The sky over the USJ turned dark. All sunlight had been completely blocked, causing Allen to frown.
Seeing that All For One was planning something, Allen took the remaining three templates and, just like the first one, absorbed them into his body.
It wasn't that he could use them all at the same time—but doing this in advance would allow him to switch templates much faster.
"Allen-kun, I know you can hear me even from this distance. I know because I also have a Quirk like that."
All For One's voice carried anger, mockery, and disgust, along with intense malice. He was determined to kill Allen.
"I have no interest in talking to you."
"Don't say that. I just wanted to share a thought with you. When you came back, I was confused. How is it possible that you healed so quickly? And beyond that—how did you become so strong?"
Several dark currents descended from the sky and entered All For One's body. He became more muscular, almost like All Might.
"Your body absorbs solar radiation, doesn't it?"
"..."
"It does. That's why you healed. That's why you got stronger!"
"And do you think that hiding the sun will weaken me?!" Allen mocked as he launched himself from the USJ.
"Allen!" Kaina extended her hand, but she knew she couldn't stop him. Instead, she transformed her elbow into a rifle and prepared to support Allen.
Allen appeared near All For One, who was already waiting for him. Both clenched their fists and struck at the same time.
"No. It's just that by searching my 'perfect memory,' I found the best Quirks to use against you!"
Both fists collided, creating an explosion.
What made All For One terrifying wasn't the number of Quirks he possessed, but his ability to combine them—releasing power far beyond what their original owners could ever achieve.
"Dark Place. This Quirk could darken any enclosed space. Combined with weather control and effect amplification, it can create night in broad daylight!"
Allen didn't respond. He clenched his other fist and punched All For One in the face. At this point, half of his mask was broken, revealing his disgusting smile. Yet even with Allen's increased strength, All For One didn't go flying. He didn't even groan—instead, he returned the punch. Allen blocked it with his arm but was forced to slide backward.
'As expected, I still don't have enough sunlight…'
Allen was like a solar battery—the more he absorbed, the stronger he became, but only while the template was active.
Based on his previous strength, Allen had become about 30% stronger. This meant he could use the equivalent of his former 100% while only consuming 70% of the active template. He did this to avoid becoming "Superman," but seeing that it wasn't enough, he might have to forget about his secret identity.
"Allen Walker, did you know that Quirks are imperfect?"
All For One vanished and reappeared behind Allen, throwing a punch that Allen blocked with his arm.
The ground beneath Allen exploded.
"Every Quirk has its limit, its weakness, its condition. However, I can compensate for those imperfections by combining them! Shadow Fortitude! Strength Multiplier x15!"
Hearing that all-too-familiar ability, Allen smiled with disdain. "That's cheating!"
All For One punched Allen, sending him flying.
"Ugh!" Allen withstood the blow but felt pain.
All For One blocked a shot from Kaina and then vanished again, using a teleportation Quirk to appear behind Allen.
Allen was already waiting.
As soon as All For One appeared, he punched him in the face.
"Ah!" Allen didn't stop. He struck All For One again and again—hundreds of times—so fast that for a moment, All For One thought he saw multiple fists hitting him at once.
Broken bones and damaged organs were the result of Allen's power crashing into his body.
"Terrifying…" All For One murmured as he fell backward—but before hitting the ground, he stopped as if gravity no longer affected him and rose again. Using Super Regeneration, he healed instantly and began returning Allen's punches.
Allen answered every punch with one of his own. From a distance, it looked like a natural disaster.
Each blow unleashed violent winds, and both Allen and All For One took hits powerful enough to echo throughout the forest.
All For One was stronger than the current Allen—but Allen was more resistant to damage. This created the illusion that they were evenly matched. However, slowly, Allen began to be pushed back, taking more and more hits until one punch finally sent him flying.
Trees were ripped out of the ground. The earth was shattered.
Allen shot across the landscape like a comet, leaving a trail of destruction, until he finally crashed, creating a massive crater.
'I see…'
Lying on the ground, Allen calmly watched as All For One continuously absorbed the darkness of the sky to strengthen himself.
This was essentially a provocation—it was exactly the same thing Allen did with sunlight.
Standing in the sky, All For One looked down at Allen.
"Three years ago, in a town in Romania, I encountered a boy who could absorb darkness to strengthen his body. He was very strong at night, but helpless during the day. After stealing his Quirk and killing him, I never expected it would be this useful~"
All For One mocked Allen's cold gaze with delight while creating a shield to block another shot from Kaina.
"Don't you know when to give up, Lady Nagant?" All For One taunted.
Allen stood up. "It's a bit hypocritical for me to get angry at you… I'm no saint… no, I might be more worldly than most people in this world. Even so, you disgust me!"
