A Test of Courage Gone Wrong

They started off around 7 am the next day. The training wasn't any easier than the previous day.

Ashido and the ones who had extra lessons the night before were practically asleep after two hours before Aizawa admonished them, urging them to work harder.

" I'm gonna die!" Yuu cried while being forced to run even a longer distance than yesterday. 

" I've never heard of someone dying due to running! Give me more sweat! Faster!" Whisper urged.

" Yes sir!" Yuu's eyes trailed over to the thicker forest while dust rose up. His speed dropped.

" Why are you slowing down?!" Whisper yelled.

" Sora... Didn't come out of the forest until late yesterday. I wonder if everything is fine with her."

" That girl is tougher than you think. She will be fine," Whisper stared as a monstrous head made of clay was thrown out the grove. " You should work hard too! Don't let yourself get behind!"

" Yes sir!" Yuu picked up speed again.

" More importantly, everyone, tonight..." Pixie-Bob's voice permeated the clearing. Everyone turned back to her to find she was sitting on what they guessed to be the ingredients for their dinner. " We'll have a test of courage with the classes pitted against each other! After training hard, you can play hard! The carrot and the stick!"

" A test of courage !"

Yuu halted, eyes wide as plates upon hearing the news. " I don't like this."

" Good. And since it's at night time! More training for you!" Whisper smirked.

" This is the worst!"

Sora's head peeked up through the foliage of the small forest, the rest of her body hardly visible. " What's a test of courage?" She questioned.

" You... You really don't know?" Ragdoll was shocked when Sora bobbed her head most seriously.

" It's my first time in a camp so..." Sora had an awkward smile.

" It's a fun activity done at night time, " Yaoyorozu explained. " To boil it simply. They will try to scare you and see how far you can hold up."

" Ho! Sounds fun! I can't wait for it!"

" Then you better work hard first!" Pixie-Bob wagged a finger at her.

" Oh! Right!" And she dived beneath the blanket of leaves. Now she has something to look forward to after the harsh training.

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 Sora gaped as she watched Bakugo cut the carrots. " It's perfect... And look at his speed..."

He was yelling something at Uraraka who was fetching wood for the fire before muttering. " Those extras yesterday didn't even know how to cut vegetables! Because of them, the curry was ruined! I'm not letting them ruin my dinner again!"

Sora nodded her head in approval.

" You really dislike it when someone ruins the meal, don't you?" Yuu smiled at her as he brought over the potatoes Iida just finished peeling.

" It kind of pisses me off. Not because the flavor is ruined," Sora started moving her hands again as she embarked on her work. " Well, yesterday was an exception because everyone was too tired and hungry to complain about the flavor. But if meals are ruined they're usually disposed of, right? I hate that. All of that food going to waste."

" Then make sure you don't drop any of your feathers in today's stew!" Sora sweated as she looked back at the ash-blond boy by her side. " I will kill you all with the most delicious stew you've ever eaten, scums!"

A giant sweat manifested on Whisper's head. " Could he be any more contradictory..."

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" Now, we've filled our bellies and washed the dishes!" Pixie-Bob smiled broadly. " Next..."

"It's time for the test of courage !" Ashido bounced around avidly before Aizawa wrapped her and the other four boys in his clothes and dragged them for their lessons, completely taking no account for their wailing and begging.

" I feel sorry for them." Sora sweat dropped.

" They had been slacking around all day. They deserve it." Whisper shrugged.

" I would give anything to be in their place now," Yuu stated shakily.

Pixie-Bob explained the activity, Class B will be trying to scare them off while they head in groups of two people and leave every three minutes. At the end of their way, they should fetch tags with their names on them and head back.

Pixie-Bob then waved around some slits of paper labeled with numbers. " Now, you'll draw lots to determine your partners!"

They did. Sora held hers. " 3?" She looked around to look for her partner.

" You got 3?" Whisper peeked down a shaking Yuu's shoulder.

" Yuu!" She ran over to him, waving hers in the air. " Seems we're on the same team again! It must be fate!"

" My Angel!" Yuu cried in relief, literally wetting Sora and Whisper with his tears.

" Just how do you manage to shed such floods!" Whisper stifled him to stop him from overflown the whole place with tears.

Sora laughed before her attention went to the one left all on his own, Midoriya stood there, overwhelmed by a dark aura and murmuring when he realized he was going through the test on his own. " Well... We were drawing lots so... It was kind of fair and unfair..."

" Revelry in the dark..." Muttered Tokoyami.

