A Drop Of Water, If It Could Write Out Its Own History, Would Explain The Universe To Us

"Remember this well," I said to him, dropping down to the ground for one last duel, "There are two types of fights," I continued to walk towards him my blade drawn, looking to my left, giving the battered All Might a small nod and smile, "The fight to protect life…and the fight to protect pride!"

Right? Sabito?

I hold a small smile remembering the words Sabito once said to me.

"This is no time to sit on your arse! All Might!" I shouted, speeding up my advance, "I'll wear him down as much as I can!"

I advance from my position, sword in hand as All For One awaits my arrival. Pushing forward with more strength, I meet him head-on. My sword came from a vertical angle as he brought up his arm to repulse it

I sent a barrage of slashes towards him in quick succession. I had to deal with his strength-enhancing quirks as well as his air canons.

Slamming my foot to the ground, multiple bits of debris are sent flying into the air as I kick them all swiftly to use them as bullets, rushing at him at the same time. I send one strike to his leg. One strike to his back. Weaving my through his attacks I repeatedly wear him down

Jumping upwards, I bring down my sword towards his right shoulder, feinting him as he attempts to parry it, changing the trajectory of my as I give All For One a long hash across his torso

Sending an uppercut towards me, I'm sent flying upwards. All For One meets me in the air as he brings down both his fists onto me slamming me to the ground

"ARRGH!" I bowled in pain as my body rebounded off the ground

All For One lands in front of me, clutching my head with his palm. My body starts feeling weak as his grip tightens. I glare at him as I thrust my blade towards his face. In response, All For One grabs my blade in his hand, snapping it in half

"Damn…you," I croaked, coughing up more blood as it landed on the ground

"I applaud your skill," he said, "I guess whoever this, Urokadaki is, he must've been an excellent teacher,"

I grit my teeth, attaching my blade to my side. Clutching his wrist, I begin to continuously use my quirk on my hand to break free. In-kind, All For One begins turning it to steam like before

"Well, All Might, are you proud of yourself? Such a young man and yet, he is here in front of you, struggling in vain as you watch hopeless," He cackled, "You've been exposed, hollow cheeks and sunken eyes, to think that you're their greatest hero, now the adoring public knows your true form, try not to be ashamed," he finished, pressing harder onto my head as blood ran down my face

He swung my body so he is holding me towards All Might as he said, "Your move,"

"Even as my body rots and grows frail, even as you expose my weakened state, in my heart, I remain the Symbol of Peace, and there is nothing you can do to take that from me," He declared

"Is that so?" All For One asked, "Ah well, I forgot how stubborn you are, I guess I'll just give up," he voiced, "Oh, but there is one thing you might be interested in though…Tomura Shigaraki, my apprentice…he's Nana Shimuras grandson," He remarked

As All For One continues to taunt All Might, monologuing about how he is going to make him fall apart, my plan starts to take action as the steam released at his hand began to accumulate, his grip on me began to loosen, slowly, the steam condensating in his hand, making his palm slippy

"AAAAARRRGHHHHH!!" I heard All Might wail behind me

"Don't lose!" A female voice said, "Keep going All Might! We need You!!" She called out in desperation, moments pass as an answer reaches her

"Fear not! Miss!" All Might told her, "I'm not done yet…you were right, a hero has so much to protect in this world…which is why! I will defeat you!" All Might called out

"There it is! That's the last of your strength, isn't it, All Might?" All For One said as he carried me and himself into the air, "A wounded hero is a most frightening animal, do you know that even know I dream of you charging at me with my entrails across the ground"

When I notice that All For Ones grip has finally gotten to the point where I could slip out, I suddenly send a flying kick to his face as I jump out of his grasp landing in the crater with a heavy thud. Just in time to see flames sent straight towards him

"Are you serious?" A deep-voiced called out, "What the hell is going on with that weak little body?!" The same person yelled loudly

I struggle to face my upwards as I see blurry but bright orange flames and a mix of blue red and grey just behind him. Crap. My vision is starting to get blurry.

Using the broken piece of my blade, I stick it into the ground, attempting to pull myself upwards. I look into my blade, myself looking straight back. I was bloody, battered, hair strands sticking all over my face.

The most peculiar thing was that I could see a strange mark of multiple wavy blue lines like the ocean waves spread across the left side of my face

"Those Nomu weren't particularly strong, but I'm surprised you were able to handle them so quickly, as expected of the man who climbed his way to the number two spot," I heard a muffled voice of All For One say, my senses decreasing drastically

"Dammit it All Might, I did everything I could to get ahead of you…but the harder I worked the more obvious it became just how much of a widening gap separated…," The man now identified to be Endeavor spoke as I was only able to hear some of his words as they gradually become less interpretable

That was until he shouted, "STAND UP AND YOU SHOW THEM WHY YOU'RE BETTER!!"

Their conversation became muffled voices as I saw multiple figures moving through the air. I was confused. Disoriented. Lost. I put more strength into my arm as I struggled for a while in a futile attempt to get up. However, as I huge gust of wind is sent in all directions, causing me to dash across the floor, the grip on my blade keeping me stable

Suddenly, my body is covered in a spasming black liquid. This is…the stuff that took away those Nomu isn't it? Shit!

