Alone (Part 2)

The night sky slowly began to fill with smoke as the Nomus began to do battle with their targets. Spinner stood on a rooftop, keeping an eye on one of the fights. The white haired 16 year old next to him scoffed. "Why are we waiting around?" Spinner turned his head to him. "Because Shigaraki's instructions were clear. We will stick to his plan." The new League of Villains recruit crossed his arms. "I hate waiting around." Spinner's expression turned to a glare. "Listen here, Vortex. We are a team. If we don't work together and follow orders, the heroes will easily destroy the League of Villains, and then everything we've strived to achieve will be lost." Vortex just stared back down at the fight below them, upset but understanding.

Mina sprinted through the alleyways. She felt the Nomu grab her neck and throw her against the nearby wall. She coughed, trying to recover from the impact. Then she rolled, narrowly dodging the Nomu's downward punch. Mina had always been fast, so she was quick to her feet. She focused another stream of acid directly at the Nomu's face. She had already attempted to do this, so she wasn't surprised by the result. Her acid didn't affect the Nomu. It's skin seemed to be completely resistant to her acid, which dripped off of its face and melted the concrete below it. Other than the acid resistance quirk, this Nomu was different than the other Nomus. This one was only a little bit taller than her, where as the other Nomus were all over eight feet tall. This one seemed designed to chase, rather than take hits. Mina saw something out of the corner of her eye. Then she began running towards it. It might be her only hope at beating this thing.

Jason was pinned to the ground by two giant arms. He couldn't pry them away because he was trying to fend off two additional arms that were trying to scratch up his face. Using his anger, he gave the monster a powerful kick. The giant Nomu was thrown against the wall. Jason rolled backwards and got up to his feet. This was the first time he could truly see the Nomu. It wasn't like all of the other Nomus he had seen and fought. This one was still giant, but it had six limbs and was crawling like a spider. Jason raised his guard with a smirk. "You're new, but I'm still going to-" He lost his smile as he was overcome with fear. He didn't know why. He wasn't too scared just a few seconds ago. Now he couldn't even move his legs. The Nomu seemed to grin at him as it slowly crawled forward.

Kirishima ducked to the side. He was trying to avoid the diamond claws of the Nomu. One swipe could easily kill him if he wasn't careful. The Nomu charged forward. The redheaded hero in training ducked and grabbed the Nomu's wrists. He planted his feet and, with a yell, he spun and threw the Nomu into the wall. It wasn't enough to do any damage, but it was enough to keep the Nomu distracted. Kirishima hardened his fist and punched the Nomu in the gut. It bent over slightly. Kirishima grabbed the Nomu's head with both hands and brought its head down onto his hardened knee. The Nomu yelped in pain as it stumped back. Kirishima smirked. "Alright. I can do this."

Chris shook his head as he sat up, moving some rubble off of him. "...ow…" He looked up and jumped into the air to avoid the Nomu's fist. Chris landed behind the Nomu. It turned to him. Chris raised his hands up. "Delaware Smash!" He released eight powerful shockwaves with 30% of One for All. The shockwaves didn't seem to hit the Nomu. Chris thought it was odd. Then he heard more screaming far away. He had to finish this battle so he could help in the other battles going on around him. He powered up, utilizing the most of One for All he could muster without shattering his limbs. He sprinted forward before jumping. He spun, preparing a devastating roundhouse kick. "St. Louis Smash!" Chris was shocked when his leg passed right through the Nomu as if it was made of air. Chris landed and got punched into a nearby wall, cracking the bricks. Chris tensed up. He suddenly remembered when he was in Cowell Park, when Aizawa was telling Vlad King about how Mirio had lost his quirk. Chris looked up at the Nomu. "...you...you have Mirio's quirk…?" The Nomu raised its fists and brought them down on Chris.

Momo's sword finally melted. She tossed the useless hilt to the side as the Nomu drew closer. It wasn't in a rush to kill her. It seemed to know how helpless she was in that situation. She had tried throwing a few more grenades, and had even waited until the last possible second to let them detonate, but the Nomu wasn't slowing down. She felt helpless. Then, as if by some kind of miracle, the Nomu shrieked in pain, struck by powerful electricity. Momo looked behind her and saw the source. Denki stood in the alley's entrance, looking like he had just run a marathon. He forced a smile. "Hey Momo. What did I miss?" He walked up to her as she explained what she could. Before she could get too far, the Nomu recovered. Denki lost his smile. "...that didn't… do anything…?" Momo began to panic. "We need to run!" She turned, but Denki didn't move an inch. She stopped. "What are you doing?!" Denki smirked. "I once heard Chris say something to Kirishima, and it kind of stuck with me." He was still smiling as he faced the Nomu. "Once you start running, you'll never stop running. That's why you have to fight. Even if you know you'll lose." Momo thought for a second. Then she took a deep breath before creating another sword for herself. "Alright. Let's take this thing down." Denki smiled even more as his electricity surged around his body.