It all went as planned. He brought an entire army here.
Oro appeared and leapt beside Satoru. "Good job, Ototo. It's also thanks to you if everything went as planned. We must end it here."
"You're right, Aniki," said Satoru. "This is our new beginning! And also where my redemption completes!"
Shigaraki looked at the floor, seemingly shaken by Satoru's betrayal. "Dabi."
"Don't order me around, leader!" Dabi said. "Who cares if Satoru wants to play Hero? My goal is still Endeavor!"
From a portal, some ice stopped Dabi. Shoto appeared. "I won't let you, idiot brother!"
"Shoto!" Dabi exclaimed.
"System 'Troy' on!" All Might said from the underground. Cages appeared, trapping each Villain in a different one.
"Do you really think it could work?" Dabi wondered.
They should know we can destroy these things easily, All For One thought. So why use them on a large scale?
"Fixer!" Monoma exclaimed, and other warps appeared. Then, each cage was pushed inside the portal, dividing the Villains.
"It's time, guys!" Oro exclaimed, pushing one of the cages further.
"This cage won't last three seconds!" Dabi exclaimed as he melted the cage's iron.
"We were betting right on those three seconds!" Shoto said, generating ice.
Three seconds are more than enough, Oro thought.
"Here I am!" Satoru arrived and helped Hikaru push the cage.
Every cage was pushed inside, but then, when the last one was about to be pushed inside the last portal, something grabbed both Izuku and Satoru.
"We can do this!" Bakugo exclaimed. "Let's push them inside!"
Bakugo turned and saw Satoru and Izuku disappearing inside the portal.
"De--" Bakugo disappeared inside the portal before finishing the phrase.
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Above U.A.'s skies
Shigaraki got warped inside some kind of barrier.
U.A.? What is this place?
Other portals appeared, and Oro, Bakugo, Edgeshot, Best Jeanist, Mirko, Tamaki, and Nejire appeared.
"Jeanist, we've got a problem!" Bakugo said. "They tricked us! Neither Deku nor Dark Matter is here!"
"Dammit," Oro said. "We must resist until their arrival, then..."
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Okuto Island
Satoru found himself on Okuto Island, being pulled by something. When he could see what was going on, he saw Toga.
"Deku-kun, Dark-kun, what are you doing here?" Uraraka asked. "You should be with Shigaraki!"
"I have no idea..." said Satoru. "I just know we have to reach Aniki and the others quickly..."
Himiko-chan... why the hell did you pull me here?
Danger Sense didn't activate... Izuku thought.
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"They're not here?" Best Jeanist repeated. "What do you mean they're not here? What happened?"
"I don't know! They were pulled somewhere else!" Bakugo said.
"Isn't it a problem?" Tamaki asked. "Without them, our plan will fail!"
"No need to worry, Young Amajiki," Oro said. "We'll resist until they're here."
"Yeah, who cares?" Mirko said. "Let's fight!"
"We're against..." Oro muttered. "The evilest Villain in history!"
Shigaraki touched the ground, but something jolted out of it and sent him flying. Shigaraki hit the barrier and got electrocuted.
An electromagnetic barrier!
Best Jeanist grabbed Shigaraki's limbs with his fibers and smashed him to the ground.
The ground's blocks jolt in the air and then disintegrate.
"They're devices programmed to prevent Decay from spreading, huh?" Shigaraki wondered. "Though... this will sign your defeat. Oro... you're the one who corrupted Satoru into doing the Hero, huh?"
"You're totally wrong!" Oro said, jumping towards Shigaraki. "He wanted to switch sides on his own initiative! I only spurred him!"
"That's literally what I said!"
"No, it's not!"
Oro clashed with Shigaraki for a few seconds, being careful not to be touched.
"You're really obtuse, Shigaraki," Oro said. "Has your brain short-circuited? This is the Coffin in the Sky, the place created to defeat you!"
"Everything we've built up until now," Best Jeanist said. "Is making this thing move. Honor and glory have nothing to do with this. We're simply acting to protect the future!"
Shigaraki started to jump around to avoid Jeanist's fibers.
"Because your destruction..." Oro jumped in the air alongside Bakugo. "Cannot be tolerated anymore!"
Bakugo used his explosion to attack Shigaraki, but he deflected it.
Mirko ran on one of Jeanist's fibers and kicked Shigaraki in the face. "Your turn, Oro!"
Before Shigaraki could notice, Oro punched him on the back.
Shigaraki rolled back in the air and then stopped. "It's time you stop showing off your toys. A shockwave will be enough and..."
"It's no use!" Bakugo said. "Do you remember what we did at Jaku?"
It was in that moment that Shigaraki realized. My Quirk...
The Villain looked behind him and saw Monoma sitting on a chair beside Manual and Eraser Head.
