Ok from left to right- Justin Briner (Izuku's English voice actor), Yamashita Daiki (Izuku's Japanese voice actor), Kaji Yuki (Shouto's Japanese voice actor), and Colleen Clinkenbeard (Yaoyarozu's English voice actor)! I love them! Especially the two in the middle (*'∇｀*)

Also- I don't know why I kept saying ASOP instead of Nomu in the last chapter but y'all know wat I mean, rite?

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Toshinori glared down at the damage done by the villains. The Central Plaza was in shambles, his subordinate and friend was unconscious and covered in blood, his students were at the villain's mercy, and one of them was already dead. He couldn't stand it; the filthy villains broke into the campus and killed a student- one of his students.

Rage surged through his body and in less than a second, the number one hero, All Might, was off in a flash. He rushed to his students and picked them out of the villains' reach, taking up Mineta's body with extra care. Then he dropped by the unconscious Aizawa and picked him up, too.

Due to the shaking in his arms, he could tell that both Asui and Midoriya were scared out of their minds. But of course, that would be expected if a classmate was killed in front of you. While running far from the middle of the Central Plaza, he could feel the anger and hatred in Midoriya's trembles.

Toshinori let them down carefully near the entrance where everyone who wasn't warped were and set Mineta's body down on the floor. He wasn't bleeding, despite being headless, so it wasn't messy.

He turned to everyone. "Everyone, I ask that you get Aizawa to safety and take care of Young Mineta's body. We'll have a funeral for him..."

Ashido's eyes widened and she started shaking. "Y-You mean... M-Mineta's d-dead?" She asked, shocked.

Toshinori nodded and moved his body so everyone could see the boy's headless form. Gasps and screams of alarm ripped through them. Midoriya stood still while Asui was quiet and her face was blank.

"H-He's got no h-head!" Sato screamed.

"Did the villains get to him?!" Uraraka shouted.

Everyone's shock turned to anger and rage.

"How could they do this!"

"Sure, Mineta was a pervert, but he didn't deserve that!"

"He was our classmate! Our friend!"

Toshinori saw Midoriya's eyes downcast as he grit his teeth and clench his fists.

"I understand that you all are angry, but please, your first priority is to get to safety. Take Aizawa and Mineta with you before any more of you die," Toshinori said as he turned around and looked down at Shigaraki and the Nomu. "I will defeat them."

Before he could jump away, a hand gripped his shirt. He turned around to see Midoriya looking up at him, his eyes slightly blank yet still full of rage.

'The one with blue hair- he has a quirk that decays and destroys anything he touches with his hands as far as I know. Please don't let him touch you,' Midoriya sighed quickly as he let go of Toshinori's shirt.

The hero nodded and pat the greenette's head comfortingly.

"Thank you for the intel, Young Midoriya. I'll use it wisely."

Then he turned around and jumped toward the awaiting villains.

"This game's been given a restart button! All Might is finally here! Great!" Shigaraki cackled. "Number One Hero, you will go up against the Number One Villain made to match and destroy you! You'll never win against Nomu! The Anti-Symbol of Peace!"

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Izuku watched with a blank face as All Might's fists met Nomu's. Both were at equal strength, but All Might seemed to be getting weaker and weaker.

Izuku couldn't stand it. Someone died in front of his eyes and he couldn't help. All Might was fighting and struggling in front of him and he couldn't help. He had All Might's quirk and was chosen by him and he still couldn't help.

What is a hero that can't save even one person?

"All Might is struggling..." Uraraka muttered.

Izuku looked back onto the battlefield and saw All Might holding down half of Nomu whose body was in one of Kurogiri's portals. ASOP was trying to drag the hero into the portal with him so Kurogiri could close the gate on him and snap All Might in half.

Izuku knew he should move. He knew he should get up and rush over to help his idol and mentor. But despite what his brain was screaming, his body wouldn't move an inch. The most it would do was twitch with the adrenaline running in his veins. The shock of everything going on around him was too much for him to handle. It was getting the better of him- chipping away at his nerves and composure. Breaking confidence and drive.

He couldn't do anything the way he was.

