All For One will win; he always wins. That wouldn’t change just because Blizzard and All Might head his way.
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This fact was held in utter confidence by Azrael. Victory was assured with Sensei around. So it didn’t matter if Azrael played with his food a bit.
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Well, playing was a bit much. He was fighting two of the top five strongest heroes.
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Their skill was on full display in this 5v1, and yet Azrael was more than holding his own.
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A transformed Mountain Ape slams the ground Azrael was just on. Still in the midst of dodging, an opening was made for Edgeshot to appear behind him, sword at the ready.
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But thanks to his fight with Izuku before, he was ready. But the color that erupted from his prize wasn’t green but dark purple, curtsy of Theo’s reverse engineering. Lightsaber met polished steel, the result being obvious.
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Edgeshot evaded the laser follow-up and allowed the rest to fill in his space in the battle. Trying once more, Best Jeanist uses his quirk to bind Azrael’s body.
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Even if it’s for a second, this gives the four melee fighters a chance to close in from all directions. But Azrael holds his breath and shoots up using the Jet quirk.
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Before most of those below can react, Azrael summons four purple dragons from his back. Free from the binding, he unleashes magenta lasers onto his foes.
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Best Jeanist pulls Mountain Ape and Lily out of the way. Eyelashes and Edgeshot got out of the way by themselves. But that didn’t stop the lasers; they focus and follow Best Jeanist and those he aided, forcing Mountain Ape to tank the blast.
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Before his skin starts to boil, Edgeshot uses his quirk to turn himself into razor-sharp cloth aimed at Azrael’s head. It won’t be lethal, but it will knock him out.
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Or it would have if Azrael didn’t strike them both with lightning. Azrael takes it no problem, but Edgeshot is forced to the ground, body smoking.
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Azrael: ‘He won’t be out for long.’
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Without turning, he slashes to the side with the lightsaber, an attack Eyelashes barely dodged. But he didn’t dodge one of the purple dragons, which flung him into a building with its massive bulk.
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Despite this, as soon as Azrael touched the ground, the man was on him again. This time, his quirk was activated. The hair on his brow enlarged into something more feral, while his eyes became wide and blue.
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Faster than normal, Eyelashes engages Azrael in a lightning-quick melee. His eyes never leave his enemy as he dances with death with every lightsaber swing.
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Azrael: “Your eyelashes become really pronounced when you use Focus Fringe, almost distracting.”
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But he is no common criminal that would be distracted by the strange look and intense gaze. He evades the clever attempt at a finger hook, using it as a chance to lunge. But it doesn’t land; nothing does when Eyelashes is like this.
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But as proven by the falling hair from his brow, this won’t last long. Best Jeanist uses his quirk to wrap around Azrael, finally tripping him up.
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Eyelashes & Edgeshot: ‘Now!’
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From the front and back, Azrael is cornered. The purple dragons emerge from his back against Edgeshot, but he easily dodges them.
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Eyelashes evades the next lightsaber swing and aims his weapon at Azrael’s face. Before long, both gambits land.
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Azrael’s head is blown back from the fierce uppercut by Eyelashes’ curved batons while Edgeshot stabs his flattened hand into Azrael’s brain, cutting off blood flow. That instant was enough for Edgeshot to take the lightsaber from Azrael.
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Taking no chances, Best Jeanist fully wraps Azrael in denim cloth and tightens it. The result was a living wrapped mummy.
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Lily: “Is it… over?”
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She says while leaning over the still smoldering Mountain Ape.
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Azrael: “Of course not.”
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Black lightning surges out from the mummy, burning the cloth trapping it, and revealing a barely damaged man.
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Azrael: “All that and barely a scratch. Even Midoriya managed to do more damage to me. But I suppose you all don’t have quirks suited for the job. Oh wait, doesn’t that mean you should wait for someone who does?”
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Edgeshot: “And just let you cause further damage? No, we won’t do that.”
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Azrael: “It hasn’t stopped you all before, I’m sure. Passing off the responsibility to someone else you think is more qualified.”