"They told me you hate Erasure!" Monoma laughed. "Is it true, Final Boss?"
Mirko attacked Shigaraki once again. He flew back. Suddenly, something strange appeared on his left arm.
"Dynamight, Oro, what's that?" Mirko asked.
"I don't know!" Bakugo said. "It's the first ti--"
Mirko got hit by Shigaraki's new attack.
I've always thought you were cool. You're a delusion... Oro.
Shigaraki swung his arm towards the other Heroes.
"What the hell is this thing?" Oro wondered while dodging. "It's like a lot of fingers took over his arm..."
Shigaraki hit U.A.
"Phantom Thief!" said Edgeshot.
"I'm watching him! Erasure is active!" said Monoma.
So that's not a Quirk... Oro wondered. That's simply organic growth, nothing more.
"You're facing the new form of my body," Shigaraki said. "Modified to adapt to Quirk's enhancement.
"Change!" Mirko exclaimed. A piece of ground rose, and Mirko changed her prosthetic limbs. "Dynamight! Oro! We're a team meant to fight, so do it!"
"Call me 'Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight'!" said Bakugo. "And you shouldn't charge headfirst like that!"
"Oh, you're really a rude boy," said Mirko.
"What now? You want to beat me up, shitty bunny?"
"Focus!" Best Jeanist said.
"Always ruining the funny moments..." Oro muttered. "But you're right."
If Young Monoma is really already using Erasure, and if every one of these fingers has Decay... this means that if Erasure deactivates, we're utterly doomed.
"Even if we don't have One For All with us yet," said Oro. "We can still win!"
"Yeah!" the Heroes said in unison.
Oro-san... Bakugo thought. You're the best leader I could wish for.
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Okuto Island
"Deku-kun, Dark-kun, what did Aizawa-sensei tell you?" Uraraka asked.
"I could teleport there with Teleport, but I can't go there as long as the barrier is on..." said Satoru. "This means we have to reach Oro and the others on our own."
"If they can't use Warp," said Izuku. "It means they can't lower their guard!"
Suddenly, Satoru's Ultra Reflex activated. He ducked right before Toga could stab him.
"Don't go, Satoru-kun! I like you a lot!"
"And you try to express it by trying to stab me?" Satoru asked. "What kind of way of expressing love is it? And what do you want, by the way? Why did you pull me here?"
"I want you..." Toga said. "To be my boyfriend."
Satoru froze.
"Dark, it's a trap!" Izuku exclaimed. "Don't fall for it!"
The girl I've always loved, and who's been my only reason to keep living until now... is now confessing her love to me? How could I refuse?
"Himiko-chan, I..." Satoru started to say. "I don't think it's the right moment to talk about it, dammit! Can't we talk about it after the war, once you've been thrown in jail?"
"Is that so?" Toga said. "But I thought you loved me deeply... Tomura-kun kept saying you were obsessed with me, and that your attachment came from our first meeting when we were kids... do you remember it, Satoru-kun?"
"Dark, no!" Izuku exclaimed again.
"I was lost, and you helped me hide in a garbage bin..." Toga continued. "We're really meant for each other, Satoru-kun..."
If it were a normal situation, I would have said yes without thinking about it twice, Satoru reflected. But right now... I have to suppress my strong feelings for Himiko-chan and keep going.
"Sorry, but I'm a terrible boyfriend," Satoru said. "I always screw up things, and I'm not cut out for it, either. And being engaged means we must go to the park, split our crepes, and hold our hands! And you can forget about my blood!"
Toga's face fell. "How can you reject me if you love me from the bottom of your heart...?"
"Because I learned something with time," Satoru said as he took a step back. "Even if I'm just a teenager who's also a nerd, I left my past behind. Now I am a Hero, and I already said goodbye to you that day, when Toya-nii burned your house!"
Satoru jumped back. "I love you, Himiko-chan, and I can't live without you, but I can't accept your request now!"
Toga snorted. She charged forward and tried to attack Satoru.
"I've known you for my entire life, Himiko-chan," Satoru dodged. "I perfectly remember every single one of your movements."
"Wait, Toga Himiko!" Uraraka pushed Toga away.
"Dark Matter," Tsuyu arrived. "You have things more important to do than speaking of love with your crush. We have a battle to win. Uravity and I will handle Himiko Toga."
Satoru nodded. "Deku, let's go..."
"Dark-kun," Uraraka said. "Defeat Shigaraki."
Satoru nodded once again. "I will. After all, I still haven't fully redeemed myself."
"Seventh," Izuku said. "Float activated!"
"Air Walk activated," said Satoru, running in the air. Unfortunately, Izuku and I can't run faster than this.
Aniki, Katsuki-kun, everyone... hold on, the Dark Hero: Dark Matter is coming to save you.
Chapter 79 - End