I struggle through my pain, fighting for my strength as I realise that All For One is attempting to take me somewhere.

Gritting my teeth in realisation, I look towards the blurry figure of what I assume is All Might and say, "It's not over when you lose." The black liquid slowly began to cover my skin, "It's over. When you give up,"

My body is fully taken as I disappear

~General POV: Two Minutes Prior~

All For One charged up his arm for another attack as he says, "If the only reason you're here is to cheer him on, I'd prefer you to remain silent-"

"Think again madman!" Edgeshot shouts, interrupting All For Ones attack, "We're here to assist!"

"That's our job as heroes!" Kamui Woods yelled, getting Gang Orca, Mt Lady and Best Jeanist to safety

"You did your best, Mt Lady," he said quietly

All Might looked upon the events in shock, surprise written on his face. "You all came," he muttered, "Thank you,"

Edgeshot and Endeavor began a small skirmish with All For One as Edgeshot spoke out loud, "You have to stop him All Might. This personification of evil. Pros and citizens everywhere are praying for your victory…You're still everyone's number one hero!"

All Might stands, his fist shaking as he looks upon the action in front of him. The UA faculty team watching the events on TV. Aspiring heroes at home, in the hope their number one will win. Crying. Cheers of encouragement. Praying. People on the streets continue to shout his name. United voices cry out for his victory!

"All Might!" They cheer with their heart and soul!

"I must say, things aren't going as I was hoping for," All For One begins to speak, "Well, for both sides. However, your attempts are futile," he declares sending another powerful air canon to the floor, sending the heroes backwards

"Teleportation," He says, "Destination: Doctor, User: Giyu Tomioka," At the end of his sentence, black liquid surrounds the hero Tempest as he lays struggling in the ground, his eyes reflecting his resolve as he tries to drag himself away with his blade

With Endeavor, Edgeshot and Gran Torino all still recovering from the previous attack, All Might could only watch in vain as he sees his companion slowly disappearing into the black portal, not before leaving him some parting words of encouragement. The only thing that remained was pools of blood and his broken blade

"Now that my secondary goal is out of the way, I can stop holding back," All For One said to no one in particular. "Now, let's stop talking about emotions and start talking about reality," he continued

"Springlike Limbs, Kinetic Booster times four, Strength Enhancer times three, Multiplier, Hypertrophy, Rivets, Air Walk and Spearlike Bones," All For One listed all the quirks that he using as his arm became packed with power

"The shockwaves until now we're just to wear you, not kill you, but I must say that Tomioka gave me a run for my money for a moment," he spoke rising into the air, "To kill you for sure, I will punch you with the ultimate combination of quirks that I have right now!" All For One declared with pride

As All For One readied his arm, he began to speak, "I am finally certain after exchanging blows with you, All Might…One For All no longer dwells inside you," All For One claimed

"What you are using now are the lingering dregs…The embers left after you passed it on. And that fire becomes weaker each time you use it. A feeble light that will go out without even being blown out…Izuku Midoriya!" All For One continued to ridicule All Might as he rushed towards him

"He's the one you passed One For All on to, isn't he? He came without any qualifications…It's as if you have no control over him at all…You can die full of regrets, All Might!" He roared one last time, both men clashing with each other

~Giyu Tomioka POV~

When I slowly, groggily open my eyes, I awaken to see my arm chained up to a metal bar. I try to move, but pain swiftly assaults every part of me, causing me to hunch back as more blood shoots from my mouth

I take a quick look around as my vision clears up. It reminds me of what I and Akihito had found when we went to the mountains. There were tubes. Huge tunes. They held multiple different types of Nomu in them. A research laboratory

"How unsightly," a voice says from ahead of, "You've finally woke up? I'm shocked, you only arrived here…" he quickly checked a watch on his wrist, "2 hours, 42 minutes and…10 seconds ago," he voiced

"Who are you?" I questioned

"Straight to the point are we?" He asked me, "I'm afraid I can't tell you that, nor can I show myself to you, I get quite stingy with people who know who I am you see? You can just call me Doctor. Anyway, I'm sure that you'd rather like to know something other than…Who. I am," he finished slowly, reaching into his pocket as he pulled out a small remote of sorts, pressing a button

I looked up as a large screen opened up in front of me. In one shattered moment my heart and breathing stop, just stop. He's a bloody mess, nose smashed and eyes almost shut with swelling. His arms are wrapped around his guts like he's holding them in and to be honest he's beat so bad he could be

"You…" I said, my body shaking violently, "What do you want?" I ask, glaring at his so-called 'Doctor'

I could just sense the grin on his face as he spoke, "I'm sure he would've said it already…but for you to join us, and if you do, we won't hurt your friend,"

"And? What if I don't agree to do what you say?" I question through bloodied teeth

"Then…" he drags his words, pressing a button as I hear a scream coming from the screen, "Your friend dies…"

Whilst we often need to make choices that can feel as if they are judgments, for the most part, they are actions of practicality to protect the self or others

"So…what will it be?" The 'Doctor' asks