MHA- The Stand

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Bakugo didn't even have time to shout out the word "Fuck" at the end; he opened his hands, ready to attack.

However, he had only raised his hands a mere five centimeters and had no time to exert any power before [The World's] knife had already struck his neck.

"Ah!!"

A sharp pain and a sudden sense of faintness surged into his mind.

"I… I… I don't want to…"

Bakugo's eyes rolled back. No matter how unwilling he was, his body could only yield to the inevitable.

"A small victory!"

Seeing his best friend fall, Midoriya extended his hand in despair, shouting out in alarm.

After striking Bakugo, [The World] vanished, leaving everyone stunned, unable to react. It all happened so fast.

At the same time, a thought crossed the minds of top students like Shoto: 'Why not take advantage of this moment and eliminate Midoriya too?'

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"The spiky-headed one is dealt with." Itadori said to Inasa with a smirk.

"Whoa! That was unexpectedly fast!" Inasa exclaimed excitedly.

"Next, let's take care of the other one. Use your Quirk to guard this 'nuclear bomb.' I'll handle the attack." Inasa scratched his chin at this, "It feels like you're doing all the fighting, and it doesn't match the passionate campus life I imagined!"

"Don't you want to be a hero? Can you really afford to hesitate right now?" Itadori coaxed.

As expected, Inasa nodded eagerly, "I get it! I was being shallow. Then I'll leave it to you, Itadori!"

Itadori walked slowly up to the fourth floor.

As he entered, he saw Midoriya holding an unconscious Bakugo, desperately trying to revive him. The sight of Itadori approaching caused Midoriya to shiver.

"That guy won't wake up anytime soon, hero." Itadori sneered, spreading his arms with a malicious look, "Alright, the enemy's in front of you—what are you going to do?"

'Let's see how far my [World] is from ONE.FOR.ALL.' Itadori thought to himself.

"Bakugo is out cold, and the nuclear bomb is still up top. If I were a pro hero, I should…" Midoriya placed Bakugo gently in the corner, frantically trying to devise a plan.

'What should I do? I still can't control my Quirk…' Midoriya's brow furrowed, and beads of sweat dripped down his face as he muttered his worries aloud.

In the monitoring room, everyone's faces grew tense.

"Alright, I'll give you a little push." Itadori suddenly called out [The World].

Boom!

[The World] slammed a punch into the ground, sending rubble flying like shotgun pellets toward Midoriya and the unconscious Bakugo Katsuki.

"Oh no! Kacchan!" Midoriya shielded Bakugo, his arms and legs spread wide to protect him.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Several pieces of rock struck Midoriya, tearing into his uniform and drawing blood. But ONE.FOR.ALL remained dormant.

He had protected Bakugo, though.

"Not activated yet?" Itadori raised his index finger, gesturing forward.

[The World] moved to strike again, targeting Bakugo this time.

Instead of attacking Midoriya directly, Itadori aimed to provoke him enough to force out his Quirk.

Just as expected, Midoriya's face twisted with fear, a special energy—red streaks—beginning to wrap around his body as he felt that familiar surge of power.

'It's here!'

For the first time in this combat exercise, Itadori grew serious.

[The World] shifted direction, heading toward Midoriya.

"I can't worry about the consequences anymore… This is my only choice!" Midoriya steeled himself.

Only his right hand was enveloped by ONE.FOR.ALL's power.

"Smash!!"

Boom!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

Half a second later, a thick cloud of white smoke spread through the area. The surrounding walls shattered like balloons, the force devastating not one but three floors, causing the building to tilt.

From All Might's perspective outside, it looked as though the entire structure might collapse any second.

Inasa, stationed on the top floor, tilted unsteadily as he shouted in surprise, "What just happened!?"

There was no time to hesitate.

Inasa quickly controlled a tornado, using his wind power to lift the nuclear bomb into the air. Floating with his Quirk, he looked down at the tilted building in astonishment.

All Might, standing on a neighboring structure, rushed over to hold up the collapsing building.

"It's a good thing I anticipated this…" All Might sighed in relief, gripping the building. He called inside, "Midoriya! Itadori! And Bakugo! Are you still conscious? Get out, now!"

"Unbelievable… monstrous power…"

In the monitoring room, the students were stunned by the force they'd just witnessed, many of them still recovering from seeing Midoriya's raw power in action.

As the smoke cleared, Momo and the others could finally see what had happened inside.

Izuku Midoriya clutched his right arm, which was bruised and swollen, purple and throbbing with pain.

The sight made everyone wince.

Turning to Itadori, they saw that [The World's] hands looked like shattered ceramics, cracks and blood marking its surface.

Itadori's own hands bore the same damage as [The World's]

"When the Stand is injured, does the user feel it too?" Itadori murmured to himself, realizing yet another aspect of his Quirk.

[At least with my Stand, injuries don't affect my main body…] He reflected.