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Chapter 43: Fall of the Basilisk!


A/N: Dudes, this was my first time attempting fan art lol. Tadami's transformation is in the picture I just put up! He's fighting Endeavor xD!

I made this pic for this specific chapter, I've waited so long to show you lol! Anyway, I know, Endeavor's shoulders are too thin in width, but I did my best xD!

I hope you like this chapter! :DD

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My wife... a deep, clear, and pained voice echoed as images of a beautiful woman flashed through Tadami's mind. Her lovely, dark brown hair, the soft and delicate tan skin. Those beautiful green eyes lovingly stared at his inhuman self. Eyes, that showed no judgment, instead only pure love as her lips smiled sweetly at him.


My love... she killed you. You gave birth to our child, but you died in the end... sorrow laced his thoughts. The sweet touch of her warm lips on his cold cheek was delicate and soft. Her gentle fingers would trace his scales around his face and hands, and the light around her would cast away all evil with its pure and bright rays.


Her addicting laughter when he would say something would always make him blush. My darling... You always tried to save me from myself. You were always the light in my darkness and now, that you're gone... What am I to do, except carry on my side of the family's villainy work? I have nothing, I have no one, my life without you has been hell... he mumbled in his mind with ever-growing anger that soon made itself known. My daughter must carry on our family, my family's work-- our traditions, and leave the path of a hero. Once more, he spoke, and as the images of his deceased wife faded into the black atmosphere of his mind...


But she is being swayed too much by both sides. I hate her, I hate these heroes, I hate them all! Finally, with his rage becoming too overbearing for him to handle, those black and white eyes snapped open in the darkness beneath the rubble.


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Soon, outside of the fallen debris, Endeavor, Wani, and Shinso both watched as large chunks of the ruble fell further to the floor when movement from underneath occurred. They could feel the entire floor shaking from a strange force, beneath the crumbled pieces in the large hole and the two who stood a good distance from it took some steps back.


"This is it!" Kyoshi warned and prepared himself even more, whilst Enji simply lifted a brow in his stance.


https://youtu.be/9NxpWUKcjIQ

(:DD Tadami's final battle theme!)

More and more chunks toppled to the floor, off of the huge pile, and as the view of the two men from the front remained... Only the back of a very large snake's head rose from the crumbled pieces and made the rest of the pile roll off of his form. Then a piece of his lower body lifted from beneath it all, to reveal thick snake hide and a rattle at the end. A rattling sound resonated as it shook, much like all snakes, and Tadami's large head sort of swayed from side to side.


A long and slithering, split tongue came out repetitively like any other snake as scents filled his senses. Its deep and heavy, flapping sound almost reminded them of reverberation. The next thing they knew, as soon as the giant snake's head leaned forward an inch, an ear-piercing hiss caused sound waves to disperse for a short moment.


Endeavor, who covered his ears after Wani did, stood in disbelief at what he saw. A giant Basilisk that seemed to be tall, aside from the fact that the ceiling blocked off a lot of his ability to sit up any higher. His sharp fangs revealed when his open mouth hissed and those piercing black slits bore into blue ones with fury.


Like a cobra, a large hood stood up on both sides of his head, only it was flatter and had yellow, venomous spines poking out from its sides. Quickly, Tadami's head leaned back and spat out toxic contents from his mouth.


Both men had jumped out of the way in time, to avoid a more potent poison that seemed to have acidic properties; for it melted the floor and left a gaping hole.


His large tail swung around his form and caught both of the men in its path, pushing them backward despite them trying hard to resist a lot of the force. Their feet skidded as they teamed up to try and stop the powerful swing with their strength alone, however, it wasn't enough.


Over the edge of the floor, they went, soaring across the mall and through its walls. They landed skillfully with a few grunts in the process and felt rain drip on their frames. "It's starting to rain, damn!" Endeavor swore and saw in the corner of his eyes, the students from U.A. watching with dropped jaws.


Uviel, Kirishima, Ochaco, Izuku, and all of the students backed up and watched the display. Edgeshot quickly used his quirk to snatch the kids and jump away, to give the two more space.


With a large burst from the walls, the rest of the gaping hole they made from crashing, became bigger, when Serpentine's form raced out of it like the slithering snake he is. "AAH-!" A swift yelp of surprise came from Enji when the Hitman's mouth tried to snatch him on his way over to the two.


Past Kyoshi, Enji managed to hold onto those large fangs with great strength as Tadami slithered fast across the streets and knocked over buildings. "Damn you!" His prolonged scream reached the snake's ears and saw how his black slits became thin with more anger. In that second, from the grip Serpentine felt on his fangs, he could feel smoldering heat engulf them and he came to a swift halt.


