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Just as Mushroom took down the Spider Drone with its mushroom-bug, frying the latter's motherboard, an incredible transformation was taking place to the two Villains in the Outer Zone.
Tomura Shigaraki succumbed to the overwhelming sea of emotions, reliving his childhood over and over.
Outside, taking advantage of Shigaraki's momentary mental instability, Conformity took over his body.
To say that Shigaraki didn't know what was happening to his body would be wrong.
However, because of the vivid dream-like vision of his childhood, he found himself incapable of making sense of anything — anger, remorse, and absolute despair of killing his family letting Conformity distort his perception.
Alexander Becking, who had just held the Villain's left hand's wrist to crush it as well, suddenly felt a chill running down his spine.
His body reacted before he could even think, his experiences taking over his muscles.
With a powerful force, Alex shot himself backwards, letting go of the Villain.
Skidding over the torn ground, the Warden came to a stop a dozen meters away from the Villain, his eyes never leaving the sight in front of him.
Frowning and feeling the abnormal pain, Alex looked at his right hand from the corner of his eye.
From his wrist to his elbow, his arm was missing a massive chunk of flesh.
Even the bone, now visible behind the bloody picture, was decaying, flaking off little by little.
Impossible! Alex's eyes shook, remembering the scene from a moment ago. Wasn't he using his Quirk by touching something with all his fingers before? Only his pinky finger touched my arm…
Things were much worse than they already seemed, Alex knew.
His arm was already huge, almost as thick as an ordinary human waist. Where he lost half his arm, another person could have lost half his body instantly.
So, not only had the Villain activated his Quirk using only one finger, the Quirk itself had intensified, becoming much potent.
Then, the blue mote of light blinked near his head and dropped another bomb.
[It's my brother…]
Brother… Alex saw Shigaraki getting up, grinning under his blood-plastered face, his eyes glowing bloodier than ever.
Then, he heard the next part of the sentence.
[… You and Radiant of Explosions are in trouble…]
Alex didn't even get the time to turn his head, a gaze falling upon him as if a primal beast had awakened.
Simultaneously, Shigaraki shot forward as if the increased gravity didn't affect him at all, the fingers of his left hand wrapping around Alex's face.
…
A moment before,
Katsuki Bakugo panted, feeling the burden on his shoulders and the stinging pain in his arms and shins.
For the first time, he looked around and saw the full extent of the destruction.
Crazy, wild night… Bakugo thought. He tried to grin, but ended up wincing because of the pain. Didn't know I would be kicking Stain's ass when I went to sleep… Haha… Anyway… Where's that Dreamer or something?
[Move!]
The blue mote of light almost blinded him with the radiance, the word jolting his mind.
But Bakugo couldn't move.
He couldn't look away.
In the darkness in front of him, two red eyes had taken shape, infinitely increasing the weight pressing him down.
Those eyes were judging him…
Those eyes… belonged to no man…
Those eyes were dead set on Bakugo, but the gaze fell on all of them… on all lifeforms that knew what fear truly meant… making them question the purpose of existence.
The increased gravity had already vanished, but even then, they couldn't move.
"… To kill those who take joy in bringing pain on others… those who wield their false ideals like moral shields…" The beastly growl rattled Bakugo's bones. "… those who are glorified stains on this world… hiding behind the mask of a Hero…" The blur on Bakugo's face shook, revealing half of his face. "… that's why…"
Armless, bleeding like a butchered pig, and carrying a burnt smell, Hero Killer Stain walked out of the darkness, saliva foaming in his mouth.
"… that's why…" Stain licked his foamy, bloody lips. "… I picked up the swords…"
With a sizzling hiss, a flesh tendril slithered out of Stain's mouth.
It didn't go for Bakugo, though, disappearing into the darkness far away from the young Radiant.
From the darkness, the flesh tendril pulled out a mangled piece of flesh.
[Stop him!]
Bakugo moved… or tried… but those eyes were still on him.
"… Ahhhhhh!" Sparks originated on the palms of his hands as he pushed the ground, trying to get up.
It was too late.
The flesh tendril returned to Stain's mouth… along with the mangled flesh that looked like brain.
Stain chewed before gulping down the Near High End Nomu's head.
For a moment, there was total silence.
Then, it happened.
Stain's entire body shook, long, worm-like creatures running under his skin, wriggling maniacally.
Blood showered out from the stump on his shoulders.
Then, slowly, flesh began sprouting there… In the very next moment, the sprouting mass of flesh exploded, instantly becoming arms.
The transformation didn't end here, though.
Stain's body was still shaking as if he was breaking down from within.
Bones popped.
Muscles torn apart.
Tissues ruptured. Organs restructured.
Hero Killer Stain's body gained a bluish tinge, becoming a size taller,
Green saliva dripped from the corner of his mouth, sizzling the earth where it fell.
Stain clenched and unclenched his fingers before reaching to his back and pulling out his swords.
Then, with a speed greater than even the Near High End Nomu had displayed, he disappeared.
BOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The explosion threw Bakugo, and his back struck a wall of rock, making him cough up blood.
Through the dust and darkness, his eyes landed on the mountain that had appeared between him and death itself.
With two swords running through his stomach, Alex was standing tall, his entire face painted with blood. The bleeding fingers of his right arm were wrapped around the back of Shigaraki's head. And his left hand… was running right through Stain's chest.
Gravity Crusher —
"Oi, kid…" Alex's voice boomed, his feet sinking deep into the earth. "Game's Over… Run… I am gonna…"
— Accumulation: 10000%
"… kill these bastards!"
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