Faith
"Are you okay!? Are you injured!?" Momo voice erupted from the phone.
"We're fine, just watching All Might and that masked guy duke it out from a safe distance."
Letting out an audible sigh of relief, Momo managed to calm her nerves and relax a little.
"Is Bakugo safe?" Shoto asked after taking the phone from Momo.
"Yeah, slightly pissed, but still alive."
"Tch." Bakugo clicked his tongue when he heard that. "Oi! You didn't save me you hear! If it wasn't for you'd be dead right now!"
"Yeah, yeah, you're also the prettiest princess around." Aiden brushed him off and went back to talking with Shoto.
"Where are you guys anyway?"
"We're back on the streets. The pros are evacuating the area, we'll try to slip out during the confusion and return home."
"Aight, me and Bakugo are gonna stay and watch the fight for a while, we'll catch up with you guys later."
"Sure."
Hanging up the phone, Aiden looked up from the rooftop that they were situated on and saw a couple of helicopters flying towards the All Might fight area.
"And here comes the reporters." He smiled.
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"You filthy scum, don't you dare utter my master's name!"
"Shimura Nana... She was a weak woman with no skills who could only cling onto to her pitiful ideals. As the person who fathered One For All, I have to say her hopelessness was truly embarrassing. She died in an especially shameful manner. Mmm, how do I even begin to describe it."
"ENOUGH!!!"
*BOOM!!*
Releasing an enhanced air canon at point blank range, All Might was sent flying into the air, only a couple of meters away from a news helicopter.
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"*Whistle* All Might ain't looking to hot." Aiden commented and sat at the edge of the building.
"Hmph! What do you know!" Bakugo sneered. "All Might's just getting started."
Smiling at his faith in the number one hero, Aiden found it amusing that a hot head like Bakugo could actually believe in someone else.
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"You know what All Might? Did you know that I hate you just as much as you hate me?" All For One said in an elegant voice. "While its true that I did kill your teacher, I couldn't bring myself to hate her. You on the other hand, I absolutely despise. That's why I will kill you in the most humiliatingly gruesome way possible." Inflating his right arm, he pointed it towards the distant All Might.
"Here it comes!" Gran Torino yelled.
"Are you sure you want to dodge?" All For One ridiculed.
Turning his head to the side, All Might realized that there were injured people behind him.
"Shit!" He cursed.
*BOOM!!*
*Pant* *Pant* *Pant*
Lowering his right hand, All For One prepared to fire with the other.
"I will take away everything you've ever worked to protect... Lets start with that pathetic pride you've risked life and limb to protect. From now on, the world will see you for what you really are."
The dust disbursed and in the place where All Might once stood was a thin looking man in baggy clothes.
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"Huh?"
"Whose that?"
"Where'd All Might go?"
Standing in the crowd, Deku watched on the screen as All Might's true form was exposed to the world.
"What happened?! Is everyone seeing this? It looks like All Might is withering away." A reporter in one of the helicopters announced to the confused public.
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"WHAT THE HELL!!" Bakugo yelled.
"Hmm..." Aiden hummed and watched on with interest.
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Seeing All Might's pitiful state, One For All spread his arms wide open and mocked him.
"Those hollow cheeks! Those sunken eyes! A pitiful excuse for a top hero if I've ever seen one! But do not despair, this is your true form isn't it?" All For One couldn't help but laugh at All Might's figure.
Raising his head, All Might's body shook from the strain. "It doesn't matter if my body rots away, or if the world sees me in this form." His voice became clearer and his hand formed into a fist. "As long as my spirit still remains, I WILL STILL BE THE SYMBOL OF PEACE!!" He yelled much to the shock of ALL FOR ONE.
"Magnificent!" All For One praised. "I had forgotten just how much of a stubborn child you were. But if that doesn't break your spirit, then maybe this will."
One For All then proceeded to tell All Might about Shigaraki Tomura's background.
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"What... What have I done..." All Might despaired and nearly collapsed.
"Don't lose!" A voice rung out amidst the silence.
"Huh?"
Turning around, the skeletal All Might saw a young woman trapped under some debris with tears staining her face.
"Please All Might... WIN!!!"
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"All Might!!"
"Please win!!"
"Even if you look like that... You're still ALL MIGHT!!"
"You've saved us time and time again... So please save us one more time!!"
"YOU CAN DO IT ALL MIGHT!"
"DON'T LOSE!!"
Around all of Japan, cries for All Might's victory rang out. For the first time in countless years, the hearts of the people were unified.
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"Wow, they almost sound like a cult." Aiden chuckled and watched the spectacle.
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"Thank you young lady." All Might said and turned to look back at his life long enemy. "All For One... You were right, I've spent my life protecting as many people as I could. And that's why-" Gathering the last embers of One For All into his right arm, it suddenly expanded to the size it would have been if he was in his muscle form. "I can't afford to lose!"