My Golden Hero...

Chapter 25 - My Golden Hero...

- And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. -

Kota was idly sitting down at his secret hiding spot, minding his business. He let the night summer breeze fly by as he stared at the ground intently, remembering what his aunt Mandalay told him once after his parents died.

"But you know what, Kota? I'm sure there will be a day where you will meet someone, and then you'll understand. Someone who will risk their life to save you...Someone who will show you the Light…. Someone who will be…."

Kota frowned angrily, "There's no way anyone like that exists…"

Kota then began to smell smoke. He got curious and stood up to see on one side, the forest was in blue flames, and on the other was some sort of purple gas.

"What the heck is going on!" Kota exclaimed as unbeknownst to him, a hooded figure stepped out of the shadows….

"How are you this evening, U.A. High School? We are the Vanguard Action Squad of the League of Villains!" One of the Villains announced. He had the form of a Lizard with an outfit filled with swords and a headband that seemed to be very inspired by a certain Hero Killer.

"The League of Villains? Why are they here…?" Ojiro asked in shock.

Izuku grit his teeth, 'These must be Shigaraki's goons. Damn him! How did he find out where we were?'

"Shall I crush this girl's head? What do you think?" Magne said as he threatened by putting a little pressure on Pxie-Bob's head.

Tiger yelled, "Like I'd let you, you-"

"Wait up, Big Sis Mag! Don't be hasty. You too, Tiger. Calm down. It all depends on whether having power over life and death follows Stain's tenets or not." The Lizard Villain said as he got between the two.

"Stain…" Izuku muttered.

"So you're the ones his ideology brought?" Tenya growled.

"That's right! I'm- Oh yeah, you, with the glasses! You were the one who brought about the end of Stain at Hosu City. I apologize for the late introduction." He then equipped his swords, "I'm Spinner, the one who will spin his dreams into reality!"

Izuku widened his eyes and was about to step forward, but Mandalay blocked him with a paw. Tiger then stepped forward, having enough of all of this, "I don't care, but you bastards.. The woman lying there, Pixie-Bob, has started worrying about getting married recently. She was doing her best to find her happiness as a woman, despite her age. You can't damage that woman's face and then just stand there laughing thoughtlessly about it!"

"What's a Hero doing trying to be happy like the average person?" Spinner roared as he prepared to strike.

"Tiger! I've broadcast instructions with my Telepath. Leave the safety of the other students to Ragdoll. The two of us will hold them back here!" Mandalay turned her head towards Izuku and the others, "Go, everyone!Listen carefully. Do not fight. Midoriya, you're in charge!"

"Understood," The students began to turn the other away and run except for Izuku.

"Let's go!" Tenya said, however they noticed Izuku had not moved an inch.

"Izuku-kun! We have to go now!" Momo called out to the Class President.

"You all go on ahead!" Izuku yelled.

"What are you saying?!" Momo asked.

"Mandalay!" Izuku called out to the Pussy Cat. She turned her head to face him, "I know where he is! I know where Kota is at! I'm going to go save him!"

Mandalay widened her eyes, "You can't! It's too dangerous!"

"It will be alright! I can sense everyone's energy signatures in the camp. I know where everyone is located! But Kota is in danger right now. I sense another person near him and it isn't one of the Pro's or students! It's a dark energy so it has to be one of the Villains! Kota is in danger, and I'm the only one who can help him!"

Izuku pointed at Momo, "Momo-chan, you're in charge! Make sure to lead everyone carefully. Create some gas masks for the purple smoke. I suspect it's poisonous. Try to regroup with Class B and the rest of the class A. STICK TOGETHER!"

Momo shakily nodded, "Alright…"

Izuku looked at Mandalay in the eyes, "I'm going…. Whether you like it or not!"

Mandalay gazed into Izuku's eyes. She saw an unrelenting will, resolve, and determination like no other. She recognized that look. It was the spirit of a Hero.

