Eria

When the disgusting smelly liquid vanished, I was kneeling on the ground, coughing and panting for air.

"Get up!" Bakugou roared. Hearing his voice was a relief. I quickly stood up. Before us was a tall beefy man in a suit, with a scary blue mask that covered his entire head.

Where... are we?

Behind us, the rest of the villains appeared one by one like how we were transported here. This was the worst situation—being transported to another place with the villains and without any help.

Shigaraki Tomura knelt on the ground and greeted the man that stood before me. "Master..."

The man walked towards his disciple. "You failed again, huh, Tomura? Never mind. Try again. I've brought your associates. And these children. Because you judged they were important."

I activated my Sixth Sense to discern my location. Around us were rubble and destroyed buildings. There were a few people lying nearby, alive but barely breathing. However, what drew my attention were five mysterious figures hiding behind a wall, standing quietly and doing nothing. I couldn't tell who they were, but I hoped they were not here to help the villains.

Then, a white light slashed through the dark sky like a shooting star. All Might flew in with great speed and clashed with the tall man. The impact created a large shockwave that blew everyone away and I grabbed onto Bakugou so that we would land in the same spot together.

I pulled the fazed Bakugou up, who was watching All Might and ignored his surroundings. The villains slowly recovered themselves and after the tall man ordered them to leave, their focus turned to us.

The tall man, or the final boss, extended long sharp talons and stabbed warp guy's unconscious body, forcibly activating his quirk. Bakugou and I cannot afford to lose here or we would be taken through that warp gate and never to return.

Suddenly, my body was pulled towards the villains.

"Takasaki!" Bakugou reached out for me but he missed. I flew towards the magician guy as he prepared to lock me into his tiny marbles. But Bakugou propelled himself at the magician guy and intercepted him, blowing him away. He grabbed me and propelled the both of us away from the villains, but the short distance was never safe. I felt myself being pulled away once more.

All Might wanted to help us but the final boss kept him busy. If we could reach All Might, he could easily take us and escape.

Bakugou propelled himself to save me again, but Toga slashed at him with her daggers and Twice tried to capture him.

What can I do here? Think!

Right before magician guy's hand touched me, an enormous explosion enveloped me and the villains. I fell to the ground, withstanding the searing heat while the villains were blown far away from me. The place was filled with dust and smoke and it gave me the chance to run.

A hand grabbed mine and for that split second, I was afraid it was a villain, but luckily it was Bakugou pulling me away from the centre of the explosion. He was battered and scarred from entering his own explosion to save me, but the grin on his face told me he was glad to do it to save me.

"Told you I wouldn't let anyone take you away from me," Bakugou said as he smirked a little. His arms were starting to shiver from the effects of the large explosion he released.

"Thank you, dumbass," I said. "They're going to pull me away again. You can't do another explosion like that, can't you?"

Bakugou touched his arm to hold down the shivering. "I'll threw as many as I want. Can't you summon your dumb wings?"

"Give me time."

"There's no time—" he was cut short by daggers thrown by Toga.

Come on, you, useless hidden demon, wake up!

Wake up!

Answering my pleas, my wings appeared on my back and I was renewed with a new surge of power. The bloodlust intruded my mind for a while but I managed to suppress it.

"Yes—oh for god's sake—" Despite activating my hidden demon, it did not stop me from being affected by the villain's magnetic quirk. I was pulled away again, but this time I held my stance and my wings spread wide to create a reverse force to lessen the magnetism.

The only thing I could do now was......

I undid my stance and charged myself at the magician guy with my greatest speed. In the blink of an eye, I reached him and before he could touch me, I headbutted his fragile chin. Then, I proceeded to the magnetic guy and kicked him in the gut. Toga slashed at me with her daggers and I agilely dodged. However, I failed to dodge Shigaraki's attack. He touched my wing and it started to disintegrate. I quickly retreated to Bakugou and deactivated my quirk before the disintegration reached my body.

"We need to escape now," Bakugou muttered. "All Might can't fight with his full strength with us around. We're distracting him."

I pondered over all our possible options. Flying was the best option, but I couldn't summon my wings anymore. The medication that flowed within me had drained a lot of my energy.

The five figures... they're still there.

"They might be our only hope."

"Who?" Bakugou asked, his eyes fixated at the villains who inched closer to us.

The five figures were no longer just standing around and doing nothing. Three of them hugged each other, as if they were trying to break through the wall.

"Bakugou, remember what I told you." I stared at him determinedly.

"You..." He bit his lip and clenched his fists. I smiled to reassure him. "Fuck," he cursed.

The three figures broke through the wall and immediately, a tall ice slope was conjured from the ground. They slid up the ice slope as fast as they could and when they reached the end, they soared in the sky.

Finally, I realised they were Midoriya, Iida and Kirishima, dressed in weird outfits. And judging from the ice, Todoroki must be here too.