"I like that look! Shadow Fortitude, Speed Multiplier x20!"
All For One vanished, easily breaking the sound barrier, and appeared right in front of Allen.
The Chat—especially the Fairy Tail girls—were in shock. That Quirk was very similar to the magical reinforcement Allen used in his own world: One Man Army.
Allen felt mocked by the irony, but he prepared to counterattack, clenching his fist.
"Come on!"
....
(USJ)
Although the situation had improved, a serious problem remained.
"Ugh…"
Thirteen vomited blood.
"Thirteen-san!" Ochako cried out.
The space heroine had suffered multiple stab wounds—the most serious being the one to her chest, which had punctured a lung.
"Aizawa-sensei is in danger too!" Handa exclaimed.
"We have to take them to Recovery Girl!" Itsuka ordered.
"Communications are back!" Momo created a communicator with her Quirk and immediately called for help.
With no teachers available—and even Allen, the class representative (leader), being absent—the vice representatives chosen by Allen, Momo and Itsuka, took command.
All For One hadn't killed Aizawa or Thirteen immediately—but it wasn't because he cared about letting them live. It was enough for them to survive long enough for him to steal their Quirks.
Ochako, terrified, tried to stop the bleeding with her hands. "Where are the pro heroes?!"
"That's true, it's very strange!" Iida, ignoring the pain in his leg, grabbed his chin thoughtfully. "Even with communications cut, it's impossible that no one noticed what was happening here."
"It's not that they didn't come—it's that they can't."
From the entrance, Nezu appeared alongside Midnight, Present Mic, and Recovery Girl.
"Where is he?!" Midnight scanned the students present, and when she didn't see Allen, panic set in.
"He's fine…" Kaina replied.
The woman remained standing in the sky, firing occasionally to support Allen. However, her attacks were blocked, dodged, or nullified—just as expected.
"Tsk! Damn it!"
As All For One had said, against an enemy of that caliber, everything depended on the element of surprise. Without it, it was nearly impossible to hurt him. Even so, she kept firing.
"..." Nemuri watched Kaina, which helped her calm down.
"Wait—where's All Might?!" Mina exclaimed.
"He's gone," Deku answered as he stood up. His downcast gaze reflected the frustration of his own weakness.
Recovery Girl ignored everything else and immediately went to Thirteen. With decades of experience, she could tell at a glance who was most critically injured.
"There's no time to take her to the infirmary."
The elderly woman knelt down and removed Thirteen's helmet, revealing her true appearance.
Thirteen—whose real name was Anan Kurose—was actually a fairly tall young woman with short chestnut-colored hair. Her amber eyes were closed, her breathing was labored, and she looked extremely pale due to blood loss.
Recovery Girl was not omnipotent. Many times, she could do nothing against severe injuries like All Might's. Even so, she would do everything she could.
"Grandma!" Kirishima came running, carrying Aizawa, who was also in critical condition. When the elderly woman took a look at his face, she went pale—he was badly injured as well. It wasn't just damage to his skin and muscles; the bones in his face had suffered damage from "Decay."
"I-I'm fine."
Aizawa's weak voice surprised everyone. The man was not unconscious, but due to the damage, he could barely speak. Moreover, he would be of no help—Shigaraki had left him blind—so he had chosen to pretend to be unconscious and, when the time came, do the same as Thirteen: at the very least, serve as a shield.
"Aizawa-kun..." Nezu wore an apologetic expression. "We should have arrived sooner."
"Director..."
"No talking!" Recovery Girl scolded.
"Why didn't you come sooner?!" Jiro demanded, frowning deeply. No matter how you looked at it, they had taken too long. UA and the USJ were separate facilities, but they weren't on opposite sides of town either.
"I'm sorry, I had something important to take care of, but now I see it was all a distraction."
"W-what happened?" Aizawa asked painfully and with difficulty.
"Right now, all of Musutafu is in chaos"
"What?!" exclaimed Toru.
"A large number of villains appeared all over the city. They were under the influence of Trigger and some mental control, so despite the effects of the drug, they coordinated to attack multiple hero agencies."
"That can't be..." gasped Tsuyu.
Nezu clenched his fists in anger. "I should have anticipated that this was all a distraction. I should have foreseen that the real targets were Class 1-A and All Might. It's so obvious now, looking back on it."
"Director," Midnight frowned.
"Kayama-sensei, I know you want to help, but your Quirk is not suitable for this fight. All For One won't be affected. Right now, we would only get in the way if we tried to help."
The faces of the students darkened. The feeling of being unable to do anything against All For One—and having to depend on one of their classmates and an injured All Might—was unbearable.
