__________ POV Beru__________
I looked at this sorry excuse of a villain in front of me. Seems like Shigaraki was right, this man might be a bit too rabid to keep alive...
Well, not that I mind.
Two purple tails sprouted out of my back, they were quickly covered in a thick exoskeleton. The green veins on them were visible in the joints of the exoskeleton.
Both of them received a sharp pointed tip. Muscular also started covering his body in muscle mass. He looks a bit 'intimidating'. But that doesn't really mean anything.
I've killed 'intimidating' people before without much of an issue. He rushed me with a decent speed.
It's still got nothing on All Might, but I think comparing people to him is unfair. I first thought I'd find more powerful people around, but now I realise that there aren't really all that many.
I only know of All Might and All for One...
He raised his fist upwards, preparing to smash it into my head and crush me into the ground.
One of my tails blocked its path, the impact of his fist was decent, but it didn't harm me at all. The shockwave broke some of the trees around us and pushed the heroes backwards a bit.
Muscular looked quite shocked at how little his strike had managed to achieve. It didn't even make my tail flinch.
But that's just because my shock absorption extends to my tail. The bulky villain wasn't really discouraged, he started swinging his fists around violently.
All of his strikes were swiftly blocked by my tails, I didn't even take one step away from my initial position.
The ground underneath me was cracked and the houses around us were broken down.
The shockwaves his punches were releasing was compressed, he is no doubt strong.
In pure physical strength, I'd say he's about half of what All Might was. Well, at least in the initial punches. The hero seemed to get progressively stronger.
This guy is likely hoping I would tire out so he can finish me off. But things aren't exactly going as he planned.
"Weak~" Was all I said, a simple observation. But it was enough to tip him over the edge and make him explode in anger.
"YOU FUCKING BUG!" He tried coming from different angles. But I am starting to get bored of this man's useless struggle.
One of my tails parried his fist, making him take a step back as he lost his balance. While he was doing that, my other tail whipped around and struck his left side.
He put his arm up to block it, but it was broken in seconds, he was sent flying into the forest breaking many trees in the process.
He went flying for a good 300 meters. I did hit him with a lot of strength, it's quite impressive that he's already struggling to get back up.
It's a bit of a shame... While he is physically strong, there's nothing else redeeming about him. Well, I guess you could say that the most undeveloped muscle in him is his brain.
His attacks are predictable, the second you get used to his muscle augmentation reading his moves becomes children play.
Overall, this guy may be strong, but I think I could've beaten him when I was 10. Even if he was much faster and stronger than me, I have a hard time thinking of a way he could defeat me...
Well, it's about time I wrap this up.
He was already on his feet when I reached him. It's not like I ran to him, I just walked calmly.
This fight was decent enough for testing the tail quirk. I guess I could test another one.
"Hey~One last hit~Give it, your best~," I told him with a bored tone.
He gritted his teeth and growled like a wild animal. His still functional arm was instantly bulked up. All of the muscles from the broken arm strengthening this one.
My tails retracted themselves into my body, as I clenched my fist and used a few strength-enhancing quirks.
My arm became a bit bulkier, my exoskeleton shifting to accommodate my bulking muscle mass.
We both took a running start, I decided to match his speed, to let him build the necessary momentum.
He strengthened his legs with his muscles, preparing for a clash.
Our fists met at the same time, creating a shockwave that blew away all of the trees in a 200-meter radius. It seems his full strength is quite decent.
He was also constantly piling up more strength as he pushed his muscles beyond his limits. His legs were firmly planted into the ground, his position perfect.
He might even overpower me if I don't use more strength.
Strange tubes started appearing around my arm, all pointing backwards, my mouth released some steam as the engines in my calves started running on full power.
I could hear a sickening crack.
Our standstill was instantly broken, my fist crushed his hand and reached his chest, breaking some of his ribs.
His legs gave way as his body was broken, he was sent flying even further into the forest.
This engine quirk is actually quite useful...
I looked at my bloodied hand as it shrunk back to its regular size. I licked off some of the blood, I may not like this guy, but his quirk is a bit useful.
After assimilating his power, I slowly walked towards him. I need to make sure he doesn't survive that.