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" Okay! The third team! Seijin-kitty! Shirogane-kitty! Go!" Pixie-Bob cried.

Yuu and Sora entered the forest with the boy advancing gingerly, Kyubi following after him.

" Yuu, you shouldn't be afraid. I mean, you see things us humans can't even imagine. That should be easy for you," Sora mentioned with a reassuring smile.

" It's... Still, I don't like scary jumps and all..." Yuu gulped.

It was just a few meters away that Sora stopped. " Something's coming out."

" Eh!"

Just as she said that a head popped from the ground, shaking Yuu out of his colors and making his hair stand on end. " Calm down!" Whisper slapped him back to his mind.

" Awesome! Awesome!" Sora sparkled her eyes at the head beneath her. " How did you do that?"

The girl blinked at her. " You're not afraid?"

" I'm astonished!" Sora stated.

" Then no use staying around." The girl dived back into the ground as though it had swallowed her.

" Um... Is she going to be alright? Under the ground?" Yuu questioned.

" She went down with her own will. She will be fine. Let's not lose time here, Hagakure and Jiro will be here any moment," Whisper said, prodding them to walk faster.

Yuu froze suddenly when he spotted something. " What's it, Yuu?"

The boy pointed further ahead. " Trees... Are moving..." Half his face was blue already. Sora looked around to see giant trunks wiggling and wobbling in front of them as if ready to trap them the moment they approach.

The girl squinted further and upon second inspection. " Itsuka-chan?" The trunks stiffened for a moment before shrinking, the girl walked out of the shadow.

" You found me." She smiled. " Sora, your eyes are very sharp."

" It was just a hunch." She smiled rubbing the back of her head.

" Man, I didn't manage to startle anyone at all. Kodai at least got a reaction from Bakugo and Todoroki." Kendo sighed. " Either way, hurry up hurry up. It's no time to chitchat." She hid again in the dark and her hands enlarged, waiting for the next victim.

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" Easy peasy!" Sora chimed, clutching the tag with her and Yuu's names. " And Ragdoll! Man, she was hilarious, trying to scare us like that!"

Yuu couldn't agree. His eyes still had tears from the green head's scary jump. " I thought you matured a bit. But seems you're still paranoid when it comes to nighttime and dark places... Well, I'll commend you for not running away and screaming at the slightest appearance of a ghost this time." Admitted the white wraith.

" So he wasn't scared of ghosts but of class B's setups? Curious." Sora wondered.

" Seems Whisper's training at night time paid off." Added Kyubi.

" It doesn't mean I'm not afraid though... I want to go back as soon as possible..."

" Hold on guys..." Sora stopped sniffing the air around her. " Don't you smell smoke?"

Kyubi snuffed as well. " True..."

" Is something burning?" Whisper tried to extend his body to take a look at the vicinity.

" Huh... What's this mist?..." Yuu wondered when a purplish mist started to form around the area.

" No good! Don't breathe in the smoke!" Whisper warned from above. On cue, Kyubi slid under Yuu so he was riding astride on her back before leaping away. Sora promptly summoned her wings and flew away just as the smoke grew thicker.

" That was a close call." The nine-tailed fox perched on a tree bough and peered down at the eerie mist covering the area. She was able to see a few of class B's students laying down on the ground. " If Whisper didn't warn us..."

" They're... Not dead... Right?" Yuu didn't want to think that all of those on the ground had already met their end in an instant.

" They're breathing so it doesn't seem like the case," The ghost stated, taking in the situation. " The mist stays on the ground so, it's better if we keep our altitude."

" What's happening?" Yuu turned to Whisper in hope of finding an answer. However, the ghost bit on his lip vexedly.

" I don't know..."

Yuu's eyes narrowed, thinking of the best choices to take in this situation. " We can't help those unconscious, that's a given. And it will be more dangerous to find the main cause..." He recalled their teacher's words before the final exam. " We need to call for help from a hero with a more suitable Quirk."

Kyubi bobbed her head in agreement. " Good thinking."

" Let's go. Sor-" Yuu blinked when he realized the girl was nowhere around. " Where did she go?" He panicked.

" She was here a moment ago!" Whisper swiveled around but couldn't glimpse the slightest sign of the girl.

" Yuu! What should we do?"

The purple head gritted his teeth. " Sora..."

" Yuu! What do we do now!?" Kyubi insisted.

His hands balled around her fur, pondering on the situation. He wanted to find her first, to bring her with him as they returned to their teachers, but the situation was full of uncertainties. He didn't know where she was, nor how many villains there could have been there. Searching for her was a rather risky choice... No matter how much he wanted to find her, losing time in the process would mean her doom. 

