Chapter 22: Fighting A Hero
__________ POV Beru__________
I should still be careful, this guy is definitely stronger than the scrubs I fought before.
I mean, I did just see him juggle a dinosaur with the wind pressure from his punches. So he definitely has more punching power than I do.
Well, I could likely do something similar, but I assume that wasn't his full power.
If that was his full power then I can at least match it. But, somehow, I get the gut feeling that he's holding back, maybe because of the civilians and buildings?
He's staring at me, I can see some hesitation from him, the people around us took a great distance.
But they aren't really safe, and I don't want my little bit of fun with this bulky guy to end with too many casualties.
All Might seems to want to end this quickly though. Because he rushed me at great speeds.
I can easily react to it, but I do want to see how my body can handle a hit from him.
He reached me, his punch was already approaching my chest by the time he realised I wasn't fighting back. I could see the panic on his face.
But it was a bit too late to pull back, he was already in full motion.
His punch connected with my chest, sending shockwaves all around us. The flesh underneath my exoskeleton was wriggling and rearranging itself.
His punch was definitely strong. But it wasn't enough to move me, I have a decent shock absorption quirk. Even though it still did some damage, it was healed quickly.
I have countless quirks by now, my endurance and stamina are almost endless. This guy is strong, but he is really not a good match against me.
__________ POV Narration__________
The people were pushed back further by All Might's punch. They looked in shock as the villain didn't even budge.
The look he gave the Symbol of Peace was odd, it was almost one of pity.
All Might himself didn't really know what to make of the situation. Out of reflex, he went a bit harder than he had meant to. And his opponent didn't even retaliate.
In retrospect, it would've been a lot smarter to try and talk things out first. But Beru's playful taunt made All Might think that the insectoid was against the idea. Leading to this awkward situation.
"Soo~ Are you~A Hero?~" Asked the insectoid. Looking at All Might curiously. Beru just wanted to make sure. After all, hurting regular people wasn't really a good feeling to him.
And, heroes were basically law enforcement, and that made him more comfortable with it.
All Might looked shocked. He was used to everyone knowing of him, especially since his Golden Age hadn't ended all that long ago.
"Yes... Would you please give up, Young Man?" He asked hopefully, taking a step back. He was a bit shocked that his punch hadn't affected Beru, but that wasn't really his full power.
And All Might wasn't arrogant enough to think that there weren't people that could put up a fight against him... Especially in the state, he was currently in.
He hadn't recovered from his fight with All for One fully yet. And, by his doctor's words, he never will.
He was only going to be losing his strength as the years passed by and his injury ate away at his health. But he had at least taken down his Arch-Nemesis.
Now, the one in front of him wasn't even a person he'd classify as a villain. But he had done something quite egregious.
Taking care of a villain in that fashion would've been controversial even for a licenced hero to do. Especially in front of such a big crowd, and this man had done it without any licence.
Which, technically led to him being portrayed as a villain in front of the law. Well, he would be called a vigilante by the media, but the law didn't like this type of activity at all.
"Nah~" Responded Beru, as he dusted off his chest a bit. His exoskeleton didn't reveal even the slightest bend at the force All Might had applied.
In their standoff, a new's crew had already arrived on the scene. As it was customary whenever All Might was present anywhere.
The police also arrived and dragged the people away from the site. Taping off an area around the standoff.
The Symbol of Peace didn't want to prolong this matter further. He once again rushed Beru.
This time, the insectoid copied his movements, matching everything about them, from posture to movement speed.
He met All Might's punch head-on. His fist striking All Might's with great force. Both of them were being serious this time.
The shockwave of that clash shook the entire district around them, as the people were pushed back further and the police were forced to expand their circle.
After a short second, both of them started sending flurries of punches, their hands becoming blurs even for the high-speed camera of the new's crew.
The cameraman struggled to keep his balance against the waves of wind creating tremors in the area.
Beru matched every single one of All Might's moves, leading to a collective shock to set in. No one expected a random villain to exert this much force.
They were quite used to All Might taking out most of them quickly and with ease.
All Might himself was getting less and less comfortable by the second. As he realised that Beru seemed less concentrated on the fight as he was on imitating him.
Every breath, every subtle shift in posture, every muscle twitch. As All Might ramped up the speed of his deadly barrage, so did Beru.
One thing that should be mentioned... Beru was by no means a regular fighter. Everyone has talent after all, and his talent happened to be just that.
Everything just flowed for him when he 'danced' around. In his past life, he craved for that flow, the smoothness of it, the feeling of satisfaction as he stared at his bloodied fist or weapon.
It had been a while since he felt like that, it was hard for him to find a matching opponent. He hadn't fought properly in a very long time.
Even the bank robbers were only cannon-fodder to him, even though he was 5 years old at the time.
Currently, Beru was finding the situation thrilling. His blood was boiling as a lost passion was quickly reappearing.
All Might was finding himself matched, he decided to stop holding back completely. Seeing as his opponent was not even close to giving in.
His punches got stronger, faster, packing more and more power. He slowly started overwhelming Beru, who could match his speed, but his lacking power led to him being pushed back.
Yet, the childish joy in his gestures didn't let off. As his wounds, his wear and tear were all being healed instantly, and most of the impact was being absorbed by his quirk.
The fight raged on. The street and buildings around them were quite in ruins by now. As the two of them had forgotten any semblance of holding back.
Beru didn't really use his claws, but he wanted a frontal bout, he wanted to use the weapons that his opponent had. After all, that made the fight a lot more satisfactory.
Eventually, they missed each other's fist. All Might managed to send a punch into Beru's stomach, and Beru sent one to All Might's chest.
Both were sent flying backwards, Beru did a flip in mid-air and dug his legs into the concrete, coming to a stop around 10 meters away.
His wounds were healing already, although he was getting exhausted.
All Might was sent further, as he had no impact-absorbing quirk, and he also didn't have claws to dig into the ground.
He was sent into a building that had yet to fall down, around 170 meters away from the initial clash.
A new's helicopter had already reached the scene. Broadcasting the fight throughout Japan instantly.
It quickly took to appear on every screen, the strength of the villain shaking the populace.
All Might dragged himself out of the collapsing building. Stumbling a bit as he did so. He was tired, a lot more than Beru, he was on a timer too. Thankfully for him, he was not close to being done yet.
He couldn't let the nation see him in such a sorry state after all. He rose up, facing Beru once more. As the bystanders cheered from a distance.
"YEAH! TAKE DOWN THAT MONSTER!" "ALL MIGHT! GO! PLUS ULTRA!" His fans were cheering him on, but he found it a bit strange.
The fight needed to come to an end eventually though...
And the next few moments would decide the outcome.
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