As I expected, he didn't get back up after that. It would've been odd if he did. But he was still conscious.
"W-What? H..Happened?" Confusion was clearly written on his face as he coughed out blood with every spoken word.
I guess he was winning that exchange at first, at least from his perspective.
I walked near him, towering above him and looking down at his broken body.
"No hard feelings~ You just died because you were weaker~," I said with a cold tone.
He didn't get to respond as my leg came down and crushed his head into the earth. Cracking his skull and breaking his neck.
That stomp also shook the forest a bit and created quite the crater.
He does seem like the type of guy to have this type of mindset. Strong rule the weak and whatnot. I always found that to be a bit wrong.
Strength alone won't get you all that far. At least not in all aspects. You need a combination of both strength and intelligence. Something that this guy didn't really have...
Oh well, I guess I can head back to the bar now... Or I could check on the heroes for a bit. I did save them just now.
I am also a bit curious about the guy's state.
I flew my way back to the scene. My clashes with Muscular destroyed quite a bit of the village, thankfully, the woman managed to drag the injured man away.
I flew towards them. The woman was still struggling to keep the man awake. She was so focused that she didn't even notice my presence.
But the man looked up at me, tired but thankful. He then turned to the woman, who I assume is his lover (dammit she was hot).
"D-Dear... I might not make it... Please, take care of Kota." Why is this guy acting so dramatic over getting hit once?
I guess he did take a full-on strike from muscular, and he doesn't really have a strength/endurance-related quirk.
The woman cried out, she seemed to be trying her best to stifle it. But she still failed.
Well, I guess I can heal him... He seems nice enough.
I walked near him and crouched down. The woman was startled by my 'sudden appearance' she almost jumped away(like a cat seeing a cucumber).
It made the dying guy snicker a bit. I put my hand on his abdomen for a bit, using my x-ray vision to check his insides... Oh.
I get why he said he might not make it. His broken ribs have pierced his lungs. He might've made it if they were near a hospital, but this is a village quite far away from one.
I can keep him alive for a while, but he still needs medical attention. I only have one healing quirk(well, the others are only self-healing and regeneration), and it's puny as all hell.
I grabbed him, the woman instantly tried to stop me, but the man raised his hand.
"I'll take you to the hospital~," I said as a faint yellow light enveloped him. He grunted a bit as I picked him up in a princess carry.
Not really what I thought I'd be doing with my day, but it's not like I have anything better.
My tails sprouted out of my sides this time, covering him perfectly and preparing to shield him from this bumpy ride.
"Nearest hospital~ Come fast~," I told the woman as I flew off.
I can make it there really quickly on my own(like 6 seconds or smth), but I need to mind the speed when carrying an injured man, no matter how much protection I provide him.
The journey took me around 4 minutes. I reached the hospital and directly entered through the front door.
My tails uncovered the man, he looked a bit confused, but instantly realised he was in a hospital and smiled through his bloodied teeth.
The nurses and doctors instantly got scared and panicked when seeing me. Sheesh, I really am famous huh(totally not proud)(it's actually infamous but whatever).
I looked at the nearest nurse and said. "Broken ribs pierced his lungs~Needs immediate surgery~"
My words were clear enough, as the people that heard me scampered off to and brought a stretcher.
Although they seemed a bit hesitant to get close to me. I instead walked towards them and placed the hero on the table. He muttered something to me as I walked away.
Likely a thank you or something like that. Yep, he was a nice bloke.
I'm sure I'll go drinking with him someday.
All for One will also likely think I did this in the same vein I saved that random woman. Because he told me to avoid too many casualties at some point.
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__________ POV All Might__________
A child.
Abandoned by his parents, hated and persecuted for something that is completely outside of his control.
Kidnapped and left to die on a mountain, miles away from any civilisation. Left to fend for himself from a fragile age.
In his early life, he had no adult he could trust. He was always alone. Then, he was miraculously found, having broken up a bank robbery at the age of 5.
He was sent to a special orphanage. Only for the police to later find out that the orphanage owner worked with a certain ring of human traffickers.
They were too late to help the child, once again. How many time has our society failed him?
