First Form of Hope! A Final Battle Arises! (Part 5 of 5)

*THIRD PERSON*

"Eleventh Form, Jetting Water Geyser!" Alyx shouted.

He rammed into Setsuko, she guarded against his attack, but it drilled into her arms. Zenitsu circled around her and started to unsheathe his blade.

"First Form, Thunderclap and Flash!" He yelled.

In the blink of an eye, just like a strike of lightning, he cut off her legs! She dropped to the ground with a hard thud as the Demon Slayers began to overwhelm her. She shot out bone spikes that they dodged, but one circled around and made its way straight towards Leonidus! Right before it made contact, someone jumped in!

"Second Form, Honorable Shadow Plum!" Kanao exclaimed.

She deflected the spike right back to Setsuko. It shot straight through her left eye, causing her to writhe back in pain.

"G-Great Grandma! Thank you!" Alyx smiled.

"No problem, apologies for being late." She smiled back at him.

They both landed down onto the ground. Tanjiro joined Kanao's side as the other Demon Slayer distracted Doe.

"Alright, Kanao, Alyx, let's go!" Tanjiro instructed.

They both nodded and raced towards Setsuko. They performed a combined attack using their Ninth Form of the Water Breathing Style. The trio hacked and slashed at Setsuko's body, dealing significant damage to her! Her giant arm knocked most of them backwards, Alyx rebounded by creating an afterimage of himself, the afterimage chucked its sword at her chest. Inosuke took advantage of this and grabbed the sword, he pulled it across her chest, nearly slicing through her neck! The sword disappeared as he finally pulled it out of her.

"Inosuke! Look out!" Nezuko shouted.

She slid in front of him and blocked a fist from Setsuko.

"Oh? Another demon? I didn't think you all existed anymore outside of me!" Doe smirked.

Nezuko twisted her arm off with relative ease! Alyx zoomed in and tapped the hole where her arm was with his blade. The pulsating pink aura surrounded it, preventing her from regenerating that arm as well! The only arms she could rely on were the ones on her back. Muichiro rushed over to her and jumped into the air.

"Second Form, Eight-Layered Mist." He muttered.

In just a few seconds, he unleashed eight slashes at Setsuko, Muichiro landed back down on the ground and faced Doe. He gently blew towards her and the lower half of her body split into 8 different pieces. The pieces began to reform right as Shinobu darted in towards her. Setsuko looked up in the air but was met with a shower of butterflies.

"Butterflies...? What is-" She tried to wonder.

Her throat, left side of her chest, and right side of her stomach spewed out blood. She clutched at her throat and stumbled backwards.

"Hm, I guess you figured that I wouldn't do anything to you because of the way my sword looks. Luckily for you, I have that covered!" Shinobu smiled.

While she was distracted, Leonidus noticed that Shinobu barely pierced her neck, which must've meant that she put the most amount of defense there. He looked over at Midoriya and motioned him over.

"Izuku, I'm going to need your help, but we need to wait until I can see an opening." Alyx told him.

"What are you going to do?" He asked.

As they devised a plan, Mitsuri and Obanai made quick haste with the extra arms on Setsuko's back. She exploded out a wide, high-pressure shot of air at the two of them, sending them rolling across the ground. The other Demon Slayers tried to approach her, but she kept sending them back using her Air Cannon Quirk. Sanemi started to grow frustrated and he backflipped into the air.

"Fuck this! Ninth Form, Idaten Typhoon!" He roared.

Sanemi countered the gusts of wind with one of his own! The circular winds clashed with Setsuko's, Sanemi's attack proved to be stronger, and it careened right into her! Alyx's eyes lit up and he saw the white line that led directly to her neck.

"Let's go!" Alyx shouted.

In the blink of an eye, Alyx ran to Setsuko, he reeled his sword back and the marking on his eye started to glow fiercely.

"Rose Breathing: First Form, Grand Thorn Cutter!" He shouted.