Mandalay nodded, "Alright. You can go. Please take care of him."

Izuku smile and gave her a thumbs up, "I'll protect him with my life!" The Green-Haired Saiyan then blasted off into the distance, his brown tail wiggling behind him.

Mandalay took a deep breath, 'Please Midoriya, save him. He's the only family I have left.'

Kota heard Mandalay's Telepath in his head, "Kota… Kota! Can you hear my Telepath? Hurry up and come back to camp! I'm sorry! I don't know where you usually go off to… I'm currently fighting against a Villain so I'm sorry that I can't go save you! But don't worry! Help is on the way. Just stay safe!"

Kota grimaced at his auntie's voice as a large hulking figure approached him. He had a large hood and cape that covered his entire body. He wore a white mask that had small holes in them, presumably to allow him to see and breathe.

"I tried searching somewhere with a nice view, and I ended up finding a face not on our list."

Kota began to shiver in fear as the large man got closer to him. He could sense negative vibes just rolling off of him. His voice was deep dark, almost as if his whole aura could intimidate anyone.

"Hey, by the way, you've got a nice hat there, kid. Trade with me for this lame mask. They made me wear this toy since I'm new, saying they couldn't get the shipment in time or something."

The man reached for his mask and began to take it off. Kota used that chance and run away screaming for his life. "Oh hey."

The Villain jumped in front of Kota cutting off his path, "Let me get a shot in to cheer up! Come on."

His left arm began to grow in size as raw muscular pink flesh began to wrap around it.

Kota eyes widened in shock in horror as he gasped when he saw his face. He then began to flashback to a news report of when his parents died.

"Water Hose. They were wonderful Heroes. But the couple's bright lives were cut short by a single cruel criminal. The suspect is still on the run, and police and Heroes are on his trail."

"You…."

Kota's eyes began to tear up as he recognized the Villain's face. Reality slapping him in the face as his worst nightmare came to life.

"The suspect's Quirk is a simple power-up type, ad he is very dangerous. If you see this face, contact the police or a Hero immediately...In addition, the suspect is thought to have sustained an injury on his left eye from his fight with Water Hose earlier… "

"Papa….! Mama!" Kota cried out in horror as he locked eyes with the same man who took everything from him. The Villain had ashe blonde hair and onyx colored eyes. His grin was one that of a serial killer. He looked as though, killing Kota was about to bring him the ultimate happiness.

Just about when he was going to land the killing blow, a Green Blur sped past the Villain and grabbed Kota and brought him out of harm's way. The Villain smashed the ground as a result, which caused a tremor and knocked Kota's savior off balance. His phone came out of his pocket and it's screen cracked.

"Why…?" Kota whispered as he saw his savior get up from the crash.

Izuku coughed as he gazed at the Villain intently. He then asked, "Kota, are you alright?"

The Villain tilted his head, "Hm? You were the first one on the list."

'I came to keep him form coming into contact with a Villain… I can't believe that I was this close to being too late!' Izuku looked toward his cracked phone on the ground, 'Damn it, my cell phone broke from that crash just now. I came here without telling anyone where Kota' secret hiding spot was located. Which means, I can't hope for any reinforcements like last time… There's just me… just me… I have to do something about this Villain by myself… Can I do it while protecting Kota at the same time…?'

Izuku looked towards Kota and saw his face streaming with tears. He was shivering as he kept on staring at the Villain. Izuku used his Empathy Quirk on him and felt his fear and sadness.

'No! I can't think like that. I just have to do it. Kota is scared, I have to give him hope. Right now, with the power I have!'

Izuku gripped his fists as his Perfected Full Cowling activated with its green electric glow.

"It's… Its going to be okay, Kota." Izuku confidently smirked and got into his Prince's Turtle Hermit stance, "I'll definitely save you!"

"You'll definitely save him?" The Villain began to laugh maniacally, "That sounds just like what someone who wants to be a Hero would say. Your kind show up everywhere, talking about justice."