Izuku's eyes flickered up as he watched Bakugou run at Kurogiri and slam an explosion at his metal collar. He pinned the villain to the ground and trapped him as Todoroki's ice froze a side of Nomu's bulky body and Kirishima attacked at Shigaraki.

All Might escaped from Nomu's grip and freed himself. He stood by the three teens and thanked them before facing the villains once more.

"Hah! I knew you weren't all mist! This metal thing's probably your real body!" Bakugou smirked devilishly. "You won't escape- I'll be sure of that with my explosions." He scrunched up his fist and threatening crackling-popping noises came from it.

"You've pinned our way out..." Shigaraki said as he scratched at his neck with a few fingers. "But that's fine I guess. Easy fix. Nomu. Get rid of that explosive brat."

They all watched in horror as Nomu began to move. He managed to stand as the ice broke off his arm and leg and he wobbled upright.

"He can still move?!" Kirishima exclaimed. "Even with his body breaking apart?!"

"Everyone- get back!" All Might shouted as he put an arm up to defend them.

And as quickly as they broke off, strips of muscle tissue came from Nomu's body and reformed his arm and leg. He stood straight and marched toward them.

"I thought his quirk was Shock Absorption!" All Might shouted, alarmed.

"I never said that was it," Shigaraki retorted. "This is Nomu's Hyper Regeneration. He is a super-powered living sandbag made exactly for the purpose of defeating you."

Nomu sped off in Bakugou's direction, leaving a large cloud of dust in his wake. The next thing Izuku knew, Bakugou was beside him with the others and All Might was pushed back by the punch meant for the blonde. He ended up on the other side of the field and hit a building hard.

"Anything to save others, huh?" Shigaraki mused. "Just like... like that plain one over there," He pointed straight at Izuku. Came at me with everything he had. Look at him now though- can't do shit." He spread his arms wide. "Hey, violence in the name of saving others is admirable, right hero? I mean- that's what you all do, isn't it? And it really pisses me off! Heroes and villains are both violent, but we're categorized all the time! You're good, you're bad! That's how it is!"

Shigaraki snarled. "In the end, you heroes are only tools used to hold us down. Violence only breeds more violence! I'll show the world that by killing you!"

All Might snorted. "What nonsense. Idealistic criminals have a different sort of fire in their eyes. You're only enjoying yourself."

Shigaraki snickered. "Got me there..."

All Might turned to the two teens left on the field. "Get out of here and join the others!" He shouted. "I'll handle these guys!"

"But we helped you and we can again," Todoroki countered.

"You did help and I thank you for that- but you don't have to do any more! Just sit back and watch the Number One hero get serious!" All Might said.

Both Todoroki and Kirishima looked unsure but when they saw how serious All Might was they hesitantly nodded and ran over to the rest of the class.

"Nomu, Kurogiri. Take care of him. I'll deal with the little wannabes," Shigaraki said as they all split.

Shigaraki started running towards the class and Todoroki, Kirishima, and Bakugou stood to defend them. Nomu charged at All Might with his fist pulled back, All Might doing the same. Shigaraki stopped to stare as they exchanged punches.

"You already know he had Shock Absorption," Shigaraki said as a cloud of dust stirred around the fighting pair.

"Yes, I know!" All Might grunted. Suddenly, his punches grew swifter until it was hard to see them correctly.

"It's absorption! Not nullification which means he should have a limit!" All Might shouted between punches. "Built to counter me?! Made to withstand me?! Then I'll just pass my limits and defeat him!"

Izuku's eyes widened. He just barely noticed the familiar crimson of red coming from All Might's mouth but it quickly disappeared in the flurry of the hero's fists.

"He's spitting up blood... he's at his full power..! Every hit is over one hundred percent of his power!"

"A hero is always ready to break through their obstacles! Tell me, villain! Do you know the meaning-" All Might pulled back his fist and stuck it in the gut of the man-made monster. "-of Plus Ultra?!" Nomu took the full brute of the impact and was launched into the air, breaking through the USJ's glass dome, and even further beyond that.

The glass shards rained down on the Central Plaza and reflected the sun light like sparkles of hope. A cloud of dust stirred the area and all was a still silence.

This was the top. The top of the world of pro heroes.

And it was somewhere Izuku wasn't sure he could ever reach.

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