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Tired of his words and actions, Lily gets up and points her staff at him.
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Lily: “Shut up! You are nothing but a deranged villain who enjoys hurting people! You’re just trying to trick us into letting our guard down.”
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His eyes narrow and twitch.
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Azrael: “Is that what you think?”
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Lily: “Yes! And we’re going to bring you down, because that’s what heroes do!”
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That did it.
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Azrael: “HEROES!!?”
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An explosion of black lightning erupts from his body, electrifying all within the city street. But the lightning didn’t burn; no, it revealed something more.
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Azrael: “How dare you call yourself that. When you know nothing!”
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Coursing through the lightning were memories transmitted as electric signals to the brains. It told of a story, one that was spun 70 years ago when quirks weren’t broadly accepted.
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There was a scientist who presented his theory and warning to the government. It came in two forms.
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First, the quirk transference for social equity. No more quirkless, no more random distribution of power, no more destructive quirks that only cause harm. Everyone would have a fair share and more peaceful lives.
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The second was the Singularity Theory. The end result of the quirk mutation. It was suggested that quirks would grow stronger over time, eventually reaching a point of such power and complexity that they would be uncontrollable. The end of us all.
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However, what the government and Public Safety Commission at the time did was belittle his ideas, even banishing him from his career and society.
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But in truth, they just wanted control! They ripped him off his project and began working on his first theory. Not to help others, but to create living weapons. But they weren’t as brilliant as the scientist, so the procedure became nothing more than a Russian roulette.
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The same applies to the second theory.
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The Singularity wasn’t something to delay or prevent, but something to control. The ultimate tool of domination.
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And what is the result of that hubris?
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More images appear: a faceless woman sitting across from a faceless man in a cafe. She makes a deal to transfer her quirk to her son, one who was so desperate to be a hero, to fulfill his one and only dream.
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But after being rejected by his idol, ridiculed by his peers, and chastised by the public for actions not so different from Izuku’s, he was ready to give up.
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The mother was desperate and so made a deal, one that caused the devil to smile.
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The result of the procedure was obvious.
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Azrael: “IT FAILED!”
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The dream shatters, and only blood remains.
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Azrael: “They didn’t care to help the boy; they just needed a consensual specimen to test on!! The doctor and sensei tried their best to save her, but it was too late!!”
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The boy who was forced to become a man trembles as the ground shakes in tune with his growing fury.
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Azrael: “You are no heroes! What you protect is nothing more than a disgusting, rotten society!! What you do is just throw your fist at those you condemn as villains!! And you dare question why we do what we do!! How else will anything change!!? You won’t fight the government, the corrupt Public Safety Commission, or the pretenders who are worse than us.”
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Tears start to form.
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Azrael: “You say you want to protect and save people. But you won’t and didn’t save Tomura, Theo, Toga, Spinner, Twice, Dabi, Compress, Mustard, Magne, Kota, or my mother!! You won’t save those who fell through the cracks or were born different!! Do we not matter!? Does my mother, Nozomi Akirame, not matter! ANSWER ME! YOU FAKE HEROES!!!”
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The angel’s spirit trembles, the sky bellows, and the world looks into the watery eyes of one who is broken.
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And only one truly understands.
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Tatsumaki was too busy with the delicate chaos to fully block the black lightning. So she also witnesses the past of Azrael.
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To her growing unease, the woman found she could relate to and understand the villain.
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She was used in experiments by her father, no less. She too could have gone down that same road if her mother and sister were gone.
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No.
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She would have become something far worse. Having her family is the only thing keeping her sane.
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So if they were taken from her like that, then the whole world would pay for it.
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Tatsumaki: ‘I understand… ’
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Which makes it all the more important that she needs to get this done. Tornado wasn’t blind to her brother’s pain; she felt it all.
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If she didn’t trust her sister and All Might, she may have just abandoned these kids. Still…
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Tatsumaki: ‘What’s taking them so long!?’