Izuku narrowed his eyes, 'Something's off about this guy… He looks familiar…'

"You're the one called Izuku Midoriya, right? The name's Muscular. You're the one who defeated Wolfram, right? This is perfect. We were told to take the initiative and capture you. I'll make sure to torment you thoroughly, so show me your blood!"

Muscular took off his hood as he rushed towards Izuku. His left arm being engulfed with same pink muscular flesh from before.

'He's coming!'

Izuku put his arms in front of him to block the incoming attack. But he underestimated the strength of the blow and he was sent crashing to the wall, making a small dust cloud.

"Whoops. I thought you could take that! Did Wolfram really lose to a brat like you?"

Izuku raised his eyebrows "You know Wolfram?" His arms were currently stinging in pain due to Muscular's punch.

Muscular smirked, "Know him? Well of course! He's my older brother."

Izuku's eyes widened in shock. He looked at Muscular up and down and began to see the similarities. They were both very tall, about 6'7, and had very bulky figure. Their face was also eerily similar as they both had the same blood thirsty grins. Izuku could sense that their auras and energies were almost identical.

"Y-You're his younger brother… No way…"

Muscular's eyes then lit up as if he had just remembered something, "I almost forgot. If you know, tell me… where's the kid called Bakugo? He was second on our capture list just under you."

'Kacchan?! They're after me and him?! But why? For what purpose? What do they want with us?'

"I still have to do my job!" Muscular lunged towards Izuku and aimed for another punch. But this time Izuku was able to move out of the way just in time. He was still holding onto his left arm in pain. Muscular sure packed a punch.

"I'll take your silence to mean you don't know. Is that right? Oh, good then…"

Muscular blitzed Izuku and managed to kick the Hero in training right in the gut.

"PLAY TIME!" Muscular shouted with glee as Izuku was sent crashing to the wall, making cracks form on it.

Izuku dropped face first onto the floor, with blood dripping down on the left side of his face.

"Haha! YES! Blood is exactly what I wanted from you! What did you promise? That everything would be okay? How's that working out for ya, huh?! Don't just lay there, stupid!" Muscular mocked as Izuku glared at him from the ground. He slowly began to get up from the floor.

'That Muscle Quirk of his is powerful. He sure is Wolfram's brother alright. I need a plan! If I worry about Kacchan right now, I'm dead. I have to focus on the enemy in front of me!' Izuku looked toward Kota who was shaking in fear. 'And I have to protect KOTA!'

Izuku ignited his fist with green electricity as the power of Pride For All surged through his sody.

"Smash!"

Izuku punched with all his might at Muscular. But the brother of Wolfram simply blocked the smash with his Muscle Augmented arm.

Muscular snorted, "What? Is that all you've got? You're fast, but you're not strong enough to hurt me." Muscular threw Izuku away like a pest. The young Hero in training rolled on the floor.

"My Quirk increases my speed and strength so exponentially that my muscle fibers can't even be contained by my skin. I know, I'm bragging a bit, but I mean, c'mon!"

Muscular's muscle augmented themselves even further and popped right out of his skin, "I guess what I'm trying to say is… You're just an inferior version of me!"

Muscular rushed at Izuku with a punch, but the Young Saiyan jumped out of the way.

"Inferior version of you? Oh yeah, then I'll guess we'll have to see about that!" Izuku yelled as he began to power up. When he heard Muscular call him that, his Saiyan Pride from within yelled in fury.

"KAIOKEN TIMES 3!" Izuku's crimson aura came to life. His Power Level grew as his Muscles bulked up.

Muscular rolled his eyes at Izuku's display, "I can't help but laugh at you, kid. You really think you're a Hero, don't you-"

He was promptly cut off by a kick to the face.

"What the hell was that?!" Muscular yelled in confusion as he held his nose in pain.

