Shigaraki... don't move anymore, please!
Shigaraki was slowly falling from the sky. Izuku was badly injured, and he eventually fell too.
Suddenly, though, when Shoto had already moved to catch him, someone else did. Someone caught Izuku in mid-air and placed him on the floor. "I'm sorry, Young Midoriya... I should've arrived earlier..."
Oro, battered and bruised, had finally arrived on the battlefield.
"Oro-san!" Shoto exclaimed. "We thought you were dead!"
"I'm a hard man to kill, Young Todoroki," said Oro, wiping away blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Oro-san..." Izuku muttered weakly.
"Don't waste energy by talking, Young Midoriya..." said Oro. "Endeavor, Young Todoroki, what's the situation?"
"You can see by yourself..." said Shoto. "We're all beaten up... you included..."
"Now we should focus on healing Young Midoriya, Young Bakugo, and Endeavor," said Oro. Suddenly, though, he heard All For One's voice.
"Tomura, stop, you must retre-"
"I... will never do... as you say..."
All For One's not here, yet he's talking... thought Oro. Could it be that Shigaraki not only gained the All For One as a Quirk, but also fused with the villain All For One? If so, did the same happen to my brother? I really hope it didn't.
Suddenly, a wave. Shigaraki fell on the floor. "Guys!"
"Young Hado... Young Iida..." Oro said. "You're here, too..."
"Where is Shirakawa-kun? Did you save him?" Nejire asked.
"We'll... talk about this later..." Oro said.
"A giant Villain is coming here! The Heroes fighting against the Nomus are aware, too!"
"Iida, take Midoriya and the others away!" said Shoto.
"I..." Izuku said weakly. "Must remain here... close to Shigaraki. I'm still his goal... Iida-kun, I entrust Kacchan and Endeavor to you..."
"I'll stay here, too," said Oro. "I have to make 'em pay for what they did to Satoru."
"Satoru?" Shoto asked.
"That's... his real name," said Hikaru. "My brother's real name is Satoru. Hideki was just an alias."
"Oh, I see..." said Shoto. "Now let's focus on Shigaraki. His regeneration slowed down. He's a lot weakened. Hado-senpai, keep pressing him!"
"Maggots... keep crawling out..." Shigaraki rose again, lifted in the air by black-reddish spikes.
"Young Todoroki, can you create ice to reach Shigaraki?" Oro asked.
"Yes, I can," said Shoto. In the blink of an eye, an ice wall rose, and Shoto and Hikaru started to run on it to reach Shigaraki. Suddenly, though, something happened.
"MASTERRRR!"
Gigantomachia had arrived. Oro jumped and reached Shigaraki. We can't face Shigaraki and that monster at the same time. Shigaraki's wounded, so I'll get rid of him first!
They truly are strong... thought All For One inside Shigaraki's body. Photokinesis, Half-Cold Half-Hot, Wave Motion... even if our body is at its absolute limit, they won't give us time to rest... Mato's been fainted since a while now, he reached his limit.
"LIGHT DETROIT SMASH, 100%!" Oro exclaimed.
"Flashfire Fist, Jey Kindling!" Shoto screamed.
"Gring Flood!" Nejire shouted.
The three of them hit Shigaraki--or at least, the body of Shigaraki--simultaneously.
All of a sudden, though, Endeavor shouted, "RUN!"
Gigantomachia's hand pushed Hikaru and Shoto away. Nejire was forced to fly back.
"Master..." Gigantomachia said. "I'm here, Master. Give me the next order."
In his giant hand, Gigantomachia was holding both Shigaraki and Mato, whom he had grabbed right before attacking the Heroes.
"Shigaraki! Mato!" Spinner exclaimed. "What did they do to you?"
Endeavor landed beside Shoto with Izuku under his arm. "Shoto, are you okay?"
"Yes," said Shoto.
The League of Villains is here too... I must defeat this giant... I'm the Number One Hero of this country! thought Hikaru. What Quirk does he have? I must understand it and defeat him!
