The Dragon Of MHA - Chapter 64

*Natsu POV*

“Kacchan… How far are we going? We shouldn’t be walking around in the middle of the night like this,” Izuku says as he and Bakugo both walk down the street.

I quietly follow them on the ground, staying far enough for me to stay unnoticed, and close enough for me to observe and overhear any conversations.

‘Too many things are going astray, and I need all the information available to me. Unlike a certain bastard, I’m not an expert at information gathering, so I’ll need to make do with this. In the canon, Izuku unlocked his 8% full cowling here, but based on his current power level, I’d say I’ve pushed him to go beyond that. Same with Bakugo, his explosions have become stronger and both of them are trying to keep up with me.

But after that, they didn’t speak until Bakugo stopped ten minutes later in Ground Beta. I perch atop one of the nearby buildings, watching the pair.

“This is the place where we had our first combat training, where I fought and lost to you.”

Bakugo puts his head down and says quietly, “You’ve always made me sick, you were quirkless and useless.”

He then goes on to rant about how Izuku changed after meeting All Might. How the event of Kamino helped him to understand the situation of Izuku’s quirk, how All for One was able to steal and give quirks, and how All Might, how All Might gave his quirk to Izuku.

Bakugo glares at Izuku, “Since you’re not denying anything, it must be true. Damn it…”

Izuku clenches his fists and looks up at Bakugo, “What are you going to do with this answer?”

Bakugo’s eyes narrowed even more, “You and I both wanted to be like All Might, that’s how it was. Someone I’d always thought of as a pebble was acknowledged by the person I admire without me realizing it… That’s why… that’s why…”

Bakugo holds up his hand and generates some sparks, “Let’s fight.”

‘My memory isn’t perfect, but based on the Deku in the anime, he probably didn’t want to fight and was forced to defend himself before actively getting into it.

Izuku stares at Bakugo, for a few seconds, a mix of expression on his face before finally settling on a determined one, “If we do, I’m prepared to go all out, are you?”

Bakugo spits onto the concrete, a wide smile on his face, “Wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Izuku’s eyes glow slightly and green lightning surrounds his body, and Bakugo stretches out his arms, as small sparks crackle from his palm. The two look at each other for a good ten seconds before hopping into action.

The fight begins. Bakugo rushes in using his explosions and swings his right arm forwards to blast Izuku. However, it’s a feint as his foot rockets forwards and flies at Izuku’s chin, missing him by an inch.

Izuku leaps to the side and ricochets off a street pole, his fist extended out as he aims for Bakugo’s exposed ribcage.

“Tch, bastard!”

Bakugo blasts himself into the air, dodging the strike, and crosses his arms, so that one hand faces outwards, and the other is pointing behind him. Using explosions to maneuver himself, he spins rapidly and makes a smokey tornado.

“HOWITZER IMPACT!!!”

Izuku glares at the explosion that’s charging at him and lifts up his hand.

*BAM*

Just like in his fight against Todoroki, he utilized extremely high-pressure wind generated from his flicks to knock away his opponent’s attack. Only this time, his finger wasn’t broken. The colliding force destroys many of the surrounding buildings’ windows.

‘He must’ve used twentyish percent to blow it away. Not at a level where he can use it constantly, but enough where he won’t break his bones.”

Izuku leaps into the air, bringing his leg up, and an ax kick’s Bakugo’s shoulder, sending him crashing into the ground.

It doesn’t phase him much, as he gets up quickly and points his hand up in the air, “STUN GRENADE!!!”

I close my eyes and even though my eyelids, I can see a bright flash of light temporarily blinds both me and Izuku, ‘Shit, now all I can do is hope that nothing significant happens.’

Bakugo yells out, and I assume he points upwards to Izuku who is still above him, “DIE DEKU!!!! AP SHOT: AUTO CANNON!!!”

My eyes open enough to see something shocking, Izuku, dodging the barrage of small explosive balls, by floating to the side.

Izuku’s eyes are wide and so are Bakugos, ‘What the f.u.c.k is this!?’

*Izuku POV*

‘What the hell is going on!?’

Kacchan’s barrage flies past me but I remain floating in the air, ‘Is this someone else’s doing? But who?’

Suddenly, my vision shifts. No longer am I in the battle-worn Ground Beta, instead, I was in the darkness. Plain darkness, I couldn’t see anything around me.