Utilizing his own, brand new Breathing Style, Alyx's blade impacted against Setsuko's hardened neck. Izuku jumped in and hit the other end of his sword with his foot at 100%! Their eyes began to glow as they both began to use the full power of their Quirks!

"WHOAAAAAAAAA!!!" They both shouted.

With one last push of power, the two cut straight through Setsuko's neck, Leonidus and Izuku crashed onto the ground as her head rolled across the ground.

*LEONIDUS' P.O.V.*

I got up and looked at the headless body of Doe, "W-We did it!"

I tried to get up but I coughed up blood and fell to the ground. Deku helped me back up and threw my arm around his shoulder. We walked over to Setsuko's head before it faded away.

"H-Hee hee... I guess... You really gave us quite the fight! Good riddance, Setsuko." I slightly chuckled.

Doe didn't say a word to me. She closed her eyes as her head faded away. Anne & Kariya landed down in front of Great Grandpa and the others, I'm glad they got my message, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be alive if they hadn't! Everyone rushed over to me, I saw Tokoyami looking off towards the horizon, I wonder what was wrong?

"Did you really think you got rid of me?" I heard Setuko's voice.

We all turned around and saw her grinning menacingly. She blasted us all way with a huge wave of air, sending nearly everyone out of the forest! The only people that stayed were my class and 3-B! I got pushed all the way into a tree several feet away from her.

*THIRD PERSON*

"HA HA! Now... WATCH AS YOUR LITTLE PLANET EXPLODES!" Setsuko shouted.

Doe held her hands out in front of her, almost as if she was going to high five herself, small orbs appeared in the palms of her hands. Right before she combined them, her arms stopped moving. Sero, Mineta, Shiozaki, and Sato held her right arm back as Kirishima, Uraraka, Yaoyorozu, and Izuku held back her left arm.

"W-WE AREN'T LETTING YOU WIN, SETSUKO!" Uraraka shouted.

The groups struggled to keep her hands from touching. Leonidus stumbled up to his feet and ran over to them.

"If I don't get close enough to her, I won't be able to stop her! This dead sprint I'm doing now is taking everything I have! If I get close, I have one chance at stopping her, or else we're doomed!" Alyx thought to himself.

Setsuko burst the heroes away from her, "SAY GOODBYE MOTHERFUCKERS!!"

(I.R.P.: Listen to "Overdrive" from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure or Samuel Kim's cover of "Jotaro's Theme")

"Overdrive! The World!" Alyx yelled.

Right before her hands could touch, Mikaboshi stopped time! Alyx fell to the ground and panted heavily. He slowly stood up, he stared the frozen in place Setsuko down. He pulled out a container of wisteria oil from his pouch after he put wool gloves on his hands.

Alyx dumped the oil onto his hands, "So, you duplicated yourself in order to trick us? I have to hand it to you, that was pretty smart, but I'm not letting you go through with your plan. Like I told you, I'm ending all of this, right now."

Mikaboshi phased out of Leonidus and charged at Setsuko, he chopped off both of her hands with one swipe of his own hands. Alyx stepped forward as his relatives and ancestors appeared behind him. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath in as Infinite Mode washed over him. He amped it up to 100% of its power before shooting his eyes open. His scar flared out his bright blue colored Overdrive and he grinned with excitement. He reeled his fist backwards, keeping that smile on his face, his fists quickly approached Doe Setsuko and...

"ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA!! ORA ORA ORA ORA!!" He shouted.

"DORARARARA! DORARARARA! DORARARARA! DORARARARA!!!" He continued.

"MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA! MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!!" He roared.

"WRRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!" Alyx screeched.

Alyx delivered thousands of fists to Setsuko! His fists were flying at speeds not even Chiyoko nor his Father could see!

"ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA!! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!" He thundered.

Alyx's eyes shined fiercely, "WHOAAAAA!!!"

"ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA!! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA!! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA!!" He raged.

Chiyoko looked over at Darren, "Amusing, isn't it? It's like your child is demonstrating a new trick or something, adorable."

"ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA OR! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA!! ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!!! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA!! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA!! ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!! ORA ORA ORA ORA!" Alyx screamed.

"H-Holy hell... Is this what his full power really is? Incredible..." His Father muttered.

"ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!! ORA ORA ORA ORA!! ORA ORA ORA ORA! ORA ORA ORA ORA! " He continued.

He reeled his fist back and it began to glow a bright blue, "YYYYYYOOOUU'RE OUTTA HEEEEERREEE!!"

One last fist slammed against Setsuko's face. Heavy amounts of steam resonated off Alyx's arms and body. He pulled his sword out and slashed at Setsuko's neck using the first form of his Rose Breathing. Alyx placed the sword back in his sheath, before turning around and blowing the hair out of his face.

"Let time resume once more, Mikaboshi" Alyx told him.

Time resumed and Izuku was about to rush towards Setsuko. That's when she exploded into millions of different pieces, all of which turned to ash.

"H-He did it!" Hagakure exclaimed.

"Alyx made it in time!" Sero cheered.

Alyx looked back at where Doe was before she faded away, "Good riddance, I hope you burn in the deepest depths of hell, Doe Setsuko."

[Several Hours Later...]

After returning to the town of Morioh and returning the citizens to their homes, I learned about Hawks' death. He went out nobly, saving Deku from certain death. I stood on the cliff side of Morioh, I wasn't wearing the top part of my hero costume, being that I was bandaged up thanks to my broken ribs. I watched the sunset in the distance, I guess that pillar of Overdrive completely warmed up this entire town, since there wasn't any snow on the ground anymore. I closed my eyes and felt the breeze go across my face. I reflected on everything I've done so far and my past entirely.

Without the help of everyone else, I guess it's safe to say that I wouldn't be where I'm at now. It's hard to believe that in a few months we'll be Pro Heroes, all doing our own things, being the best that we could possibly be. I heard the sounds of children laughing and people conversing from behind me. If I never met any of these people, or if I just gave up half way through, I wonder where I'd be? I felt something land on my shoulder, I looked over and saw a red feather. I picked it up and smiled, Hawks was watching me from high above, that, I was sure.

"Fly high, my friend, may you rest peacefully." I muttered.

I returned my gaze to the horizon, my friends in Nevada, I'd have to thank them as well. They truly helped me conquer a lot of my prior fears. And Ms. America, she was the one responsible for showing me that I can be greater than my fears, greater than the obstacles put in front of me. Black-Heart, as much as he made me angry, he also shaped my resolve. Those fights we had proved to only strengthen it further. Mikey, he... Well... I guess I can say that he helped me express that anger outwardly, instead of keeping it bottled up inside of me. Most importantly, my Father was truthfully the one who helped me keep going. Following in his footsteps since I was little, that really helped me out, the same goes for my Mother and siblings.

Where do I even start with my classmates? Ever since I came to Japan, they've been so supportive of me, Momo and Izuku especially. I can't say that I've ever met anyone as pure hearted as those two. Those times I felt down on myself, they never gave up on me or grew frustrated with me, they helped me stand back up as best as they could. There wasn't a single way that I could truly pay all of them back for their kindness and I'm sure they felt the same about me. I sighed as I looked down at the ocean below. The world was finally safe, there wasn't any more All For One, and there wasn't any major threat to worry about. This truly felt like peace at last, something I'm sure everyone's been striving for, for a while now I'd think. I softly smiled as memories from years prior resurfaced. I was happy with who I was.

"Alyx!" I heard Deku shout.

I looked behind me and saw everyone else. Deku stared at me before smiling. I grinned at him and made my way to him. We stood in front of each other, I looked behind me and saw my past. I turned back to Izuku and kept smiling at him. I wasn't concerned with learning about my past anymore, I wanted to... No... NEEDED to focus on the road ahead.

"Alyx, thank you." He smiled.

I nodded at him, "I should be thanking all of you for helping me become the person I want to be. All of you have honestly made life enjoyable for me."

