Chapitre 112: Chapter 111: Dance of Thunder and Ice
"Huff... Huff..."
In the dimly lit entranceway leading from the corridor to the interior of the auditorium, Iida was just about to step out to watch the intense clash between Kaminari and Todoroki. Suddenly, his body jolted in a strange, rapid shiver, almost like a spasm. Despite the odd sensation, he stayed calm and stopped just short of the brightly lit doorway, only a few steps away from the sunlight streaming through.
At that moment, he pulled a dark blue cellphone from his pocket—the brand was unrecognizable.
"Mom?"
Seeing the caller ID, Iida paused for a second, but quickly understood. His mother was likely calling to check on him.
"Hello? Mom? I... I lost. I'm sorry. I let everyone down, and I couldn't bring honor to the family..."
As soon as Iida admitted his defeat, his mother's voice on the other end interrupted him, filled with anxiety and worry.
"No, that's not why I'm calling!"
"Iida, you need to stay calm. Something... something has happened to your brother Tensei."
"W-what?!"
"Your brother was... was attacked by villains."
"?!"
"BOOM!"
Just as his mother finished speaking, the stadium shook violently, as if a sudden earthquake of magnitude six or seven had struck. A frigid blast of air swept through the entire auditorium. In the corridor, Iida found himself caught in a powerful, concentrated gust due to the standing waves created by the arena's structure.
His black hair and blue sports uniform flapped wildly in the icy wind, and the phone in his hand still transmitting his mother's frantic voice was blown from his grip.
"Iida?! Iida?! What's happening to you...?"
"...Another iceberg... Mom!!"
He looked up, wide-eyed, at the enormous iceberg now towering over the stadium, partially obscuring the sunlight. Snapping out of his daze, he quickly picked up his phone from the ground.
"Mom, you just said... what did you mean by villains attacking my brother?"
As his mother continued to speak, the corridor seemed to grow darker, contrasting with the blinding sunlight outside. On the field, half of Todoroki's side had turned into a frozen mountain, blocking the view of the spectators on the opposite side.
Todoroki, breathing out a frosty breath, surveyed the iceberg he had just created and muttered to himself, "How will you handle this without 'Thunder Aegis'?"
"Kaminari Denki… show me what you've got."
A thin layer of frost had formed on Todoroki's right cheek—evidence of the strain his abilities placed on his body.
"Kaminari!" In the Class A stands, Kyoka watched the massive iceberg with worry, while Tetsutetsu wore a serious expression.
"Without 'Thunder Aegis,' Kaminari might not be able to block this attack."
He considered his own chances against Todoroki's ice assault and realized he'd likely be forced off the field by sheer impact alone, even if his Quirk allowed him to avoid serious injury.
As the 120,000 spectators in the stadium, along with countless viewers nationwide and even overseas, held their breath waiting for the outcome, a voice suddenly echoed from above.
"Phew… close one. You've got a serious gift, Todoroki! Making an iceberg that big on a whim? That's just plain scary."
Heads snapped up as Kaminari's voice rang out. The golden aura surrounding his body glowed even more brightly against the icy landscape as he stood at the top of Todoroki's massive ice wall, looking down with a mischievous grin.
Kaminari's entire body crackled with golden electricity, illuminating him against the brilliant white of the ice.
"Not bad, right? I figured it out just in time. Turns out 'Static Grip' is pretty handy for climbing."
Instead of facing the full force of the iceberg head-on, Kaminari had avoided Todoroki's attack by circling around with his lightning speed, using high-voltage grips to scale the ice wall in an arc.
"Over there!" Up in the announcer's booth, Present Mic and Class 1-A's homeroom teacher, Aizawa, squinted up, trying to spot Kaminari. But the golden sunlight was too blinding, making it difficult to see anything on top of the icy mountain.
"Up above?!"
At the bottom, Todoroki shielded his eyes from the sun and squinted up at Kaminari's silhouette, trying to make out his figure. The sunlight was glaring, obscuring his vision.
A crackling sound, an electric buzzing quickly grew louder, coming closer by the second.
"This sound… it's so familiar!" Todoroki's instincts flared, his body tensing for battle. And then, he saw it.
A blinding golden light shot down the side of the iceberg with astonishing speed, shattering the icy surface beneath it like fragile glass.
"So fast!"
Todoroki's first reaction was to release a wave of freezing energy, forming an ice wall in front of him. But the wall barely lasted a second before it exploded under Kaminari's high-speed assault.
A streak of golden electricity tore through the ice with each hit, leaving a trail of shattered fragments in its wake. With every new barrier Todoroki created, Kaminari would break through almost instantly, filling the arena floor with shards of ice.
"This speed… it's incredible!"
Although Todoroki had witnessed Kaminari's abilities during the earlier races and his match against Iida, experiencing the lightning-fast assault firsthand was entirely different. Watching from a distance was nothing compared to being on the receiving end.
If it weren't for his rigorous training under Endeavor and his naturally calm demeanor, Todoroki might have already faltered. But even his defenses couldn't hold forever against such relentless attacks.
"Bzzz bzzz bzzz…"
The golden lightning—Kaminari—closed in, his dark blue pupils contracting into focused slits. In the blink of an eye, he shattered the last ice wall, appearing just a meter in front of Todoroki.
"Boom!"
A powerful kick connected with Todoroki's chin, sending him flying upwards into the air.