Izuku rushed towards Muscular and aimed another super charged kick, but this time, the Villain was able to dodge the blow. Muscular was getting pushed back a little due to the brunt force of the attack.

"Oh, so you have some backbone, after all?!"

"I have more than a backbone!"

Izuku jumped high in the air and yelled out, "PERFECTED TEXAS SMASH!"

Muscular widened his eyes as he was hit directly by the smash. A large dust cloud enveloped area. After a few moments, it disappeared to show Muscular still standing.

"That was a pretty good hit you landed there…."

Izuku widened his eyes, "How is he still standing there without a scratch?!"

Muscular dusted himself off raising his eyebrows, "Oh yeah, I kind of forgot to mention something else about my Quirk…."

Muscular's Muscles then increased to double the size they were before. His aura becoming all the more menacing and dark than ever before.

"You see, while my Quirk does increase my power and speed, there's also something else it does. It has a passive ability! It doubles my strength and speed every ten seconds!"

Izuku gasped in shock. He sensed Muscular's Power Level to confirm his statement. It was just as he said. The Villain's Power Level had increased exactly twice as much as before.

'E-Every ten minutes?! That's crazy! How am I supposed to keep up with that growth?!' Izuku mentally yelled. But before he could dwell on that any longer, he got a large muscled fist right to his noggin.

Izuku crashed onto the ground, with his head buzzing in pain. He thinks he may have gotten a concussion.

"Don't make promises you can't keep! Live up to your words or they don't mean anything."

Muscular walked over to where Izuku was laying. He saw the Green Haired boy struggling to get up from the pain. He was feeling exactly like when he fought against Wolfram. Both he and Muscular questioned his integrity of a Hero. And he was getting beaten both times. The thought made his blood boil.

"You're no Hero-You're just a fraud, and you'll die that way!"

Muscular raised his arm to finish the job, only to stop as he felt a pebble hitting him on the back of his neck.

Muscular turned his head to see it was none other than Kota who had thrown the pebble. His eyes were full of tears.

"Remember Water Hose? My mom and my dad. Did you torment the two of them, too? Before you killed them?"

Izuku widened his eyes in realization when he heard Kota.

"Huh? Seriously? Those losers were your parents?" Muscular laughed as he spread his arms out, "Well then, this must be fate! The Water Hose Heroes- they're the reason I have an artificial eye in my left socket right now." Muscular pointed to his left eye which indeed had a weird looking replacement eye.

Kota sniffed, "This is all your fault. Nothing in the world is right anymore and it's all because of crazy people like you!"

Muscular sighed, "Little kids are always so quick to say it is someone else's fault. Don't get the wrong idea. It's not like I took them out because I was mad about the whole eye thing. I wanted to kill people- it's as simple as that. And those two tried to stop me. What happened was the result of all of us doing our best. The real travesty is promising to do something you aren't able to do. That's why your dear old mommy and daddy died!"

Muscular yelled as he raised his arm towards Kota. But before he could land a hit on the boy, Muscular heard electricity sparkling.

"Nice try, with the sneak attack, but I'm ready!" Muscular yelled as he turned around to see Izuku flying towards him.

"You ruined his life, and you won't take the blame?" Izuku yelled in anger. He then stuck his hand through one of his muscle fibers. "Got you now. Doesn't matter how quick you are."

Muscular smirked as he prepared another punch, "But what's your next move? You gonna punch me with that puny Quirk of yours again?"

"It's not a matter of whether or not I can do it!"

Kota gasped as he heard Izuku's passion in his words.

"A Hero's job is to risk his life, to turn his promises into a reality!"

As Izuku said that, he was enveloped with an even wilder crimson aura. His hair stood up on end and red lightning began to surround him. He had activated Kaioken Times 10.

Muscular widened his eyes, 'What? Wait. There's something different about him!'

Izuku pulled his arm back as he prepared to finish Muscular, "TIMES 10 PERFECTED DETROIT SMASH!"