"Hey, you! I'll make you pay for what you did to my brother! He's not a villain, yet he claims to be one because of your influence!"
"Stop talking nonsense, Number One," Dabi appeared. "After all, he chose power over you; we have nothing to do with this."
"Dabi..." muttered Endeavor.
"That's mean, don't call me that..." Dabi muttered, pouring water on his hair, which turned white. "After all, Toya is a splendid name, dontcha think?"
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T-Toya? Oro thought. That's the name of Endeavor's dead son... this means that...
"Even if my face is reduced like this, I thought you would've recognized me," Dabi said. "You really are heartless. No, it's actually sad."
In that moment, maybe for a miracle, or maybe because of something else, Mato's eyes barely opened, just enough to see Dabi with white hair. Dabi's hair... is white... so I was right... Dabi really is Shoto-kun's brother...
He remembered the conversation he had had with Fuyumi at Shoto's place. I guess his goal is to destroy Endeavor's reputation... understandable...
Then Mato closed his eyes again--though it was unclear whether he lost consciousness or not.
"I didn't forget," Dabi continued to say. "I watched you all this time. I don't expect everyone to be pure-hearted and honest, but I expect it from you. I recorded a video that tells my story, which is currently running on every TV in Japan and the Internet."
Dabi raised his hand in the sky and spun it. "I don't know why, but I'm starting to have fun! How could I make you suffer? How could I step on your life?"
Dabi spun his body. "I haven't thought of anything else since that day! I didn't understand why I existed. Every day I cried and clung to Natsu, but you don't know this, do you?"
He took a few steps back. "You know, at first I thought I would've killed Shoto, your masterpiece, once he was revealed to be a success. But then Mato told me not to! He really cared about Shoto!"
Hideki asked him not to kill me? Shoto thought.
"I wanted to see you happy. I was afraid you were going to die in Kyushu when that Nomu damaged your eye, but as an egomaniac, you wanted to steal Oro's moment of glory, didn't you? Then I sent Starservant and Ending to you. The society loved you and respected you, even though you were still the Number Two."
"But the love society gave you must've purified your heart, right? And the time spent with your children must have made you feel some sort of bond with them, right? I guess you thought that focusing on the future would have made you feel a better person, but since you can't understand it on your own, let me tell you!"
"The past won't go away. You reap what you sow."
"C'mon, let's fall together, Todoroki Enji! Come and dance in Hell with me, won't you, Otosan?"
I can't even imagine what Enji's feeling right now... Oro thought. He must have Hell inside his head...
"Toya is dead," said Endeavor. "You're lying."
"I'm alive and kicking," Dabi said. "That's the truth, Otosan. How could you not notice I was your son? Maybe because fire-type Quirks aren't so rare, right?"
"Dabi, I didn't know..." said Mr. Compress. He and Spinner were hidden behind one of Machia's spikes, and they were trying to wake Shigaraki and Satoru up. "C'mon, you two, wake up! Give Machia orders!"
"If you don't believe me, you can check with a DNA test," Dabi continued. "But I already did one and made it public, though."
"Thanks for being alive and well until today," Dabi said, jumping off Gigantomachia. "Endeavor!"
"He's coming, Otosan!" Shoto said, preparing for the counterattack. "Protect Midoriya and the others! Oro-san, Hado-senpai, and I will fight! Please, move!"
Endeavor was frozen from the huge shock.
"Endeavor, listen to your son, do something!" Oro said. "Protect them!"
"Flashfire Fist..." Dabi said while descending.
He has Flashfire Fist? Oro thought.
"Prominence..."
Something stopped Dabi's attack. "What... what was that...?"
"Sorry if I'm late. From now on, Best Jeanist is back on service!"
"Best Jeanist! About time!" Oro exclaimed. Tsunagu has arrived... Enji, I know you're shaken, but we must keep fighting. I, too, am shocked by the fact that my little brother is a villain and that he almost killed me.
We can't stop. We gotta carry the burden and keep going.
Chapter 66 - End