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Chapitre 113: Chapter 112: Thunderbirds
The effects of Kaminari's high-voltage electricity were starting to take their toll on Todoroki. The searing pain and numbing paralysis threatened to overwhelm him, nearly breaking his focus and pushing him to the edge of consciousness.
But even in this desperate situation, Todoroki's determination held firm. He was a "genius," after all—gifted with abilities that set him apart from others, in every possible way.
With a surge of cold air, Todoroki pushed himself to the limit, letting the frost on his right side pour out without restraint, even if it meant risking frostbite.
Crack, crack, crack.
In an instant, under the extreme cold, his entire body was encased in ice. Despite being mid-air from Kaminari's earlier kick, Todoroki managed to react, forming a solid layer of ice around himself to brace for the impact.
Simultaneously, thin sheets of ice began to form in the air around him, attempting to slow Kaminari's relentless approach. But it was futile.
In his high-voltage mode, Kaminari's electricity generated intense heat, causing the ice and cold mist surrounding him to melt almost instantly as he drew closer.
Boom!
Crack!
Another powerful blow from Kaminari sent Todoroki flying even higher, a trail of white mist marking his trajectory. And within seconds, a streak of golden lightning shot up to follow him, moving several times faster than before.
On three sides of the stadium, the audience sat mesmerized, while those watching from home witnessed a spectacle that would be seared into their memories forever.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of thunderous impacts echoed through the arena as Kaminari continued his high-speed assault. From a distance, he looked like a golden blur, weaving through the sky and creating streaks of light that left afterimages in the air. Each time he struck, a blast of electric energy and a sharp crack of ice resounded, with Todoroki ricocheting through the sky like a battered ragdoll.
"This… this…" Kyoka muttered, staring up at the display in stunned silence. Her mind was blank, save for one overwhelming realization.
"This is Kaminari's power?"
All around her, the crowd remained in a state of awe, their eyes fixed on the battle above, unable to tear themselves away.
"Are they really just first-year students? Are they even students at all?"
"This level of combat… it's beyond most Pro Heroes!"
Even Present Mic, the usually energetic announcer, was at a loss for words, his eyes wide with disbelief as he watched the two figures collide in mid-air.
"How much longer can they keep this up?" he muttered to himself, though his voice was amplified by the speakers, making everyone in the arena hear his concern. "If this keeps going… Todoroki's going to reach his limit."
On the other side of the stadium, Endeavor's composure was starting to crack. Gone was his usual stoic stance, replaced with a tense posture as he watched his son, his face dark with concern.
"Hmph…"
The flames on Endeavor's body flickered more intensely, flaring up as if in reaction to the tension. Kaminari's earlier words echoed in his mind:
"You keep talking about Todoroki's 'full power,' but have you ever seen my full power?"
"With all due respect… if I went all-out, he'd be dead already."
For a brief moment, Endeavor found himself believing Kaminari's words.
Boom!
Wham!
Finally, the chain of strikes in the sky came to a dramatic end as Kaminari unleashed a particularly powerful blow. Todoroki was sent hurtling downward, the force breaking through the sound barrier and sending him plummeting like a falling meteor.
"Oh no!" Midnight gasped. "This is bad!"
As Midnight, Cementoss, and the other teachers prepared to intervene, Kaminari landed back on the tip of the iceberg he'd created earlier, his gaze cold and unwavering as he looked down at Todoroki's descending figure.
"Todoroki… you won't die from this, but if you hit the ground, you're definitely going to be hurt."
Just as Todoroki was about to crash into the ground, something changed. His falling figure started to glow with a faint red hue.
Wait… no. It wasn't just a glow. It was…
Boom!
A roaring pillar of fire erupted from Todoroki's body, engulfing the air around him and stopping his fall. The inferno expanded in all directions, so intense that anything that got close—including the teachers rushing to help was pushed back by the searing heat.
"Oh? So you're finally using your flames."
Kaminari stood at a height above the stadium, perched on the massive ice formation, watching as the blaze consumed the lower half of the arena.
"It looks like that promise you made to never use his fire means nothing when you're staring death in the face."
He emphasized the word "promise" with a mocking tone, then steadied himself, grasping his right wrist with his left hand, focusing energy into his palm.
"Well, if you're going all-out, then I suppose it's only fair I do the same."
His golden eyes narrowed, a sharp and deadly intensity in his gaze.
"I wasn't joking earlier. If you don't bring everything you have, I will knock you out."
*Bzzzzzzzzzzzt! Chirp-Chirp-Chirp*
On top of the iceberg electricity began to gather, crackling and snapping in Kaminari's hands. The sound echoed like thunder mixed with the sharp chirping of birds.
Below, deep in the sea of fire, Todoroki stood on scorched earth. His condition was rough, to say the least. His sports jacket was completely burned away, leaving only his pants intact, almost as if by some strange twist of fate.
His upper body was covered in burns and cuts, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. But even the blood evaporated almost instantly under the intense heat, leaving only a red smear as a reminder of his injuries.
"I… I almost died…"
Todoroki's eyes were wide, his heart racing as he recalled the terror he'd felt just moments ago. It was a fear he hadn't known before—a fear beyond anything he'd felt, even more agonizing than the memory of boiling water scalding him as a child. This time, it was real, visceral, a fear rooted in the prospect of death.
No matter how gifted he was, or how indifferent he tried to be, at his core, he was still a fifteen-year-old kid. And the reality of facing death shook him in a way he wasn't prepared for.
*Crackle, crackle.*
Just as he steadied himself, the familiar buzzing sound of electricity filled the air, drawing closer from above.
"That sound…"
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