The resulting shockwave from the smash was so great that Kota was sent tumbling off of the cliff. He yelled in fear as he was about to drop to his death, but he was caught by his shirt just in the nick of time.

Kota turned his head to see Izuku had grabbed onto his shirt by his teeth.

"Gotcha! Sorry about that!"

Izuku lifted Kota up back on the cliff. Izuku had blood all over his arms and legs. Kota saw that his right arm was shredded with an ugly purple. Half of his shirt was torn, which exposed the scar that Wolfram gave him. Kota felt sorry for Izuku, seeing as he was pushing himself and risking his life to protect him. It made him feel really bad for punching him in the balls.

"Thank you for-" Kota noticed Izuku was panting heavily. He then realized that before this battle, Izuku had been training all day to the limit. He must have been exhausted. And yet here he was, still fighting to defend Kota.

"Why?" Kota whispered as he saw all of Izuku's wounds.

"Let's get back to camp. It's not far away." Izuku began to say before they heard a rumbling behind.

Izuku turned around and widened his eyes.

"Oh, you gotta be kidding me!"

Muscular stood up with his Muscles and Power Levels even larger than before. His Quirk had doubled his power again.

'I was at Kaioken Times 10! I was almost as strong as when I had went Kaioken Times 100 with Melissa-san's Full Gauntlet back at I-Island! How could he have tanked that!?'

Muscular groaned, "Heh. A bit too obvious. But, hey. Not too bad, Midoriya."

"No. Stay away!" Izuku yelled as he defensively got in front of Kota.

"Naw, attacking sounds more fun." Muscular retorted.

Izuku grit his teeth, 'Damn it! That Quirk of his is too powerful! His growth is way too fast! I have to charge up to a level that is way above his and finish him off before he can catch up to me.'

Izuku began to power up his crimson aura as a wave of power enveloped him. His Power Level kept on increasing as he pushed himself to the very limit.

'I know I haven't had much practice with this… But it's all I've got right now. Even if it kills me… To hell with my body! If I can protect Kota… then that's all that matters!'

Deku yelled to the sky, "KAIOKEN… TIMES 20!"

Izuku's aura exploded with red. The resulting rush of power made both Muscular and Kota move back. Izuku cried out in agony as he powered up.

'Damn it! This hurts a hella lot more than last time! Too bad I don't got Melissa-san's Full Gauntlet with me. That would have made things a whole lot easier. It doesn't matter! Just ignore the pain, Midoriya!'

Izuku got into his stance, "Kota stay back!"

Kota dumbly nodded, "O-Okay!"

'I only have 10 seconds before his Quirk doubles his power again…. So I gotta make this quick and finish him off now!'

Izuku immediately charged towards Muscular only for him to chuckle in amusement.

"So this is what my big brother lost to? You going all red and yelling attack names?! Give me a fucking break!"

Muscular went to intercept Midoriya, only for Saiyan Hybrid counter attack with a fist to the jaw. The resounding crack made the Super Villain go flying into the air.

"Ka….."

Izuku flew towards Muscular and kicked back towards the ground.

"Me…."

"Damn it, he's too fast! I can barely keep up!" Muscular yelled as he was sent tumbling towards the ground. But Izuku wasn't done. He quickly flew towards Muscular again and uppercutted him back towards the sky.

"Ha…"

'Just a little more…'

Izuku did one last move as he landed a Perfected Manchester on the back of Muscular's head which sent him back down.

"Me…."

Izuku brought his hands together in an all too familiar pose. Blue energy began to manifest into his hands as he powered up to the absolute maximum.

"HA!"

Izuku roared as he fired a Kaioken Times 20 Kamehameha! The same technique Son Goku had used on Freeza back on Planet Namek. The blast went straight towards Muscular who's eyes widened in shock at the scale of the attack. The Villain brought his hands forth and did his best to block the oncoming beam. He tried to push the blast back with his strength but the Kamehameha was just too powerful.