As fast as he could, his head whipped to the side and threw the hero strongly through the air and over several rooftops in the distance. "I will not fall, to the likes of you!" Through his roaring, deep voice, the Hitman's words were full of rage, and sped after the flaming hero, crushing the buildings in his path along the way.


Just when Endeavor strongly landed on the side of a skyscraper, he watched as the snake approached with his fangs bared; as swift as a bird, Enji took flight using his quirk.


"RAAH!" Wani's war cry echoed monstrously through the air as he raced through the sky with a mighty leap and pulled back a hard fist. One, powerful punch, to the side of Tadami's face made his head jerk back and for airwaves to disperse. Followed by a whirling, strong kick, and before gravity pulled him down he made sure to land another hit and sent the snake's head flying backward a bit.


My fire couldn't get through his thick hide moments ago. So, it looks like I'll have to kill him from the inside out! Endeavor pondered with haste just before he bolted after the Hitman and past the Crocodile, who landed on top of the snake's snout. "Out of my way!" As fast as he could, despite the gross insides, he flew into Serpentine's mouth which snapped shut once he went in.


The snap of his jaws made Wani fall off to the side and land in a resident's swimming pool. Those piercing black and white eyes opened at that moment when he felt heat rise inside himself. So, with haste, he sat up to his full height and shook his head. "He's inside?!" Panic laced his words, that was until he spotted the Crocodile in the pool and hurried after him.


To Wani, all he saw was a giant, snake mouth opening up to the large pool, and could've sworn he saw bright red flickering inside. "Serpentine!" A child's voice, younger but still deep, reached the snake and made his head whirl around to see Hitoshi holding his daughter securely in his arms.


He couldn't tell that the boy's quirk was activated, so he stayed silent and slithered very slowly to him. "You have abused her for the last time!" his furious words didn't even stir the snake, regardless he still paid close attention to his approach and body language. I'll have to do the same to him, as I did to Yukimura... I have to poke around until I hit a nerve; he'll eventually answer me. The boy's thoughts echoed and not once did his concentration falter.


"Why would you hate her when she has done nothing wrong?! You blame her for killing your wife, right?!" A moment's pause in the snake's movement became noticeable when he questioned him. There... quickly, in his mind, he spoke. "Why? Why blame your daughter for something she couldn't help?! It was all a coincidence, that she died! If you loved your wife so much, then you would've loved the child she gave life to! Haru Yukimura is all you have left of your wife! Do you think she'd be happy if she found out how you've been treating her?!" This time, he showed the anger on his face and let his fury express itself in his voice.


He could tell that he hit a hard nerve, for he saw a hard flinch and his anger spike in his snake slits. "No child will ever understand!" As soon as the Hitman answered him and went to strike at the edge of the roof where the boy stood-- he froze. As though the entirety of his body lost all will to move, despite how much he tried to push himself to do so. Damn it! That kid... He's using his quirk! He used my anger on purpose! Through his mind, he raged and did everything he could to push past the boy's ability.


"Good, now that you're in my control..." Hitoshi smirked and gripped his hands tighter around Haru's frame. "Move as far away from the city as possible!" He yelled with a strong voice and watched as the snake did as he commanded. His purple eyes followed the snake and felt a faint vibration next to him. (End of song xD!)


"Nice move, kid..." Wani liked how well the boy timed his quirk and knew that he'd answer before getting devoured. A smirk could barely be seen because of his natural smile, but the Crock grinned and looked down at him approvingly. "Endeavor's going to finish him off with a bang, it was a good idea to send him away," Relief could be heard in his rough, deep voice. He knew it was finally going to be over... That his grudge will be resolved the moment the snake explodes.


"Heh, thanks... I guess," a small, appreciative smile formed on Shinso's lips as he watched Tadami make his way to the horizon.


In the distance, both of their ears were filled with a powerful scream of agony, and the next thing they knew, as predicted, the snake exploded from the ever-growing heat that built up inside him. Guts, scales, and even his head exploded into pieces and made blood rain from the clear, sunset sky.


Bright, unbearable light beamed on the horizon as flames burned the snake's flesh when they fell onto the ground, and there stood Endeavor. Stomach acid had eaten away a lot of his hero costume but the flames on his body remained.


Panting, he was, slouched over and exhausted from the over-use of his quirk. "I used the fire that was building up over time and killed that bastard. I can't believe it took that much of my quirk to defeat him," mumbled the hero, relief and a groan escaped his lips before his head leaned back to view the passing clouds.


