A skeletal hand emerged from the swirling purple mist, followed by a figure shrouded in black, his arms covered in severed hands that trembled unnaturally. Behind him, more villains materialized from the darkness.
"Villains? How'd they get here?" Beads of sweat slid down Midoriya's face as panic gripped him. Villains? How did they get here?
Aizawa's eyes narrowed as more enemies continued pouring from the mist—an endless tide of malice.
"Thirteen, protect the students. I'll handle this." Adjusting his yellow goggles, his expression hardened into cold determination before he launched himself toward the encroaching threat.
"Huh?" The man adorned with severed hands rasped, his voice dripping with menace. "Where is he? Where's All Might?"
'Why is he fixated on All Might?' Aizawa thought, shifting into a combat stance.
"You have free rein. Crush anyone who stands in your way," the hand-covered villain commanded.
"Let's slaughter them all!" The villains roared, fanning out across the USJ like a swarm of locusts.
The students watched in horror, their gazes locked onto the four central figures—the man with severed hands, flanked by three others.
One was a towering figure encrusted with piercings and tattoos, another the ominous mist-man, and the last… something *else*.
"What *is* that thing? It doesn't even look human!" Shin exclaimed.
The abomination stood grotesquely—a hulking, purple-skinned monstrosity with its brain exposed, beady eyes embedded in the gray matter, and a jagged, beak-like mouth.
They loomed beside their hand-clad leader while the lesser villains surged forward.
"That hand freak's definitely the boss," Bakugo growled, his usual bravado laced with uncharacteristic fear.
Tension thickened the air, the students confronting the brutal reality of facing genuine villains. Thirteen, the Space Hero, steeled himself—his duty was to shield the children while summoning reinforcements.
He yanked out his phone, but the screen displayed no signal.
"What the hell? Is it broken?" Mineta whimpered, his legs trembling violently.
"They must have someone with a signal-jamming Quirk," Thirteen deduced, shielding the students behind him.
"Is there any way to contact U.A.?" Shin pressed.
"Not from here. Our only chance is reaching the exit gate," Thirteen muttered.
"Then let's go! We need backup!" Mineta shrieked.
"Wait!" Thirteen barked, halting them mid-step. "Stay alert. They won't let us escape that easily."
BOOM!
An explosion rocked the plaza below—Aizawa had engaged, his movements a blur as he fought to buy time.
Beneath his goggles, his eyes burned crimson, his floating hair obscuring the villains' view of Erasure Quirk's activation.
The first villain launched himself upward, attempting to activate his Quirk - only to find his power suddenly nullified by Aizawa, no, by Eraser Head.
"Huh? Why won't my Quirk work?" The villain stammered in disbelief before snarling, "What the hell did you do to me, bastard?!"
Eraser Head pivoted with lethal precision, his leg arcing through the air to connect with the villain's torso, sending the man crashing unconscious to the ground with a single devastating kick.
"Pathetic," Eraser Head muttered, his contempt further enraging the remaining villains who charged at him recklessly.
"Eraser Head, is it? His Quirk nullifies others' abilities simply by looking at them," the hand-covered villain observed quietly.
"Wait, that Eraser Head? The one who cancels Quirks with those dead-fish eyes?" The advancing villains hesitated, suddenly reassessing their strategy against the formidable hero.
"Let's take him down!" Shouted another villain as he foolishly rushed forward. Eraser Head's eyes flashed red, instantly deactivating the attacker's Quirk before sidestepping the telegraphed punch and delivering a crushing blow to the throat that dropped the villain like a sack of stones.
"Two down," Eraser Head noted coldly.
"This bastard keeps disabling our Quirks!"
"How does it feel to be powerless, you worthless thugs?"
"We'll fucking murder you, you piece of shit!"
Behind the hand-covered villain, the dark purple mist suddenly dissipated, only to rematerialize directly behind Thirteen and the students.
"Greetings, heroes," a smooth voice resonated from within the ominous mist.
A collective chill ran down their spines as Thirteen and the students whirled around to face the misty entity.
"We are the League of Villains," declared Kurogiri, his form composed entirely of swirling dark purple-black mist that gave him an ethereal, shadow-like appearance. His most striking features were his pupil-less yellow eyes that glowed ominously, set within a face framed by what resembled a high-collared bartender's metallic brace.