They all smiled at me, I felt a tear fall down my face, this was what I wanted the most. Seeing all of them finally smiling without a hint of worry, it was a dream come true. I gave Deku a hug and laughed out of pure joy. We finally did it, at least for now, peace was finally ours! Deku hugged me back and I heard my chest pop. I shot my eyes open and smiled intensely.

"That hurt... A lot..." I told him.

"O-Oh! Sorry, I'm used to giving hugs like that." He chuckled.

"Yeah, he's quite the hugger!" Uraraka giggled.

I healed myself up, "I can tell. Honestly, I'm just glad you all are okay."

"Hey! Can I play that song? I think it'd be perfect after a final battle!" Kaminari shouted to us.

"That song... Oh God... Alright, play it, Kaminari." Bakugo sighed.

Kaminari quickly pulled out his phone as Momo created a speaker for him. He connected his phone to it and the song began to play.

(I.R.P.: Listen to "Ocean Man" by Ween)

"ALLLLRIGHT!" Kaminari beamed.

We all laughed at Kaminari's excitement. We sat down in a circle together, overlooking Morioh. Honestly, having come this far and seeing everyone grow this much, it makes me glad that I came to Japan in the first place. Who knows, maybe if I didn't lose my memory, this all wouldn't have happened? Momo rested her head on my right shoulder as she talked with Jiro.

"Hey, Alyx, I still can't thank you enough." Deku smiled.

I smiled back at him, "I can't thank you enough either, Izuku. This has been one hell of a ride, huh?"

"Yeah, it really has been! But whatever's in store for us next, I'm sure we can take it on, it feels like there's nothing we can't do." He replied.

"Oi, Deku, where we eating tonight?" Bakugo asked.

Deku's attention went towards Bakugo, as we all conversed with each other, I was pulled into the Seventh Plane. There stood Chiyoko, Mikaboshi, and Dad, with warm smiles on their faces.

"Alyx, I'm rather humbled and proud to call you a relative. I'm fairly certain your Father here feels the same as well." Chiyoko smiled.

My Father came over and ruffled my hair, "You've got one hell of a punch, Alyx! I didn't even think anyone could strike someone that fast in my entire life!"

"Hee hee! Thank you, Father!" I beamed.

He gave me a hug, I didn't even notice that he was wearing his hero costume!

"You're almost ready, my son, I can't wait until you are!" My Father chuckled.

"Almost ready? For what?" I wondered.

"You'll see, I'm not gonna tell you, that'd just ruin the surprise." He responded.

If my Father has a surprise for me, it must be really cool! I nodded at him and Mikaboshi stood next to him.

"You aren't out of the clearing yet, Alyx, sir. There's still some trials you must go through, I do however, see you conquering them over time." Mikaboshi advised.

"Okay... I was kind of thinking about that, thank you, all of you!" I grinned.

Mikaboshi hugged me, something that I never thought he'd do in a million years! I decided not to think too much about it, so I hugged him back, he was really cold! I wonder if it's because of his glow? I opened my eyes and found Momo hugging me.

"Hey, I'm glad you're still alive, you know?" Momo whispered.

"I'm glad you're alive too, Momo." I cooed.

I heard Mina shout something, she was fighting off a seagull with Hagakure, which was quite the sight. I sighed as I watched the two try and shoo it away.

"Good grief..." I muttered.

[Later That Night...]

Momo wanted to switch rooms with Bakugo and Kirishima for the night. The Pro Heroes were still needed help dealing with some of the damage. I entered the room since Momo got to the hotel before I did. I was probably the most exhausted I've ever been in quite some time. As soon as I closed the door, Momo jumped onto me and we made out. It kind of startled me at first because I didn't even notice her! We moved to the bed and she started to take her shirt off. She threw her shirt off and started unbuckling her bra.

"Is this seriously why you wanted to switch rooms?" I wearily asked.

"Well, I'm certain that Midoriya and Uraraka would've been rather uncomfortable seeing this. It would've been rather strange having them in the same room. We'd be technically labeled 'exhibitionists' you know!" Momo replied.

