Now... It's my turn to fight again.
"Deku, give me the shift!" Satoru exclaimed. "It's my turn now!"
Suddenly, though, something happened. One of Kurogiri's portals appeared behind Monoma, Eraser Head, and Manual. From it, Present Mic and an incredible amount of Twice's copies appeared.
What the hell is happening? Satoru wondered. Did Himiko-chan use Twice-san's blood that Toya-nii had given her?
Monoma fell on the ground, and Erasure disappeared. Shigaraki screamed at the top of his lungs, and the electromagnetic barrier shattered.
Neito isn't looking at Tomura anymore... Satoru thought, jumping beside Izuku. Erasure isn't active anymore. At this rate, Tomura will be free to do whatever he wants...
"Kurogiri..." Izuku panted heavily. "This means that the hospital..."
If we give him a break, U.A. and Japan itself will fall at his touch... Satoru thought. "Deku, we've been alternating until now, but now I think it's a good thing if we fight together, now that Tomura's free of using his Quirks..."
It's like he turned inside out... is he shedding? He isn't moving, though.
"If I had told you... I was still here..." This time, it was Shigaraki the one who was talking. "What would you have done, huh? Would you have gone easy on me, Satoru?"
Satoru's fist clenched. A single drop of sweat ran through his forehead, then on his chin, until it fell on the ground.
"Give up, Hero," Shigaraki said. "I am your Villain now!"
His personality... Satoru thought. I must stop U.A. from falling... but how? If it were to crash, Mei-chan and others down there would probably die... and at the same time, I must stop Tomura from running away and keep an eye on Kurogiri-san!
Dammit, I can't do all of this at the same time!
"Dark-kun," Izuku said as he panted. "Don't worry. I'm with you. Together, we can win."
Satoru swallowed and nodded. "Got it."
Right. Izuku is with me. I'm not alone anymore.
Suddenly, Satoru heard something. He felt as if air had become solid.
Air... has become a trampoline? Izuku wondered. When he turned to his right, he saw him: Gentle Criminal, the Villain he had fought a long time ago, was now helping them. Gentle... Criminal...?
"Deku, focus!" Satoru said. "His body's back to moving!"
Shigaraki went to touch the ground, but something cut it off from the distance. Satoru saw it: it was a bullet. Its color was purple-pink. He immediately recognized who had thrown it.
Lady... Nagant? She's here too? Dammit, there's really everyone... really, who's missing in this battle?
"Nagant!" Shigaraki screamed, trying to touch the ground with his other hand, but Lady Nagant did the same thing as before and cut it off.
Now! Satoru sprinted forward and pushed Shigaraki off.
"Akiyama-kun!" Mirio exclaimed.
Now that Tomura can use his Quirks, I'll push him off from the Coffin in the Sky. We can't fight here anymore!
"I'll destroy everything that's bonded to that house," Shigaraki said all of a sudden. "That's the only thing that can save me, Mato!"
"Don't call me that! I'm not Mato anymore!" Satoru said as they landed on the ground with a thud. "But at the same time... I'm not trying to deny my past, and I can't deny that I've played LOL with you a lot of times, and we were close friends!"
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While we are fighting, a lot of things are happening elsewhere... like, for example, who's handling Himiko-chan? And who's fighting Spinner? I'll ask for information when we're done. I'm curious.
Satoru was blocking Shigaraki's right arm, while Izuku was blocking his left arm. They had been in this situation for a while.
"You intend to keep going like this all day?" Shigaraki asked. "Shouldn't you go save All Might, you two?"
"If any of us lets you go, everyone's doomed," said Satoru. "And also, I don't think All Might needs our help."
Shigaraki temporarily broke free from Izuku's Blackwhip, but he immediately grabbed his wrist.
"Go, it's the right moment," said Shigaraki. "In the meantime, I'll kill all those people who were fighting me inside that flying thing!"
Satoru noticed a dim yellow light on his right. When he looked at it, he remained shocked.
All For One--who had become significantly younger physically--was carrying All Might from his leg in the air. All Might was bleeding.
Oh, crap! Crap! Crap! Satoru thought. I want to go help him, but I can't leave Tomura here...
In that moment, All Might remembered something Satoru had asked him during the Sports Festival.
"Do you think I can become a Hero?"
Of course you can. Just like Young Midoriya, you're one of those kids who never give up and who never gave up on their dream. I can't give up on mine, either. Even if we've never been so close, I've noticed your determination during your training with Young Midoriya and Young Bakugo.
All Might forced his body up and wrapped his arm around All For One's shoulders. "To become... the Symbol of Peace. Who knows, probably, if you die again, you'll become a kid from the kindergarten?"
He's ready to die, too... All For One thought.
If I had to describe what I've done, thought All Might. I'd say I've always looked back. It simply looked like something very important to me. So...
Spikes appeared from All For One's back and pierced All Might's forearm. "You really thought you were going to have a heroic death?"
"I know how scary wounded Heroes can be. I won't let you do anything. The moment you feared the most has arrived!"
"Dark-kun, go save All Might, quick!" Izuku wrapped Black Whip around Shigaraki's body, blocking his arms. "Someone's gotta do something..."
Satoru nodded. "Got it! I will save All Might..."
Suddenly, though, before Satoru could jump in the air to reach All Might, something exploded behind him. Satoru turned and saw something that enlightened him.
Someone weakly rose on his feet on the Coffin in the Sky, with blood all over his mouth and body. He had sky-blue hair, brown eyes, and a costume with an 'O' on the back and front. On his left eye, he had a huge red scar.
It was Oro.
He's... he's alive! Satoru thought.
Damn, I fell asleep... thought Oro. Or maybe I was just dead and brought back... doesn't matter now.
The two brothers looked at each other.
Ototo...
Aniki...
They didn't say anything. They had already understood.
Hikaru dashed forward and grabbed Satoru's hand. Oro kicked All For One in the stomach.
"You..." All For One said. "You should be dead! HOW THE HELL ARE YOU STILL ALIVE!?"
"It's simple, Baka!" Oro exclaimed. "Because legends never die!"
Chapter 83 - End