These bunch of idiots!

"Go!" I instructed Bakugou.

He gritted his teeth and looked at me indecisively, sharp burrows bit his brows.

"COME!" Kirishima held out his hand and urged his friend to take it.

After a brief glance at me once more, he muttered "don't die," and propelled himself into the air, out of the villains' reach.

While the villains were distracted, a stream of fire burst into the battlefield, cutting me away from the villains.

"TAKASAKI!"

I turned to the source of the familiar voice. Todoroki was standing behind the wall, holding out his hand to me. It felt surreal, but I hoped my mind wasn't playing tricks on me.

"Who should I get?!" I heard the magnet villain.

"Get the girl!"

Shit!

The magnet villain used his quirk and repelled the magician villain at me, but his trajectory was stopped by a huge wall of ice.

"Hurry!" Todoroki desperately shouted. I hurriedly ran to them and took Todoroki's hand. His strong arms pulled me into his embrace and his hand gripped tighter to mine, as if he was afraid I would be taken away again.

"Let's go!" Yaomomo ordered, who I nearly failed to notice. She was dressed beautifully in a pink dress, though kind of inappropriate for a situation like this.

"Again!" The villains shouted once more.

Even though my energy was low, I managed to activate my quirk, carried each of them in my arms and ran as far as I could. We reached a huge crowd of people a few blocks away, who were being evacuated away from the commotion. I put my friends down and my legs instantly buckled, completely exhausted. Luckily, the villains did not chase us and we were safe in the crowd.

Yaomomo helped me up and created an energy bar for me to eat. Her eyes were gleaming with joy as she hugged me. "Thank god you're okay, Eria."

I hugged her back. The relief almost made me tear up, but I held my tears back and hoped this would not be temporary. I didn't want to lose them like I did with my mother.

"Takasaki."

"I think Todoroki wants to talk to you," Yaomomo let me go and stepped back.

I turned to Todoroki. Despite looking impassive as usual, he seemed relieved and gratified. A small smile crept onto his face.

"It's good to... see you again," he said with the gentle voice I loved.

"It's good to see you too, Todoroki. Thanks for saving me."

Todoroki walked up to me and abruptly pulled me closer, wrapping his arms around me. His embrace was warm and his strong arms seemed very protective. The world around me melted away as I squeezed him back, realised how much I had yearned of such warmth.

"I thought I lost you......" his voice croaked as he rested his head on my shoulder. His strong resilient body trembled ever so slightly. "I'm sorry I couldn't save you. I... was too weak. I should have jump into the warp gate with you. I..." he paused.

Todoroki's familiar scent filled my nostrils as I gently caressed his smooth hair. "I'm here now. You saved me. Thank you."

Todoroki didn't let me go for a while. It seemed hugging me and touching me physically would reassure him that I was real. When he released me, we were so close that our noses almost touched. My heart pounded badly seeing his beautiful orbs this close.

"We should follow the crowd to safety." Yaomomo's voice snapped me back into reality and I quickly stepped away from Todoroki while trying to cool down the heat in my cheeks.

"Stay close to me," Todoroki insisted. His hand opened a little as if to grab mine but then it retreated. I stuck as close to him as I could; our hands touching each other occasionally.

The crowd was being obedient and peaceful, walking towards a direction under the police's instructions. Everyone was calm but perplexed by the current situation. I hoped All Might was alright on his own.

Todoroki fished out his phone and answered a call from Midoriya. He told him I was safe and we escaped without harm. On the other end of the phone, I could hear someone shouting angrily and I guessed it was Bakugou.

I let Todoroki put me on the phone and my ears were blasted by Bakugou's booming voice. "Geez, Bakugou, I'm fine so stop shouting."

"......are you fucking sure you're safe? Did you lose an arm or anything?! Fuck! I shouldn't have left without you!"

"Shit!"

"What?!"

"I left my left leg behind!"

"Bitch! You left what?!"

I was amused by his irrational ire and passed the phone back to Todoroki, whose eyebrows creased as he was bombarded by Bakugou's voice. "She's fine. I'll make sure she's safe. And please stop shouting. I don't want to lose my hearing."

It was entertaining to see the irked Bakugou dealing with a calm Todoroki. I stifled a laugh while Yaomomo shook her head.

"We'll head to your location. Wait for us." Todoroki ended the call and we weaved through the dense crowd to reach the train station. The large screens overhead was playing the live battle scene between All Might and the villains' boss. The entire crowd stopped moving as they watched the screens silently.

My legs froze when I caught a glimpse of the screen. I could feel the blood in my veins run cold. My heart was pounding too hard in my ears I could hear nothing.

The place Bakugou and I were transported to was used to be part of a lively city, but now it was leveled to the ground into nothing but rubble and dust. All Might was still standing, but he was completely weary and disfigured. His pointy hair was drooping lifelessly, his arm shrunk and he was bleeding.

