arms and legs, making her crash to the ground.

All for One continued to silently kill those who charged at him, leaving none untouched. He snapped their necks, crushed their hearts, burnt them to death, electrocuted them, impaled them, or turned them into living bombs.

He felt...an undeniable happiness. All for One felt joy as the hero-in-trainings he once aspired to be, died at his hands like bugs.

He was killing quite easily until balls of flame were suddenly hurled at him. Those flames, however, were not hot enough to penetrate his barrier, so the villain didn't bother dodging.

All for One took a subtle glimpse of the source, trying to focus on the students' attacks at the same time, and his eyes were met with heterochromatic ones. A boy with half red, half white hair.

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