"No… DAMN IT!" Muscular screamed as his collision with the beam caused a huge explosion that shook the whole forest. Everyone looked into the direction of the explosion and shock and wonder of what could be going on.

Izuku floated in the air panting heavily. His entire shirt was ripped completely leaving him shirtless. Smoke was coming out of his hands due to the heat of the Kamehameha Wave. He dropped down to the floor by Kota in exhaustion.

"A-A-Are you okay?" Kota nervously asked Izuku as he was just recovering from the shock of the attack. He had no idea Izuku was this powerful. It made him wonder just what he had to do to gain this amount of power. Kota noticed the scars on his arm and a scar on his chest. He grimaced as he thought about what he had just gone through.

'And I'm over here punching him in the balls for no reason. I'm such an idiot..'

Izuku smiled, "I'm okay… Just a little sore, that's all."

Izuku got up, "Alright, let's get out of here. We need to go help the others-"

They heard a rumble as Izuku widened his eyes in horror.

'No way. It can't be.'

Izuku turned around to see Muscular getting back up, his muscle fibers from his Quirk looking charred and burned due to taking the brunt of Izuku's Kamehameha.

'I was at Kaioken Times 20! It was stronger than when I fought Wolfram at Times 100! How could he possibly still be standing?!'

Muscular looked towards Izuku with blood thirsty eyes.

"That hurt…"

Muscular dangerously walked towards him. Each of his steps sending shivers to both Izuku and Kota's spine.

"H-H-How can he even still walk?!" Kota cried out. He couldn't believe that this monster that killed his parents could still go.

"That really...really hurt." Muscular growled as Izuku felt the utmost fear going through his veins.

'It's no good. What am I supposed to do now? I just need some time to think. '

"Tell me. Why have you come here? What does the League want with us?" Izuku asked the Super Villain. He had to stall for time.

"Doesn't matter to me, I'm just glad they finally let me off the leash. As long as I get to use my Quirk all I want, I really don't care. Remember what I told you earlier. We've just been playing around. Having fun. Until now. Now, I'm serious! Recess is over. I'm coming at you for real. Because truth be told, you're pretty strong. I see that now. " Muscular finished his piece by putting on a new artificial eye in his socket to replace the one that was destroyed in the blast.

"Quick! Grab on, hurry!" Izuku yelled to Kota as he bent down to allow him to get on his back. Kota quickly jumped on. Deku quickly jumped out of the way from Muscular's fist. The moment his fist hit the ground, the whole ground shook. Izuku noticed cracks going all around the cliff.

'His Quirk has been super charged to the point where one hit form him and I'm done for. It's completely insane! He really was just playing around, toying with me before he finished me.'

Muscular rushed towards the two, but Izuku quickly averted the danger which caused Muscular to get stuck on a wall, "Aw, dam. I got too excited."

Izuku and Kota grunted as they dropped to the ground. Izuku slowly got up on his knees assessed the current situation.

'If we can just get back to camp, Mr. Aizawa should be there. Then h can erase this guy's Quirk. Yeah, that's it! I need to get him to chase after me and Kota. But… I'm so tired from the training today. It won't work! If I turn my back on this guy, I'm done for. I have no choice but to fight him right here. Right now! I have to remember where I started, how far I've come. I'll stand my ground. And I'll make sure Kota is safe!'

A new wave of determination flooded Izuku. He stood up straight and stared right at Muscular.

"Listen to me very carefully, Kota. Stay back. And then, when it's time, run as fast as you can back to camp." Izuku commanded as he powered up.

"You're attacking him again? You can't do that! Let's just go! Come on! Your strongest blast barely did anything to him earlier, remember? Besides, both your arms are busted up." Kota pleaded with Izuku as he didn't want him to go on a suicide mission just to protect him.

Izuku smiled sadly, "It's going to be fine."

Muscular cackled as he freed himself from the wall. He was ready to spill blood.