"The League of Villains? What do you want?" Thirteen demanded, falling into a defensive stance as he prepared to activate his Quirk at a moment's notice.
"Ha ha. Our objective? We're here to exterminate the Symbol of Peace - All Might," Kurogiri revealed.
"Kill All Might? Have you completely lost your mind, you walking fog machine?" Bakugo growled, cracking his knuckles despite the fear evident in his tense posture.
"Laugh while you can, for only despair awaits you all," Kurogiri intoned. "Though I must wonder - why isn't All Might present? Has there been some... miscalculation?"
With a furious roar, Bakugo launched himself at Kurogiri, palms outstretched to unleash a devastating explosion. The resulting blast sent smoke billowing through the air as the shockwave reverberated across the plaza.
"Kacchan!" Midoriya cried out as the smoke began to clear.
"You better still be alive, you misty fuck, because I'm just getting started!" Bakugo snarled, preparing for another attack.
"Hey, calm down, Bakugo," Shin interjected cautiously.
"Stay out of this, class rep! I'm sending this freak straight to hell!"
"My, my, such violent tendencies," Kurogiri murmured with mock concern.
"Get away from him!" Thirteen commanded, activating his Quirk.
"My purpose here is to scatter you across this facility... and watch as you're slowly torn apart!" Kurogiri's mist suddenly expanded exponentially, enveloping the entire area and teleporting each student to different, deadly locations throughout the USJ.
"What the hell is this?!" Kirishima shouted, his voice cutting off abruptly as the swirling mist consumed him.
"Damn it!" Eraser Head's eyes flashed crimson as he whipped his head toward his disappearing students, momentarily breaking focus from the villains before him.
"That was careless - turning your back on your enemies!" A pyrokinetic villain seized the opportunity, lunging at Eraser Head with flames erupting from his fists. The pro hero barely dodged in time, simultaneously nullifying the attacker's Quirk and driving a devastating uppercut into his solar plexus.
"Where are they all coming from?" Eraser Head panted, sweat stinging his eyes as his pulse hammered in his throat. He forced his breathing to steady, assessing the overwhelming numbers.
With a powerful leap, Eraser Head soared through the air, his glowing red eyes locking onto another target. His capture weapon unfurled like a living thing, ensnaring two villains and hurling them into their advancing comrades with brutal force.
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[Landslide Zone]
Shin and Momo tumbled through empty air before crashing onto the uneven terrain. Shin sprang up immediately, brushing dirt from his uniform before noticing Momo still on the ground.
"You okay?" He extended a hand, pulling her to her feet.
"Thanks, Shin."
"Don't mention it. Looks like we've been separated from the others - Kurogiri scattered everyone across the facility."
"I believe so. But first..." Momo's eyes darted to the movement behind Shin.
"Right. Let's handle these guys and regroup with-" A meaty fist connected with Shin's jaw, sending him sprawling.
"What's all this chit-chat, fatty?" The villain sneered as his companions roared with laughter.
"Shin!"
"I'm good," he growled, wiping blood from his split lip before spitting crimson onto the dirt. "Alright Momo, let's show these assholes why they shouldn't mess with UA."
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[Mountain Zone]
BOOM!
A glacier of ice erupted from Todoroki's palm, encasing the villains mid-charge. "This is the League of Villains? Pathetic."
"Goddamn brat! How're we losing to some kid?"
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[Fire Zone]
Flames devoured the mock cityscape as Shoji and Kaminari stood back-to-back against the encroaching villains, their silhouettes stark against the inferno.
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[Squall Zone]
Torrential rain hammered the metal platforms as Tokoyami and Kaminari fought in perfect sync, Dark Shadow whipping through the storm while electricity crackled through the downpour.
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[Main Plaza]
Eraser Head's chest heaved as he surveyed the unconscious bodies littering the battlefield. With a final tug of his capture weapon, he sent two more villains crashing into stone rubble.
"So you're the ringleaders," he rasped, blood dripping from his brow as he locked eyes with the hand-covered man and the hulking monstrosity behind him.
The villain's fingers twitched with anticipation. "Goodnight, Eraser Head..."
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