‘What is this! What happened to Kacchan?!’

I looked down at my body and to my surprise, I could only see my right hand, the rest of my body was covered in a black mist. I tried to speak, but no words came out.

‘Where am I?’

A female voice speaks from behind me, “Hmm, this is earlier than supposed to happen, but I guess that Dragneel kid forced you to push yourself. Well, I mean, what works works.”

I turn around suddenly and I see a black-haired woman in a sleeveless black top with a flowing white cape and thick yellow gloves and a kind yet strict expression on her face.

I try to speak to her, but once again, nothing comes out, and the lady smiles, “Right now, you don’t have enough control of your power to fully form yourself. You can only utilize around ten percent now, yes?”

My eyes widen as I realize what she’s talking about, and my mind flashes back to the time during the sports tournament when I saw several shadowy figures, ‘Wait, is she… a past user of One for All?’

I nod my head slowly and the lady sighs, “Well, it’s a minor inconvenience and it’s one we can overcome in the future. You were probably supposed to meet the first user first, but what better time than the present!”

She sticks her thumb out with a smile and I just stare blankly at her, unsure of what to do. Her smile fades slightly and her expression turns slightly serious, “I guess I owe you an explanation.”

The lady points at me, “Your Quirk, it’s begun to awaken. Our quirks mix into the small core of the power as it gets passed down. The small core that has always been a part of One for All. Before it was a small dot within a raging inferno, or a stormy sea, covered in the cultivated power. But now, it’s becoming larger and it’s starting to move. What you saw between fluctuations… One for All itself is growing.’

My eyes widened again, ‘Why? WHats going to happen? Why is it growing now?’

She puts her hands on her h.i.p.s, “The power you just used was my original quirk, Float. You were against that explosion guy and he caught you in a tough position, right? You thought, ‘I need to move! I need to get out of here!’ I don’t know how, but your version will be stronger than mine. When a quirk is absorbed into One for All, it also starts to cultivate power as it gets passed down. You are the ninth user, and I’m the seventh, so it’ll be stronger by a bit.”

A black mist pops up from behind her and covers her back and starts to make its way to the front, “Looks like time is running out for me. Listen, your quirk will respond to your emotions. If you use it in anger, it will react to that. What is important is controlling your heart.”

She puts her hand against my nonexistent c.h.e.s.t, “It’s fine to get mad. Anger is a source of power. But that’s why you need to control it carefully. After going through eight people, One for All has become extremely strong. Listen, there are still six more quirks for you to inherit. Control your heart, and master using all of us.”

The black mist starts to swallow her up, and she gave me a familiar smile, “Do your best, kid! We’re with you! You’re the one who will complete One for All!”

She gets completely swallowed up by the darkness and my consciousness returns to Ground Beta.

I let out a sigh, ‘I’m gonna need to have a long conversation with All Might about this. Oh yeah, what happened to Kacchan?’

I look down at the ground, and I see a small blonde figure getting farther and farther away from me.

“Arere? Why is Kacchan getting smaller? Why do the buildings look so far away? Is something wrong with my eyes?”

I look upwards, and the clouds are rapidly getting close,r ‘Shit! She said that her quirk would be stronger, and I can’t fully control it yet!

Then I hear a noise, “Oy! Izuku! Grab my hand!”

‘That’s not Kacchan! This voice… it’s,’ my eyes widen and I yell out, “NATSU!?!?”

His eyes are narrowed and his brows are furrowed, as if he’s in deep thought, but he still yells at me, “Just try and stop your quirk!”

He gets closer and closer using his flaming wings and eventually grabs my leg, and starts to drag me down, “I can bring you down, but it’ll be a hell of a lot easier if you stop flying!”

I yell back, “I don’t know how!”

He glances up at me and replies simply, “I see…”

He yanks me down and appears at my eye level and a nervous smile appears on my face, “What are you gonna do, Natsu?”

He doesn’t answer and instead disappears, seconds later, I lose consciousness.

I open my eyes slowly, the night sky above me and three familiar faces around me, ‘Kacchan, Natsu, and All Might…’

My mind processes this for a few seconds, and I yell out in surprise, “ALL MIGHT!!!”

Natsu crosses his hands and glares at Kacchan, Izuku, and All Might, “Now, can someone please explain what the hell happened!?’

AN: Seems like a good time to unlike the other quirks, and that one seemed the most appropriate at the moment.

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