" We'll head back!" He rose two glowing eyes.

Kyubi then rushed back towards the ending line, her speed increasing. This is the best choice. To save everyone! And to save Sora! So I need to hurry back!

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 The girl felt sorry about leaving without telling her friend. But that was an urgent matter. What's it... This terrifying aura... This unsettling feeling...  It was as if her instinct kicked in, reacting to something, warning her of something... It's...

An image of a smiling man manifested in her memory. His smile was soothing and calm, one radiant like the brilliant sun.

Papa...

She flew higher, trying to locate the source of the feeling she was getting. Her eyes narrowed when they landed on a spot near the mountain where dust was rising up, apparently a fight occurring there. " Found you!"

She swept down in the direction of the dust, her heart throbbing in her chest. She dreaded what she may find there, and she tried to dwindle the small bit of hope that lit up in her. It can never be him.

Upon arriving, her eyes widened in fear and her stomach lurched at the figure in front of her. The whole area was in a state of anarchy, and standing in the center of the destruction was a very familiar creature, one with its brain protruding from its skull.

Sora's hands flew to her mouth, hardly muffling the gasp of horror that escaped her. " Nomu..." She couldn't believe her luck brought her face-to-face with one. A creature that was immune to her aura reading and bore as much strength as her. 

Realizing it didn't notice her yet, the girl thought seriously of running away while it was possible. That idea dissipated in the back of her mind as she saw what the creature was attacking.

At first glance, it seemed like some ball of rubber, but when looking closely, she could see the signaling greyish hair of Tobio from class B.

" Darn it..." The boy muttered under his breath as he received the violent onslaughts of the monster. One vigorous punch made him bounce at one of the trees, breaking it at impact.

Sora could see he was seriously injured, still, he was tightly holding on to something... What should I do? What should I do? If I don't act here, he will... The words of the police officer from Hosu rang in her ears. If I engage into fight... Then...

" We should always help those in front of us, Sora."

The grey monster's hand grew large black claws as it advanced on the boy. Before she knew it, Sora dropkicked the beast with her heel, making it stagger.

" Are you both alright!" She yelled back at them, spreading her wings as wide as possible to keep them away from danger. " You're protecting someone, right!"

Tobio's slightly enlarged form shrank, revealing a certain blond hair with a blotch of blood on the bang. Ai had received a rather harsh hit to her head, causing her a concussion.

" Take her and leave! Quickly!" She ordered firmly, her eyes still focused on the Nomu as it regained balance.

" What about you?" Tobio was worried. " Don't tell me... Impossible! That thing is invincible!"

" I will be fine, just go!" Sora yelled. Her nails grew longer, her pupils became sharper and a few feathers framed her arms and face. " If you're that worried then hurry up and get a teacher!"

Tobio bobbed his head, sucked in air to enlarge himself again like a rubber ball and bounced away at a high speed. The Nomu looked after him but then back to Sora who, somehow, managed to squeeze a smirk. " Glad you know your opponent." She rushed at the creature, brandishing her claws in an attempt to slash at it.

The grey Nomu avoided her with ease, directing a hit to her gut with his palm and sending her backwards.

Sora struggled to look up at him. It knows martial arts too! Just what are these Nomu things?! Her eyes squinted at the opponent. And it's the same as back in Hosu, I can't predict its moves at all!

The creature swung its claws at her but she sidestepped and at the same time booted its elbow. The weakest it's is during an attack!

There was the familiar sound of bones snapping and breaking. Yet, it seemed the creature was unaffected by that. The broken elbow was back to normal in no time. It can heal itself that fast!

Just as it came flailing its arm, she evasively slipped under the Nomu and stood up from the other side. When she tweaked to land a surprise attack from behind, she was surprised as it grabbed her by the arm and threw her away. Even its speed! It's better than me!

Sora looked from the rumble of woods as the creature sailed above her, ready to mush her down. She quickly rolled away, avoiding it by a hair strand. The humongous monster twirled around and she knew she better make a run for it. Her best choice was the sky. Yet, as she flapped her wings, the Nomu grasped hold of her ankle before she could fly away, busting her on the ground.

She let out a stifled cry as the greyish beast pressed its ginormous hand on her cranny neck. Sora felt as though it would snap in two any moment, her eyes glazed over with tears as she fought for breath. No use! He is stronger than me... Then!