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On the edge of a rooftop, just above Wani and Kyoshi, stood a mysterious woman with a Gatling gun. Her pigtails and trench coat swayed from the gentle wind that blew, while her contemplative black eyes remained glued to the slumbering girl in Hitoshi's arms.


Good... She's going back with them. She killed low-ranked heroes and was captured. As long as she keeps letting her murderous side take control, she'll still be useful and I won't have to kill her myself... in Muni's mind, she pondered, and kept her strict stare in place.


"Who're you...?" A voice very unfamiliar, yet familiar to the two below her, reached her dead ears. Her dark eyes moved to their peripherals and saw a man clad in black give her a sharp glare. Kyoshi and Shinso both looked over to see the silver-haired woman, who kept that stern look on Aizawa. "And, why are you staring at Yukimura?" Threat laced his voice this time, for he had an odd feeling that she wasn't there to give a friendly greeting.


Nothing but silence and Muni's deadly glare was evident, which seemed to have stirred a sense of unease in the teacher's gut. The teacher watched her closely but wasn't expecting her to effortlessly move the Gatling Gun down and twirl in place.


It was too quick for him to react, for the Gun's side smacked him upside his head with a harsh, metallic, thunk and monstrously sent him into a brick apartment building. Wani and Shinso were dumbfounded by her strength to wield such a heavy gun like that. When they looked over at the building to see if Aizawa was okay, they returned their attention to the very edge she was at... Only, a gasp left their lips when they realized that she was no longer there.


She was gone... Or so they thought. The very woman that had appeared randomly and disappeared, was already walking calmly down the sidewalk just below the building they stood on. Not a care at all, only anger was visible in her black eyes and ignored the others who started to look for her. This is just the beginning... I feel like I'm getting closer and closer by the day. I feel you near but I can't smell your flesh. A moment's pause ensued before she continued. I will kill you... I will show you what happens... When the dead rise with a vengeance. A vengeance that burns far hotter than flames and is strong enough to even move the sleeping dead! in her mind, she raged.


~~~Uviel~~~



"Did you just see that?" Kirishima's awestruck words questioned his classmates and stared with bewilderment. After Edgeshot had pulled them far away and secured them, they watched the whole fight.


"W- Wow... Endeavor... He fought Serpentine. Haru wasn't kidding about her father..." almost a whisper, Uviel stood close to the darker redhead and the awe in her voice proved how dumbfounded she was. "So... He needed a partner to take him down? I'm surprised Kyoshi teamed up with him; he hates heroes," the girl added until she felt a soft brush of metal across her arm. Her blue hues moved to her side and saw Kage hovering next to her, she couldn't help but give him a passive smile to hide her concern.


"What about Haru? Where is she?" This time, her head turned to ask the ninja hero behind the group of students. All she saw was his only visible gray eye close and heard a sigh leave his masked lips.


"Hitoshi took her and kept her safe, during their battle. He'll probably take her to the hospital, so if you'd like-- I could escort you there," his answer and offer, seemed to have given her reassurance. She sighed in relief and sat down on the ground, on her knees, and nodded.


"Yeah, I'd like that, I have to see her for myself. I have so many questions for her," From behind the cybergirl, a gentle hand could be felt on her shoulder and when her attention moved up, she saw red concerned eyes staring down at her. Kirishima's frown and his nod, were enough for her to know that he was all up for the idea.


"Then let's go! The longer we stay here, the more time we waste before we get to see her!" Ochaco smiled with confidence and leaned over the cybergirl's shoulder. Those blue hues full of appreciation, stared into brown ones before she stood up and looked at everyone else.


They all gave her reassuring smiles and nods, agreeing to the idea of seeing Haru again. "You guys..." Uvi's words trailed off, completely moved by their support and friendship. She was happy, a small smile graced her lips before she too nodded in return. "Thanks, so much," tears brimmed her eyes, it was hard not to feel emotional considering the things Haru had done... To know, despite Har-Har's conflicted emotions between good and evil, they were still willing to see the brunette.


"We want to see how she's doing too. Yukimura was a very bright girl, all of us wanted to try and bring her back. We know she's very confused, so we're not holding any grudges," Momo mentioned with a waving hand, to try and remove any doubts UV-Ray may have.


"Yeah, we can't just let our friend fall further into darkness. We have to help her," Mezou spoke up this time with a step closer, which made the rest of the students nod in unison.


"Okay... Thanks, guys. Really. Let's go-- then?" Saito blinked curiously and began to walk towards Kamihara. When her eyes met his own, they stood silent for a moment before he turned to leave. He knew she'd follow, even the other students, they all followed the ninja and left the deserted mall. 


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A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter!~ Don't forget to leave a comment, I'm always happy to hear from my readers! \o/ 

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