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Ignoring the large explosion that signaled the continuation of the other battle, Tatsumaki focused further on the task at hand. A task made so much harder with the corrupted Kaoru interfering with her own psychic power.
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Twirling out of the way of a psychic blast, Tatsumaki flung her away and blocked a wave of purple acid from Mina.
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Tatsumaki: ‘I almost got it… please… hold on… Izu.’
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Dodging above the large explosion of hardened blood from Vlad King.
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Redirecting Sero’s tape to tangle with Ibara’s hair.
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Forcing Setsuna to not break apart using her quirk.
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Containing Kaminari’s near-constant outbursts of lightning that threaten everyone.
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This and more is what Tatsumaki has to deal with, leaving little time to focus on the main goal.
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But this is the Tornado of Terror they’re dealing with. Every second counts, and eventually she knew how to separate the human from the nomu. At least for one of them.
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Blocking another psychic scream from Kaoru, Tatsumaki grabs Pony and goes high into the sky. Before Kaoru can awkwardly follow her, the woman does her job.
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Ignoring the barrage of horns pelting her shield, the hero does mental surgery. Within moments, a naked Pony is ripped from the nomu ooze.
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Tatsumaki: “Yes!”
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Quickly, she protects her and Pony from Kaoru before slapping the annoying girl back to the Earth. After that, she keeps Pony in a powerful barrier before going back down.
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Each of them won’t be the exact same, but now it won’t take so long. And once she’s done here, a building-sized present will be waiting for whoever hurt her brother.
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Lily should have kept her mouth shut. After learning more about Azrael, she couldn’t help but feel for the guy.
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But that sentiment is doing nothing for her right now. Clearly, he was just having fun with them before.
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Edgeshot and Eyelashes were down but still conscious. Best Jeanist was still in the fight, but only barely.
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Mountain Ape has become a stress ball at this point. And her?
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Backhanded and slapped aside like she didn’t matter. Clearly on purpose. Whenever she tried to help, she was cast aside.
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Crawling out of her third pile of rubble, she comes out to the sight of Mountain Ape getting beaten half to death. Azrael’s attacks don’t care he’s blocking, and he overpowers any restraining attempt by Best Jeanist.
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Frustration and rage build as she watches the display, causing the white flower on her head to start to bloom.
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Eyelashes: “NO! Calm down, Lily!”
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Snapping out of it, she wills the flower to close. Unless she wants everyone here to die horribly, she better calm down. So she takes a breath and prepares to charge again with her staff.
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But then-
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Bakugo: “DIE!!”
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A human rocket collides with Azrael’s back, taking his attention away from the bloody Mountain Ape.
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Azrael: “Mor-”
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A large glacier explodes to life and freezes Azrael in place, at least for now.
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Mandalay: “Is everyone alright!?”
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From the side come reinforcements, one pro and several students. Seeing this, and the fact that Azrael was trapped for now, the other pros regrouped and took a breath.
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All except for Mountain Ape, who needed Sabrina to carry him with her quirk. But she nearly fails when she sees the kidnapped students fighting Tatsumaki.
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Shiho: “No… ”
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Aoi: “Kaoru… ”
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Sabrina: “I’m going to-”
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Mandalay: “Focus! You three help Tornado.”
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Sabrina: “Don’t have to tell us twice.”
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The three make their way into the other battle, while Mandalay turns to the others she brought.
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Mandalay: “You all will help the pros here hold off or defeat Azrael.”
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Ida: “U-Understood!”
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Jiro: “N-No pressure… ”
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Mandalay: “As for me, can someone tell me where Kota is!?”
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Lily: ‘Thinking back, there was that kid Azrael summoned before fighting us.’
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Going to Mandalay, Lily pointed to where she last saw Endeavor.
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Lily: “I-I think that’s where he is.”
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Mandalay: “Thank you. I’ll go there and-”
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Eyelashes: “You’re really leaving the kids here?”
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Mandalay: “Yes.”