"It's unbelievable! There's only one villain and he's destroyed the city and holding his own against the Symbol of Peace!" The narrator was striking fear and anxiety in the audience's hearts as he carried on with a truthful narration.

After holding up another strong attack from the villain, All Might's strong muscled form deflated into a thin scrawny skeleton. I failed to comprehend the situation, like everyone else beside me. Anxiety gnawed within me painfully and I could barely contain the shivering that racked my form.

It looked like All Might was losing. It looked like he might die if he takes another hit.

What happened to his large muscled body that became the beam of hope in everyone's hearts? What happened to his wide grin that became the symbol of our peace?

Even though I found it hard to believe the situation that unfolded before me, I wanted to believe in All Might. I wanted to believe that this was just a façade and the Symbol of Peace would defeat the boss in the next minute.

I glanced at Todoroki beside us, hoping to find a sliver of reassurance from him. But the boy was too shaken by the current events. Terror had intruded his impassive face. It was the first time I ever saw him that terrified, even more than the time I was kidnapped.

I weaved my fingers through his, hoping to give him solace and also finding it myself with the warmth of his hand. He squeezed my hand tightly in response.

Waves of despair spread across the crowd. Their desolate cries echoed in the crowd at first, but it soon evolved into hopeful cheers to cheer on their Number One Hero.

"Win, All Might!" Todoroki and I shouted along with the crowd, hoping our voices would reach him.

As if it did, All Might regained some strength in his right arm and continued to stand bravely against the overpowered villain. Even when the other pro heroes arrived in time to support him, they were blown away by the villain's shockwaves. The villain continued to pile up his strength with his enormous arsenal of quirks, just to send one final blow at All Might. His right arm bloated and enlarged into a monster of absurd power. In comparison, All Might's rather fragile right arm was too weak.

In one final ultimate clash, the two people engaged each other in battle. Even though All Might was disadvantaged, after a long struggle, he gathered his final strength in his right arm and released the strongest punch ever, defeating the villain with a 'United States of Smash'. The punch whipped up a huge tornado and slowly, the battleground fell into dead silence.

A weary All Might slowly raised his left arm in the air; his sign of victory. The crowd was washed over with joy and they rejoiced for his victory.

Watching All Might's solid back, I never felt so happy to see him triumph. My legs nearly gave away but Todoroki held onto me.

"He won..." I uttered.

"Yeah..." Todoroki replied as his eyes fixated on All Might.

He won... but why did I still feel sad?

I looked at All Might once more and tears welled in my eyes when I realised this was the last time All Might would be the Symbol of Peace.

***

Todoroki, Yaomomo and I reunited with Midoriya, Bakugou, Iida and Kirishima at the train station. Kirishima and Iida were overjoyed to see me, while Midoriya and Bakugou were being extremely gloomy.

Did All Might's victory get to them? Did they understand what would happen to All Might after all this?

I nudged the crestfallen Bakugou, who weakly muttered, "What?" instead of yelling at me.

"Look! I got all my limbs back!" I flung my arms in the air.

Bakugou shot me a glare, though it was rather soft and not fierce. "......whatever, Takasaki."

I smiled weakly. "Did you just call me by my name?"

Bakugou didn't reply me. His head remained low.

"Come, we must head to the police station and tell the heroes both of you are safe," Iida ushered us out of the crowd and to the police station.

I scanned his awkward outfit. "What are you guys actually wearing?" I quizzed, confused.

They looked at each other and their faces were slightly tinted pink. "I'm a perverted geezer who loves women with big boobs!" Iida explained.

Midoriya's voice croaked. Tear marks were slightly visible on his cheeks. "I'm... supposed to be a fierce yakuza."

"I'm a fiery passionate guy who values friendship over everything!" Kirishima patted his chest and flashed his toothy grin.

Yaomomo fiddled with her fingers. "I'm a very beautiful hostess......" her face blushed fiercely. "This is still so embarrassing!"

Todoroki calmly replied. "I'm a host, I guess. I lost my wig though."

Ah, no wonder I couldn't tell who they are with my Sixth Sense. Those outfits are really ridiculous.

"We got it from Don Quijote! Everything there is super cheap!" Iida hollered with enthusiasm.

"There's so many things there I lost count!" Yaomomo's eyes glinted passionately.

Bakugou growled lowly at our small talk. "Can we just go?" he grumbled with annoyance.

"Sure, this way!"

Watching Bakugou's slumped back, I couldn't help but feel All Might's incident had affected him badly.

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Authors notes
I've been searching for images online to portray how Eria would look like. It's hard to find a good one. I didn't want to portray her as girlish and cute but rather plain looking, strong, tough.

Which one you think resembled Eria the most??

(All these pictures belong to their respective artists.)