Nezu took a deep breath before speaking calmly. "It's frustrating, I know. None of you wants to stand by and do nothing. But for now, you must endure and remember this… grow stronger, and one day you will be able to stand on the battlefield!"
*BOOM*
Interrupting the conversation, a massive explosion appeared deep within the forest.
"Allen..." Nemuri pressed a hand to her chest, her expression filled with worry.
"Tsutsumi-sensei, what's happening?" Nezu asked with a serious gaze.
"I..." Kaina, standing high in the air, looked utterly incredulous. She had even stopped shooting—she couldn't put into words what she was seeing.
....
With overwhelming power, All For One charged toward Allen, who prepared to fight.
"All For One!"
"...?!"
At that moment, a meteor appeared and slammed into All For One, smashing him into the ground.
"All Might..." Allen smiled. From the beginning, it hadn't been necessary to fight alone—he had been waiting for support.
"Haha, don't worry, Young Allen! I've come to help!" All Might landed, striking his usual pose with a wide smile.
Allen shrugged. "Thanks, I guess."
As All For One stood up, he was stunned—then his face twisted with confusion and rage.
"What?! Why?! Why are you here, All Might?!"
All For One exploded with fury. He could see it, he could feel it—this wasn't All Might gathering his last remaining strength. He looked strong, healthy, as if he had somehow been completely healed out of nowhere.
"That's impossible!"
"Nothing is impossible!" All Might clenched his fist and surged forward. "I will be your opponent, All For One!"
"All Might!"
All For One responded in kind. Their fists collided, creating a crater from the sheer impact. For a moment, it seemed evenly matched—but—
"But what does it matter?" All For One smiled unpleasantly. "Even if you returned to your former strength, don't forget that while you were weakening, I was steadily growing stronger!"
All For One began to overpower All Might, yet All Might refused to give in.
"Look closely, All Might~"
"All For One!"
The ground beneath All Might shattered as his knee began to bend.
"My strength is no longer something you can compete with. Do you really think you can defeat me?!~" All For One sneered.
"It's not a matter of belief—I must do it! I have to stop you! I will never let you clip the wings of the future!" All Might's eyes blazed. "ONE FOR ALL—10,000%!"
All For One was pushed back, and soon his arm broke.
"...!"
"UNITED STATES OF SMASH!!"
The strongest punch All Might had ever thrown hit All For One so hard that when he slammed him into the ground, it created a tornado with the force.
....
When the wind finally died down, Allen saw All Might standing there, breathing heavily. In front of him was an enormous crater.
"Is it over?" Kaina gasped as she looked at the aftermath of the battle.
"Not yet!" All Might shouted. The sky was still dark.
"Heroes really are so annoying…"
All For One emerged from the crater. He had blood in his mouth, but he didn't look that badly injured. His mask had disappeared, revealing the face of a middle-aged man with white hair and white eyes.
All For One's arm began to grow unnaturally.
"Spearlike Bones, Springlike Limbs, Hypertrophy, Kinetic Booster, Brawn Boost, Impulse Amplifier, Herculean Strength, Abnormal Reflexes, Iron Bones, Damage Reflection, Shock Absorption, Infinite Acceleration, Launch Speed, Dark Enhancement, Strength x30!"
All For One was furious.
The amount of bloodlust in his eyes was limitless.
All Might was prepared to receive the attack. He clenched his fist and gathered every last bit of strength he had. No matter how strong All For One became, he had to face him—this had always been his duty.
'I'm sorry, Young Midoriya. I won't be able to help you any further on your path… but I know you will grow into a bearer of One For All who surpasses even me!'
It was destiny. Every previous user of One For All had fallen to All For One.
But even against destiny itself, All Might smiled and braced himself to receive the strongest punch in the world.
All For One raised his massive fist, containing immeasurable power.
"Die, All Might!"
"Aren't you forgetting someone?"
All For One's body was suddenly bound by black cables that sealed his joints, preventing him from moving for a moment.
"Allen Walker?!" All For One looked back. There he was—Allen, standing in the sky, but he looked different. His hero costume had vanished, replaced by a black hooded trench coat.
All Might was also shocked, but before he could warn Allen to leave All For One to him, countless lines of glowing purple energy spread out behind Allen, shooting off in all directions.
"What is this?!" All For One, who possessed many detection-type Quirks, could sense a massive accumulation of energy.
"You know, I'm in a bad mood too." Allen's eyes gleamed coldly. At the tip of his finger, a small spark appeared, aimed directly at All For One.
"...!" All For One's eyes narrowed.
"I… am… atomic…"
A blinding light was visible from hundreds of miles away, followed by a mushroom-shaped explosion that shook all of Musutafu.
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