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Lily: “B-But they’re just kids.”
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Mandalay: “Yes, but they are strong.”
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The ice begins to crack.
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Edgeshot: “Go. We’ll make sure they survive this encounter.”
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Nodding, Mandalay quickly made her way to Kota. As for this group, they got into a proper formation.
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Best Jeanist: “I hope you still remember your lessons, Bakugo. This will require your best.”
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The boy only growled as the ice shattered to reveal an enraged Azrael.
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Azrael: “No games, you all die now.”
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Straining his body, the angel uses a quirk that will put his heavily modified vessel at the most risk. But it is one of his strongest gifts.
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Azrael: “Overclock.”
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It really didn’t take long for Tatsumaki to nearly end things. The only remaining ones were Kirishima, Mina, Kaoru, and Vlad King.
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She would have gotten Mina or Kirishima earlier, but one would fight so hard to save the other that it was impossible.
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Tatsumaki: ‘I have to do them at the same time. Perfect… ’
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Kaoru and Vlad King were simply difficult. Kaoru actively resisted her efforts, and Vlad King… he seemed stuck in the form.
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No matter, she’ll keep trying.
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But things took a turn when Kaoru’s psychic scream was blocked by someone else.
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Tatsumaki: “Who-”
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Sabrina, Aoi, and Shiho: “Kaoru!”
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Three psychic kids enter the battle.
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Tatsumaki: “I have enough to deal with; get out of here!”
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Aoi: “We’re trying to help.”
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Tatsumaki: “I don’t need it!”
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Shiho: “You’re getting it anyway.”
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Sabrina: “We won’t leave Kaoru.”
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They say while surrounding said girl, who seems… reluctant to attack.
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Tatsumaki: ‘So some of their personalities do shine through? I thought it was just some gimmick with the other two.’
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Not really given a choice, and admitting deep down that the extra help would accelerate the process, Tornado turns to the last three.
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Tatsumaki: “Fine. But make sure you can keep up.”
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Sabrina: “We can. Kadabra, I choose you! Help the Tornado of Terror save our friends!”
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The creature emerges out of the ether and flies beside Tatsumaki.
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Tatsumaki: “Good. You keep Vlad King busy while I deal with those two.”
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Plan set, the team dash toward their chosen targets, determined to save them.
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When Mandalay made it to the last battlefield, her eyes widened from the sight.
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Mandalay: “Kota… ”
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Behind the former villain hideout was an inferno, and in the center were Kota and Endeavor grappling like giants. Somehow, Kota was able to hold his own.
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But to be fair, Endeavor was obviously holding back. He’s not trying to kill the boy. Still, seeing him, even in that form, being punched in the face was enough to make her scream.
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Mandalay: “Stop it!”
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Both stop in their tracks to look at who interrupted their fight. The one stunned the most was Kota, mouth hanging open in shock.
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By this point, nearly all the makeup she used to change her appearance has drained from her face. But even if it hadn’t, Kota could tell.
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Endeavor: “What are you-”
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Mandalay: “Leave him to me, Endeavor. He’s my nephew, and you’re needed to fight Azrael. You’re one of the only ones that can cause permanent damage to him.”
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It took a moment, but after seeing the monster child stunned, Endeavor listened and went to where he is most needed. This left Mandalay and a monstrous Kota alone within the burnt remains of a city landscape.
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Mandalay: “Kota, honey, what happened? Why are-”
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The boy backs up and snarls.
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Mandalay: “Kota! It’s me! You recognize me, right?”
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She can tell he does, but he doesn’t stop growling. So many emotions swirl within those young eyes. Too many to properly name.
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But one was clear, love.
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He still looked at her with care. That was all she needed to know.
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Mandalay: “Kota, I will do what I have to for you to come home. If that means I must withstand the rage I failed to notice or heal, then so be it.”
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Taking her own battle stance, the motherly woman prepares for the hardest fight of her life.
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Mandalay: “I won’t leave you side again, Kota.”
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and then Add to home screen.