I stuck my tongue out and poked her belly button. I yawned as I pulled her close to me.

"I'm assuming you're exhausted, darling? We don't have to do anything if you don't wish to." Momo told me.

"I am beyond tired, like... Eons beyond tired." I replied.

We sat there silently for a bit, I sat up a bit and grabbed her ass, which she let out a surprised squeak.

"Hee hee... Big." I chuckled.

"Is that what you really think?" Momo giggled.

"Yes, I do." I whispered sleepily.

Momo leaned forward and gave me a kiss, "Goodnight, Alyx."

"Goodnight, Momo." I smiled.

I leaned back into my pillow; I fell asleep almost instantly! I opened my eyes and saw that I was standing in front of those red spider lilies. I looked to my right and saw Hawks looking at the bed of flowers with me.

"You're a good kid, Alyx. It's hard to come across people like you nowadays." Hawks smiled.

I turned to face him before giving him a hug. It kind of surprised him.

"Thank you, Hawks. For everything." I spoke softly.

"Even for the whole kidnapping thing?" Hawks wondered.

"Yeah, even that too." I chuckled.

He sighed and laughed with me, "You're somethin' else, kid."

Hawks began to fade away into petals of those spider lilies. He completely disappeared, leaving me alone in front of the bed of red spider lilies. I looked up at the white voided sky and held my fist up.

"I'll be the best hero that I can be, Hawks! I promise!" I beamed.

[The Next Morning...]

It began to snow lightly in Morioh as we left, I think we all were finally happy, we didn't have to worry about any major threats anymore. We all returned to U.A. and were rushed by the Second-Years we were mentoring. Sota and Selina ran towards me with tears of joy filling their eyes.

"Leonidus! You're okay!" Sota cried out.

They both gave me a huge hug, I hugged the two of them back, I honestly really did miss 'em!

"I heard about what you both did, stopping a villain that can turn into a train, that's something I never thought I hear before. But what really impressed me, was that you two did everything in your power to stop him from breaking into Tartarus. Protecting this entire country while I was gone, that's what makes me so proud of the two of you. You'll be amazing Pro Heroes, I can already tell, Sota and Selina." I smiled softly.

"Y-You think so?" Selina wondered.

"Of course, you've taken my teachings and elevated them to new heights! But I'd like you to remember two things, something an important person taught me. If you can keep your promises, no matter what stands in your way, no matter what you have to do... You'll become the greatest hero you've ever imagined. The other thing, if you can keep a smile on your face while defending someone against a villain, that's when you know you're finally strong. I don't mean with your Quirk, I mean strong enough to tackle fear and hate head on with positivity. You two are almost there, I can tell, which makes me so proud of how far the both of you have come." I told them.

Sota and Selina nodded at me, "Yes sir, Sensei! Thank you so much!"

I patted both of their heads and chuckled. They'll be good heroes, neither am I concerned about whether or not the new generation of heroes will be able to keep this place safe. Judging from the eager looks on everyone faces, they'll be better than us, way better than what we could ever dream of being. I looked over and saw Nisaki smiling at me. As the Second-Years all grouped up and left, I couldn't help but see a lot of us in them.

I turned to face everyone else, "Hey, I have an idea."

"Oh? What is it?" Jiro asked.

"We all should start a Hero Agency together once we graduate." I suggested.

"Really? That'd be awesome! I'm down if you all are!" Kirishima grinned.

"That'd be delightful! You already know I'd agree." Momo responded.

Everyone thought that it was a good idea, we all looked at Bakugo, who scowled at us.

"As if I'd join you losers!" He growled.

We all looked at him with narrowed eyes, he started to laughed and he shook his head.

"I'm just fuckin' playing! I'm in." He smiled.

Deku stepped forward, "So, what exactly are we going to call it? We're gonna need a rather large building if we're going to go through with this."