Izuku powered up to his maximum, "Pride For All: 100 Percent!"

"I'm coming for you!" Muscular yelled as he rushed towards Izuku with the intent to kill.

"Perfected… New York SMASH!"

Izuku bellowed as he threw the strongest punch he could muster at Muscular. Gusts of wind were produced from their titanic clash as Kota could barely stand on his two feet. The large mush of Muscular's Quirk was forcing Izuku back.

"Aw. What's wrong? That was even weaker than before!" Muscular taunted as he was forcing Izuku down.

"Okay…. It'll all be okay! I will not let him get past me! Kota, run!" Izuku yelled in pain as he was losing his balance. Muscular was not holding for even a second, while Izuku's power level kept on dropping and dropping due to all of the torture his body had gone through.

Kota hesitated as he froze in fear. "I-I can't leave you here to die!"

"GO NOW!" Izuku yelled at the boy as his strength was going lower and lower.

Muscular grinned in glee, "Still looking after him. Oh, man. You're something else, aren't you?!"

Izuku's right arm began to bleed as he heard multiple bones crack. He grit his teeth as he kept on pushing on, "Shut up, dammit!"

Kota looked on with tears in his eyes, "But, why?"

"Show me… YOUR BLOOD!" Muscular put even more power into the attack which caused Izuku to go all the way down to the floor.

"A real Hero… will always find a way for justice to be served!"

Izuku shed tears as he remembered All Might's words to him.

'I'm… not strong enough. I'm too weak. I'm going to lose here. I'm going to die. Please, forgive me, Mom. I tried my very best. I'm sorry… Toshinori-Sensei… Dad.'

"I'M GONNA CRUSH YOU!" Muscular yelled like a psychopath as Izuku was being crushed on the floor. He closed his eyes as he deactivated his Quirk. There was no point anyways. He had already lost.

The Hero Deku had been defeated.

SPLASH!

Muscular looked up in confusion.

"What the-? Is that water?"

"Stop. LET HIM GO!"

Kota had splashed Muscular with water via his Quirk.

Izuku widened his eyes as he heard Kota's voice.

"Ko...ta?"

"Hold on, there, 'kay? I'll kill you after I'm done with Green Boy over here-"

Muscular was cut off by a surge of energy gathering from beneath him. His Muscle arm was getting pushed up.

"Crap, I was distracted!" Muscular exclaimed.

Izuku saw the water on the ground. Kota had willingly used his Quirk in an attempt to save him. Izuku knew that Kota hated Quirks and the whole Super Human Society. And yet here he was, putting himself on the line for Izuku. Using Empathy, Izuku was able to feel all of the fear that Kota had within him. Fear that he would lose somebody else important to this monster.

Izuku felt pure evil and killing intent coming from Muscular. It made him sick to his stomach. He hated that feeling. He didn't want Kota to experience any more pain and suffering any longer.

"I won't let you hurt Kota." Izuku yelled.

Something was building within Izuku. A power that has been kept dormant for so long and it was now ready to be released.

Izuku thought about the one thing that mattered… and that was protecting Kota and being the Hero that he promised to be.

Deep within Izuku's mindscape, the First Sacred Door was shaking uncontrollably. The lock was breaking and golden light was making its way out.

Inner Deku took a deep breath, "It is finally time…"

"Damn it! How are you getting stronger?!" Muscular yelled in panic.

"You won't lay a hand on him!" Izuku said as he effortlessly lifted Muscular's arm up as golden energy began to envelop him.

His hair spiked up as it stood up, defying gravity. His muscel frame got larger as he grit his teeth and closed his fists. He then roared as a stream of Golden Light shot from him all the way to the Heavens.

For a moment, the entire sky was colored golden. Everyone looked on in wonder and curiosity as to why the sky was now gold. But just as soon, it appeared, it vanished.