Her eyes widened as she allowed feathers to cover her whole body. As though feeling the surging energy, the creature pressed harder. Yet to its surprise, the muscle volume increased under his finger, making the once weak neck callous and stiff.

Sora grasped its wrist, her hands enlarged and her grab strengthened. She wrestled herself out of the monster's hand and kicked it hard in the gut, pelting it away from her.

Standing on her feet again, nothing about her was the same as she used to look. Her holy ring was gone. Her body was larger than ever, all covered in greyish feathers her skin no longer visible. Her hair and wings shifted into a grey color. Her whole face stretched backward and her nose flattened. Her jagged teeth were bared at the monster.

In a blink, she was above it, a vigorous kick to the neck sends it rolling sideways. There was the familiar sound of bones breaking, but she doubted it would last for long. Still! While it's distracted...

She attempted to run and quickly levitated high in the air, but her eyes widened when she saw the monster growing wings too and chasing her. What!

She guarded against his upcoming punch. It was a strong impact that sent her flying meters back. Still, the beast was yet on her tail. I don't have any choice but to fight! Sorry, Aizawa-sensei!

This time, she rushed to attack as well, their fists hitting against each other. Sora winced when she felt the pain running through her arm. She could swear her muscles were almost shredded. " Still!" She squeezed her power, pushing hard against the larger monster.

It backed under her persistence, and so she twisted her bottom half so to land a kick. Just as it was thrown backwards, she chased after it, coming from behind and swaying her intertwined fists down on it like a hammer. The creature fell to the ground. Sora quickly followed after it, dropping a kick on its back while landing. If I damage the spine, hopefully, it will stop moving!

" What's this..." Red eyes shot wide upon hearing the familiar voice. Just as the dust around her faded, she saw both Asui and Uraraka staring at her in fear.

" Ribbit... A Nomu..." Asui was looking down at the monster underneath her foot.

" And... What's this..." Uraraka took a step back. " It's... Not a Nomu..."

Sora quickly tried concealing her face with her arm, not daring to look into the eyes of her classmates. " Don't look at me!"

Uraraka's eyes widened. " This... Voice..."

Because of her confusion at being seen, she didn't notice the Nomu had recovered. Before she knew it, she was hurled up into the sky as it grabbed her by the neck, holding her up while soaring higher and out of the two girls' sight.

Sora writhed in its hand, jostling to get free. She flapped her wings, cleaved at its skin and booted around to no avail. Its grasp was so tight she was out of breath. 

In an instant, they had changed direction. The Nomu was diving down towards the ground. 

No way!

Sora steeled herself for the coming impact. And in a moment, she was hitting the cold stony ground hard. The pain at the back of her head conked her out. The Nomu lifted its hand as its prey stopped struggling and laid motionlessly on the ground.

" Interesting, what have we here." A man in a black and white mask walked out of the shadow. He lifted the rim of his hat a bit as if to take a better look at the girl. " Seems an angel had fallen for me."

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 Kyubi landed down just where gas receded. " Yosh, it seems will be fine from here onward."

" We've got Mandalay's message. But we still need to do something about Sora." Yuu gritted his teeth. He didn't expect the teachers to have their hands full with villains themselves.

" We can leave it to Ragdoll. She can find her, Yuu." Whisper pointed. Knowing Yuu very well, he wouldn't hesitate on turning back to find the girl right that moment. But in that situation, it would be the same as having a death wish.

" Calm down," Kyubi told them, her eyes focused on the trail behind them. Yuu strained his ears for any sounds and he picked footsteps.

" Two people heading in our way. One of them seems to be hauling something," Yuu stated, eyes following Kyubi's.

" Villains?" Whisper closed on to them as Kyubi took a fighting stance. The outline of two figures appeared through the thin smoke as they closed on.

Nothing could describe Yuu's relief to see they were Todoroki and Bakugo. " Seijin..."

" Why are you here, baggy eyes?! Weren't you behind us!" Bakugo roared.

" We took a shortcut." Kyubi looked up at the treetops.

" Either way, that's from class B..." Yuu inspected the boy perched on Todoroki's back.

" We found him unconscious, we couldn't leave him behind."

" Don't lump me with you, you damn half and half!"

" I'll take care of him." Kyubi lowered herself so Todoroki could deposit the boy on her back safely. " Now you all need to head back to the camp."

" That's what we were planning to do," said Todoroki as they trod back to the campsite. " We were wondering how to avoid the finish line. It's thankful that we ran into you, Seijin."

" Huh?"

" You can find us a shortcut through the thick foliage, right?"