I honestly hadn't thought of a name yet. We all walked back to the dorms throwing ideas out left and right. We entered the dorms without a name, this was a lot harder than what I expected.

"How about 'Symbols of Peace'? That sounds like something cool!" Kaminari suggested.

"That could be an idea, I'm sure we'll stumble upon a name sometime soon. We should have a board or something of the different names we come up with. But that's definitely the number one choice, that's for sure." Deku replied.

"Symbols of Peace, huh? I'm touched!" All Might chuckled.

We all turned around and saw him holding up tons of food in his Muscle Form.

"I AM HERE... With breakfast for all of you!" He exulted.

He gave us each a bag and we all sat around him as we eat our breakfast.

"A-All Might... How are you in your Muscle Form?" Deku questioned.

"It's all thanks to Young Leonidus and that healing of his! Thanks to him, my entire stomach and respiratory system was restored!" He explained.

I nodded at him as everyone looked at me, "That's correct, I did that. I wanted to see how strong my healing's gotten since I've been practicing with it for quite some time now. I figured if I can regrow limbs, I could maybe help All Might out with his injury. I guess my healing has improved a lot since it actually worked!"

"Wow... That's awesome, bro! Wait, if you can do that, why don't you just get your arm back?" Kirishima chimed in.

"Oh, well for starters, Hatsume made this for me! Plus, I kind of forgot if I'm gonna be honest." I chuckled.

"How do you forget that you have a metallic arm, Alyx?" Tsuyu wondered.

I looked over at her, "Good point, I guess I don't really know!"

We all kept talking about what we wanted to do once we started up that agency. Momo said she'd be in charge of financing the place, whatever we decide to get. We all immediately agreed with her! I felt someone place their hand on my shoulder and someone else grabbed my hand. I looked to my left and my right, I saw Great Grandpa and Aunt Nezuko! They joined in on our conversation, I looked down at my food and smiled. We really did it, this is what peace truly feels like. I closed my eyes for a second and appeared in a place I hadn't seen in years.

I turned around and saw the past me. He was still sitting in that position that he was when I first saw him two years ago. He looked up and smiled at me. I made my way towards him, this time, without being pulled back by anything.

"So, you've done it! You've achieved it, now the question is, what do you plan on doing with it?" He asked.

"I'll make good use of it; I won't let it go to waste. This is what you meant, wasn't it, you wanted there to finally be peace?" I answered.

He nodded at me, "That I did, Alyx. You've proven to be more than ready."

He held his hand out, I looked down at it for a bit, I gave him a smile before grabbing his hand.

"Thank you." He smiled back.

He faded away in an array of golden light, I looked down at my hand and noticed that he left something in it. It was a small white cat made of ceramic, its paw was raised, almost as if it was beckoning me to come towards something. I closed my hand and my eyes, I heard Momo say my name.

"Alyx, did you hear what I said?" She giggled.

"Huh? Oh, I guess I was daydreaming! What'd you say?" I laughed.

Great Grandpa shook his head and smiled, "I can tell you do that a lot, don't you?"

"N-No! Okay... Maybe..." I sighed.

"Well, if you're gonna daydream again I better say this quickly. We've decided to call that Hero Agency 'The Symbols of Peace'. It was quite honestly the best name we came up with so far." Momo restated.

"And 'Sparky Heroes of Friendship & Justice' wasn't?" Kaminari frowned.

The... The what? Yeah, we're sticking with "The Symbols of Peace', that's for sure! I couldn't wait to see how this school year would go now that we don't have to worry about major things happening.

[Tartarus Maximum Security Prison. 9:32 AM]

*THIRD PERSON*

Tenko sat in the middle of his cell, staring down at the white tile floor, turrets fixated on his every movement.

"So... They've done it... Haven't they? Good, let's see what this... Peace... does for them. Right, Father?" Shigaraki muttered.

All For One's hands started to appear faintly on Shigaraki's head, face, arms, shoulders, and wrists. His cackling laugh echoed throughout the prison, sending chills down everyone's spines.