After the golden sky cleared itself out, it was left with a single boy surrounded by a pure golden aura. His hair was the same color as it was spiked all the way up. His eyes were now more teal than anything else. And his Saiyan Tail, which used to be brown, was now Golden in color…

Izuku Deku Midoriya had transformed into the Legendary Super Saiyan.

Kota and Muscular looked on in shock as they had their jaws dropped to the floor. They had never seen anything like this before. It was like an entirely new person had entered the battlefield. They could barely recognize him as Izuku. Even his face had a completely different expression than before. His eyes were cold as he gave Muscular the ultimate death glare.

"What's this? What's going on? He's different! He's changed!" Muscular exclaimed in confusion. For some reason, he could almost feel the power emanating from the Super Saiyan.

Izuku merely grilled him as he didn't move an inch.

Muscular grew annoyed by his silence, "You insect! Prepare to be squashed!"

Muscular raised his arm only to widen his eyes in shock.

"Huh?" Muscular looked to his left to see Izuku standing there, holding his arm with the same blank look in his eye.

"Why don't you wake up? You're hurting people. What have they done to you?" Izuku asked as he stared right into Muscular's soul. HIs voice and tone, deeper and sharper than usual.

Muscular pulled his arm away from him and responded by punching Izuku in the gut. Only for him not to flinch at all.

"I can't let you take your unhappiness out on other people anymore!" Izuku calmly said.

Muscular raised his eyebrows as he backed away from the Super Saiyan, "What are you talking about? I kill when I want! The weak die and the strong survive! That is how the world works, kid!"

Izuku scowled as his golden aura ignited, "Alright then. We'll play by your rules, Muscular. LET'S GO!"

Izuku yelled out a battle cry as his Ki pushed Muscular back. He then flew towards him and punched him by the side of the head and kneed him in the gut.

Muscular doubled over in pain as he coughed up some blood. He then began to laugh as Izuku stared at him with an emotionless expression.

Muscular smirked, "Now, I know why my brother was defeated. I LOVE IT! YOU'RE TOO MUCH!"

Muscular doubled his power again as he rushed towards Izuku at full power with full intent to kill.

'Hey, Inner ME! Let's go full power and finish this with one attack now!'

"Are sure about that? You don't have any practice with this power. There may be some drawbacks from using it recklessly."

'I don't care! His Quirk is way too dangerous! I need to finish this now before he gets too powerful!'

"Alright! It's your call!"

Izuku began to concentrate all of his power into his left arm, the one that wasn't completely shredded. Golden and rainbow energy began to circulate around his fist. The stars of One For All began to transfer all of their power until it all settled onto one point which was a Bright Green star.

"Pride For All: 1,000,000 Percent…"

Izuku arched his arm as something began to manifest out of it…

"SUPER DRAGON FIST!"

A completely Golden Chinese Dragon formed itself from Izuku's spiritual energy. The dragon combined itself with the power of One For All and gained a rainbow aura that made it exponentially more powerful. The dragon rushed towards Muscular and opened up its mouth.

"What the-"

Before Muscular could say anything, he was immediately swallowed by the Golden Dragon. Muscular screamed in agony as its purity was scorching his skin. The dragon then spit him by breathing pure golden fire that could burn the universe itself.

Muscular was sent hurling towards the wall, completely burned and unconscious from the attack.

Kota stood in utter shock as he dropped to his knees.

"Why?"

"Kota. Your mom and dad, the Water Hose Heroes. It's true that they ended up leaving you behind in this world. But, they saved so many lives through their sacrifice, you'll see that someday."

Kota sobbed as he let out all of his tears, "Why did you risk your life?"

"You'll meet someone, and then you'll understand why we do this."

"Even though… you don't know me at all. Why did you try to save me?" Kota asked through his sobs.

"Someone who will risk their life. Someone who'll be…"

Kota looked down as Izuku looked up.

"A Hero…"

Izuku roared to the skies like a Dragon who had just claimed victory. His Super Saiyan Aura flashing wildly.

"My Golden Hero."