" Right, Yuu's navigation is second to best after mine," boasted Whisper.

" Here he goes again..." Kyubi sighed tiredly before halting.

" Don't just stop, fox-" He cut himself off as he saw what was ahead of them. " Someone there?"

A person in black clothes was kneeling a few meters away from them. Bakugo's eyes widened upon realizing at what he was ogling. " That's..."

Yuu gulped, feeling the blood freezing in his veins. " A hand..."

" Hey, who was in front of us?" Bakugo asked.

" Tokoyami and ... Shoji," Todoroki replied, his guard up.

" It can't be that... Those too..." Even the ghost was wavering in fear at the thought.

If the sight of a disembodied hand was terrifying, it was nothing to when the person turned back to them. The way his mouth was stretched open with pins and belts made their flesh creep.

" Don't fight?" Bakugo questioned their orders. Todoroki and Yuu realized there was no stopping him from engaging in a fray. It didn't help to have permission from their teacher to fight.

But, as the boy scooted for the villain, another message rang through their minds. " Bakugo-san! Get back!" He didn't listen.

Blades protruded out of the man's mouth and aimed at Bakugo, he himself couldn't much their speed. Todoroki however managed to save him at the last moment with a wall of ice. "Don't go rushing carelessly into anything!" Even though the red and white-haired boy pointed that he was the one being targeted, Bakugo only seemed vexed, a vein contorting on his temple.

Just as he made for another onslaught, the blades thought to be restrained in ice stretched. Todoroki quickly doubled their protection. Still, it was hard, their opponent was fast and his teeth blades were so strong and sharp they could simply cut through Todorki's ice. Not to mention having the terrain working to his advantage.

Todoroki warned the ash head against using flashy explosions to avoid being surrounded by fire. Yuu had to agree with him. Being burned to death wasn't something he fancied. One look behind them at the purplish mist made him grit his teeth, they were already cornered. Only Todoroki's shields of ice could protect them, yet, they weren't much against the teeth blades of the villain. All they could do so far was squeeze behind Todoroki's ice and hope an opening to escape would reveal itself. None of them could retaliate. Not even Kyubi could find a chance to strike.

" Oi, baggy eyes!" Bakugo yelled, eyes fixed on their opponent as he jumped in the air and tried impaling them once again. " Be useful and pull that huge chicken you summoned in the entrance exam!"

" Thunderbird ?" Kyubi wondered.

" He's not a chicken!" Whisper bellowed at him.

" Read the situation, Bakugo!" Todoroki cried, stopping another onslaught with even more ice blocks. " Seijin has been keeping his Yokai around for the whole day. He's exhausted and tired from the training. There is no way he could summon another spirit right now!"

It was true. Yuu was barely fighting the brunt of a whole day's worth of training. It was a miracle he was yet awake.

Even with Bakugo suggesting putting down the fire that may result from his great explosion with Todoroki's ice, the boy told him it would be impossible due to the blast impairing his vision.

Suddenly there was a rumble from across the forest. " What's that!" Whisper pointed at a cloud of dust climbing up in the horizon. It was getting bigger as though it was... " It's getting closer!"

Soon, they saw a figure running their way. As they approached, Yuu could see Shoji with Midoriya hauled on his back and wrapped in his tentacles. " Bakugo! Todoroki! One of you please! Make some light!" Shoji shouted once he was within earshot. Yuu could see why, they were followed by a rather titanic Dark Shadow.

" What's..." Whisper couldn't find his tongue anymore. He was different from the Dark Shadow they knew. Monstrous, wild and frightening.

Yuu could spot Tokoyami being sucked into the darkness of his Quirk, eyes full of tears as he contorted against an uncontrollable Dark Shadow.

However, as they got closer, the huge bulk of darkness stomped on the villain they had so long struggled against, making him unable to move. As the gigantic form lifted his feet, the villain tried to come up again. Todoroki, Bakugo and Yuu watched as he tried to impale Dark Shadow. Yet again, how to impale a mass of darkness? It was rather impossible. And all it had done as a result was driving Dark Shadow nuts as he finished the enemy with one single vicious strike that sent him ramming into nearly all the trees around them.

Just as they made sure he was never to wake up anytime soon, Todoroki and Bakugo proceeded to rescue their classmate, reducing the ginormous shadow into nothingness.

" Awesome..." Yuu muttered, hardly taking his eyes off the spot where the villain landed. " Just with one strike... He had done that..."

