The air quaked with the force of All Might's entrance.
Dust swirled.
Students who had been moments away from despair now stared, wide-eyed, as the towering figure of peace stood tall amidst the carnage.
But there was no smile
No reassuring glint in his eye.
Only anger.
"You villains..." All Might said, his voice low, rumbling like distant thunder.
"You dared to harm my students..."
His fists clenched. The very ground cracked beneath his feet.
The blue-haired villain—Tomura Shigaraki—stumbled back, his confidence waning a bit, but one look at the Nomu brought it back.
"You've finally arrived, All Might. I was hop-." He wasn't able to finish.
All Might disappeared.
BOOM!
The Nomu's head snapped back as All Might's fist smashed into its jaw, sending the monster flying across the battlefield. It slammed into the dome wall, cracking the structure—then bounced off and landed with a sickening crunch.
But it stood back up.
Regenerating.
Even now.
"This one was made to kill you," Shigaraki rasped, voice full of bitter satisfaction. "Shock absorption, super strength, regeneration... You can't win."
All Might didn't answer. He vanished again.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
He appeared behind the Nomu and delivered a combo—fists moving so fast they blurred, striking with the force of cannon fire.
"Texas Smash!"
A shockwave erupted. Wind tore through the USJ, sending debris and bodies flying. The Nomu was driven into the earth, a crater forming beneath it.
But it still got up.
Blood poured from its mouth, and its brain pulsed wildly—but it grinned.
And lunged.
They clashed.
Shockwaves rocked the stadium.
Every impact sounded like the earth breaking.
Aizawa, bruised and battered, dragged himself to the students.
"Get them out," he muttered to Thirteen, barely conscious.
Kashimo lay nearby, breathing shallow. His eyes fluttered open briefly. He watched as titans collided, lightning and raw muscle, as the 'Symbol of Peace' battled the villain.
"So… that's All Might…" he whispered. "…Strong."
His vision faded again.
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All Might's punches were slowing.
He knew it. He could feel the clock ticking down.
Time was running out.
One minute. Maybe less.
The Nomu charged again, its body healing rapidly, still adapting.
All Might dug deep. He then noticed the Nomu being pushed back. Not able to handle his punches as much. He smirked.
"You have a limit…let's see how much more you can take!!" he growled, muscles swelling.
The speed of his punches suddenly increased and while doing so, started to overwhelm the Nomu.
"Tell me villain…do you know the meaning of…PLUS ULTRA!!!"
All Might delivered a mighty punched the dug into the torso of the Nomu, causing it to collide with the dome of USJ, breaking it, and flying even more.
Silence.
Then wind.
Then nothing but smoke and the stench of ozone.
The Nomu was gone.
Nothing remained but a twisted crater—and a broken silence.
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Shigaraki trembled, this wasn't the result he had been promised. All Might was supposed to die. The Nomu was built for that exact purpose…to kill All Might. They had lost.
"NOO!!! YOU CHEATED!!!" Tomura yelled as he scratched at his neck.
"Tomura Shigaraki, calm yourself. The Nomu has done damage and for some reason those children are holding back from attacking."
The purple mist villain spoke as he looked at a few of the students still nearby.
"If the two of us double-team him, we may still have a chance."
"You're right, Kurogiri. We can still do this. We can defeat him, The Final Boss."
The two then prepared to launch an attack. Kurogiri using his quirk to warp Tomura right in front of All Might.
Tomura prepared to attack All Might but just as he did, Midoriya suddenly appeared beside them to protect the hero.
Tomura and Kurogiri reacted fast enough and was about to counter attack but suddenly a bullet had hit Tomuras' hand.
Reinforcements had arrived.
"Sorry Everyone…We're a little late."
The Heroes had arrived