One for All (Part 18)

All for One just stared at Jason, who still stood defiantly in front of him. Then the villain began to chuckle. That chuckle soon turned into a laugh. "Are you so desperate to imitate All Might that you want to recreate his final day as a hero?" Jason didn't answer. He just glared. His hands were balled up into fists. All for One began to slowly walk forward. While he was thoroughly enjoying the scene in front of him, he was on a time limit. With his regeneration quirk overtaxed, he had maybe minutes before the drug killed him. "It happened nearly two years ago, but it feels like yesterday when you took advantage of my injuries and knocked me out. Seeing you here, all bloodied up and powerless, warms my black heart. But it changes nothing." All for One stopped right in front of Jason, who seemed to be staring right at All for One's chest. "I'm going to kill you, Endgame. Then I'm going to kill Impact. Then All Might. There is nothing you can-"

Jason punched All for One right in the stomach. The villain looked down at Jason. Jason's smile was gone, but the rage in his eyes was still there. Chris and All for One were both silent. Even Kirishima, who was trying to get back up, stopped moving. Shoto managed to open an eye, and saw what Jason had done. The villain tilted his head. "What do you think you're-" Jason dropped his arm and hit All for One with a right punch, right in the stomach again. All for One was once again unaffected. "I see. You're too tired and injured to do anything other than rely on your reflexes. You can't hear a word I'm saying, can you?" All for One brought his hand up, reaching for Jason's head. "It's a shame. I wish you could comprehend what's about to happen to you, so that you realize how insignificant you are to me." Jason dropped his arm again and went for a left hook again. Chris gritted his teeth, desperately trying to move. Shoto tried to activate her ice, but to no avail. Her fire was gone too. Her body had pushed itself too much that day. All for One's hand was nearly on top of Jason's head, ready to crush it as easily as a grape. "Goodbye, Endgame."

A flash of blue. Then a flash of red. Then another flash of blue. Suddenly, Jason's left arm exploded in color, one for each of his emotions. Chris's eyes widened as he saw the familiar move: Jason's ultimate attack. Shoto and Kirishima were both stunned. The punch slammed into All for One, who wasn't expecting it. All for One coughed up blood as he was sent flying backwards. He dug his feet into the ground and used his Air Walk quirk to try and stop himself. He stopped a few meters away from where he had just been standing. "What?! Impossible! Shigaraki said you were hit by Overhaul's dart! You should be quirkless!" Jason took a step forward, still fighting purely off of reflex. The colors vanished and reappeared in Jason's right arm, Jason reared his arm back, ready for another devastating attack. All for One was desperate now. He had no idea how much time he had, but he could feel the drug killing him from the inside, and Jason's punch didn't help things. "Dammit! Why do you always get in the way?!" In an act that screamed desperation, All for One inflated his right arm. "Strength Booster times 10! Kinetic Booster times 10! Spear-Like Bones!" he didn't have time to activate all of his quirks. He needed to end this battle soon. His skin began to shred and tear apart as he pushed his quirks to beyond what his body could handle, even with the drug.

Jason and All for One's fists collided. The resulting shockwave shattered the ground, but the two kept at it. All for One was taken aback. Jason was still holding his own. "...insignificant little pest…" Jason began to slowly push back All for One. The villain began to scream. "I'm tired of you always getting in my way! Now just roll over and die!" All for One pushed back with all of his strength. Jason was pushed back, but kept his feet planted. All for One was right: Jason wasn't truly conscious anymore. He didn't truly understand what was going on. He was fighting off of pure reflex. All he knew was that he couldn't let this villain win. Chris watched his best friend resist All for One. Jason was once again putting his life on the line for him. Chris managed to roll onto his stomach. "Come on! Come on, get back up!" Chris could hear and feel his bones crack as he began to put pressure on them. "Move, dammit!"

Chris fell silent as he felt a hand on his. Chris looked down and saw a ghostly hand on his right hand. He slowly looked up. There was a short, white haired man smiling down at him. Chris didn't know who this was, but still felt like he knew him. Then Chris felt One for All return to him as the world turned to black around him. The white haired man smiled. "This power…" The man vanished and was replaced by a man completely covered in black energy, who spoke in a deep voice. "Has been passed on…" One for All's power seemed to grow within Chris again. That's when the young hero realized that he was seeing the previous users of One for All. He too vanished and was replaced by a man covered in swirling red energy. "From hero to hero…" The next one to appear was a man with short hair and a scar running down his left eye. "Each praying…" The sixth one was A black haired man wearing a blue trench coat. "That it will bring joy…" The seventh was a tall, bald man who spoke with a shout. "And peace to humanity…" The seventh was someone that Chris recognized: Nana Shimura smiled down at Chris. "That One for All will bring the world hope…" Then, to Chris's surprise, All Might was there, in his buff form and hero costume. "And now, it's your turn!" The buff form seemed to vanish, replaced with the skinny All Might form, who had his back to Chris. He turned his head to look at Chris over his shoulder. "...do your best… Christopher…" All Might vanished. Chris suddenly stood up. Each time a predecessor revealed themselves, One for All's power rose. Now Chris could barely contain its power. This was beyond 100%. This was even beyond the 1,000,000% power he managed to muster against Muscular. There was no measurement for this strength. Chris turned around. He could hold the power for a single punch, so he had to make it count. All for One's left side was exposed: the same spot Jason had punched him in two years ago. This was it.

Chris stepped to Jason's right, One for All's energy consuming him. He was going to end this. All for One will die here. Chris will save his friends, no matter what. All for One, who had been focused on the clash with Jason, took notice of Chris's power boost. The villain brought his left hand up towards him, powering up a massive shockwave. Chris gritted his teeth. He had wanted to get closer before firing off the punch, but now he had no choice. He had to punch early to stop the shockwave, and just pray that enough force will break through to hit All for One.

Then Kirishima jumped in front of Chris, facing All for One. "Hate to be the one to tell you, you bastard, but…" Kirishima activated his Unbreakable form with the last bit of strength he could muster. "...you're going to have to go through me first!" All for One snarled as he fired his shockwave. Kirishima took the hit head on, digging his heels into the ground. He absorbed the entirety of the attack. He fell backwards, his arms broken and bloodied. He fell onto his back, right as Chris stepped past him. This was his opening. All for One, for the first time in his life, now knew legitimate fear as he was forced to watch Chris charge forward. "...One for All… beyond infinity…" Chris pushed his arm forward. "...United States…" Chris's fist connected with All for One's side, right where Jason had hit him. "...of Smash!" The punch created an explosion of unrivaled strength. The flash of light was blinding to everyone around. Helicopters all around struggled to stay in the air as the shockwave reached all the way up and tore apart the clouds. All Might tried to see what was happening, but the light was too much.

Finally, after a few moments, the light vanished. All for One was nowhere to be seen. Chris and Jason were both standing next to each other, their fists stretched out. Then, with heavy breathing, they both collapsed to the ground next to Kirishima. Nobody was moving.

It took everything they had, but the heroes were finally triumphant.