" Dark Shadow is quite strong when it's nighttime. But again... What we had just seen." Whispered reared his head to the bird head as he apologized.

It wasn't before long that Midoriya struck the subject of getting back to the camp and safely escorting Bakugo. However, instead of going back through the clearing where the Pussycats were having a quarrel, Midoriya wanted to go straight through the woods. " We should cut straight across. Seijin-kun could provide us with a path."

" We don't know how many villains there are. We might come across one suddenly." Todoroki had a point. There was no telling if the enemy was lurking around there near the camp.

" We can use Shoji-kun's search ability. Seijin-kun's sharp senses too," Midoriya suggested.

" Don't forget about me. I can scout the area ahead of you for danger." Whisper pointed at himself with a rather proud sneer.

" You're right. And we have Todoroki-kun's freezing, and if Tokoyami-kun's okay with it, an invincible Dark Shadow with built-in controls... " Bakugo kept snapping his head around as they all seemed to have forgotten his existence. " Honestly, with this group, we could probably even go up against All Might," Midoriya said confidently.

Yuu chanced a glance at him, and he couldn't help but admire him. Being able to come up with such a plan in a wimp was an astonishing feat. Even as tired and injured as he was, Midoriya was getting bigger and bigger in Yuu's eyes.

He ignored Bakugo's yells as he was told to walk in the middle while he strolled forward to lead them through the dark forest.

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They didn't advance much before a certain yelp caught their attention. They knew that voice very well. " Asui-san!" Yuu exclaimed, taking a turn to find the girl instead of following their original path with the rest in tow.

" Uraraka!" Shoji cried as soon as they came across the scene. Asui pinned by the hair to a tree bark, Uraraka was restraining someone, but upon second look, Yuu could see a syringe-like thing jabbed into her thigh.

" Shoji-chan! Everyone!" Just upon realizing there were more people there, not to mention a large-sized fox, the captured person managed to overturn Uraraka away from them. She was a blond girl with her hair arranged into two messy buns.

As she retreated, Asui was set free and ran over to check on the brunette. So did they. " Who was that woman just now?" Todoroki inquired.

" A villain. A crazy one."

" Uraraka-san, you're injured!"

Uraraka assured them it was nothing before getting concerned about Midoriya's injuries. While the green head elucidated more of their plan of escorting Bakugo to safety, Yuu stared in the direction the girl had run in.

" Where is Bakugo-chan?" That question wasn't the least expected from them. Just as Midoriya reared his head, they were met by nothing more than air and the sight of forest extended behind them. No trace of Bakugo whatsoever.

" The boy you're talking about..." A voice spoke, incurring their attention to it. A man in a brownish coat and black and white mask was standing on a tree bough, peering down at them. " I took him with my magic." He added.

The man was juggling a small ball of glass. Yuu squinted his eyes at it upon realizing a soul was entrapped inside. " It can't be..."

" This talent isn't someone who should be on the hero side. We'll take him to a stage where he can shine more."

" I ... Didn't hear him at all..." Goosebumps climbed the purple head's body at that thought. There wasn't much that his over-sensitive ears couldn't pick. And this man right then, managed to easily sneak behind him unnoticed. The very thought terrified him.

" Give him back!" Roared Midoriya. But that wasn't going to work. He might as well have asked him to turn over to the good side. Todoroki attempted to freeze him on the spot yet he evaded the attack.

Yuu, however, was preoccupied with something else. Without counting the Yokai and ghost, there were seven of them. Now adding Uraraka and Asui, and with Bakugo taken, they were yet, seven. " Where's Tokoyami-san?" Yuu asked, dread building up at what might have happened in the very few moments they were distracted by Asui's cry.

Shoji turned back, realizing too it wasn't just Bakugo who was taken.

" I was originally an entertainer, you know. It's a bad habit of mine. Taking Tokoyami was an improvisation on my part." As if on cue, the villain brought another bead of glass with a simple flick of his hand. Yuu gritted his teeth, they truly had souls within them. Undoubtedly Bakugo and Tokoyami were within those beads. If he just squinted harder, he could see the two boys entrapped inside. " Moonfish... The man with ' Blade-tooth'... He may not look it, but he's a cutthroat on death row whose appeal was dismissed. With a violent nature that trampled that cutthroat down one-sidedly, I decided that he was good, too. However, that's not all the entertainment I've got this night."

With another flick of his hand, one more orb appeared in between his fingers. Yuu's eyes snapped wide open at the reflection within it. There is no missing that holy ring.

" I was most lucky to come across a fallen angel."...