I am ashamed of having injured Beru... But it seems he was able to recover properly from it. Even when he was injured, he didn't seem to have any reaction to it...
He has been dealt an unfortunate hand in life. But it seems like he hasn't let that keep him down.
He should be 15 years old this day. His quirk may make him look different, but he is still a child. And here we are, vilifying him on the news.
It doesn't matter how many statements I make, the public was hellbent on believing that Beru is not a safe individual.
But his latest action seems to have changed the perspective of the public quite a bit.
He fought and took down a villain that was terrorizing a village and that almost killed a team of heroes.
Even though he is hated, even though everyone seems to look at him with fear and disgust...
There he is, saving a hero without asking for anything in return. Even after going through all of that, his heroic spirit is still well and alive...
I cannot help but feel shame... Shame at not being able to save this child, I am not naive enough to believe that I can save everybody, but he was there. He was in my reach.
And I didn't do anything. He is driven by something, be it revenge for his captors, or the society that wronged him
But he will get it before he allows himself to get caught. At least that's what I understood from his words.
I doubt I can catch him with my current state, he is young and is only going to grow stronger, I am already becoming weaker...
There isn't enough known about his abilities to understand and counter them. It was only recorded as having unnatural strength, flight, sharp claws and a tough exoskeleton.
But he seems to have so many more abilities. From that extension of his claws to tail growth to the odd way his arms gain mass when he winds up his punches...
There is not enough information to combat him effectively.
So... Here I am... Pathetically waiting for him to turn himself in... This is one of the times where I regret being as weak as I am.
I can only hope he is not in any danger.
__________ POV Beru__________
Well, killing Muscular was fun.
Shigaraki wasn't really interested enough in the details to realise I had saved a hero. He was too busy playing his games.
All for One did notice it though. I could hear his conversation with Kurogiri.
"Was this truly due to your command to him master?" Asked Kurogiri, his suspicion of me is quite well-founded.
He's spent the most time with me, he can likely tell that I am a bit more intelligent than I let on. I may be a decent actor, but I do slip up from time to time.
"It must be, he has developed more and more intelligence as time passed, but he is still fiercely loyal. If I told him to avoid unneeded casualties, he will..." All for One is just as arrogant as ever it seems.
"I do not doubt you, sir... But it still strangely irks me..." He said, still wiping that on whisky glass while looking at the table.
"Then, perhaps we can give him a mission... One that will erase any trace of doubt. Make him hunt down and kill the same hero he saved." All for One seems to be just as cold as usual.
I should've expected something like this to happen, but I won't kill that dude. I don't care what All for One believes about it.
If need be, I will hasten my plans. I am sure I can kill All for One as I am now(although I doubt it will be easy).
"There is no need for that Master... I trust your sound judgement..." It seems Kurogiri is unknowingly doing me a solid here.
"Very well then. Do watch over Shigaraki will you? He's been a bit more irritable lately... Probably due to those games he always plays..." Jeez, didn't know All for One was such a boomer.
'Hur Durr, video games bad!' didn't know he was in parent advice Facebook groups. I guess that's where he takes his advice from.
Is it really hard to believe that Shigaraki is just a piece of shit? I mean, he may not need to be one. Maybe he was a nice kid at some point, but he's not anymore.
He's an adult, he should be able to take care of himself.
At his age, I was already the bosses right-hand man. Making deals with other large gangs and taking down smaller ones by myself.
Holy shit... Am I also becoming a boomer?!
Comparing the younger generations to myself and complaining about how I was better and shit... Oh no...
I am still too young to be a boomer... You know, this would be a great time to get drunk, but I can't really.
Kurogiri already finished his conversation with All for One while I was contemplating my age.
I walked to a corner of the bar and started throwing darts. It was a lot better than not doing anything. Although I always run out of space on the bullseye.
I think I will go and train my quirks for a bit tomorrow. I need to test out the combinations that I can make with Muscular's quirk.
It should be quite extensive, it was a really versatile quirk after all, even if the previous user wasn't all that keen on experimenting much with it.
Muscular's quirk gives me complete control over my muscles and only using this ability to give myself physical power would be an insult to my intelligence.
I don't plan on doing anything today. I've had my fill.
I will just laze around the bar.
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