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' Breathe in... Breathe out'
The smell of smoke and chard skin was overwhelming and overpowered the ash that clouded the sky above. With one good arm left, Deku pushes himself to stand on his feet. The fight wasn't over with, he couldn't let himself be defeated so quickly.
His costume was barely holding itself together, ripped completely from the top, he was lucky enough that he still had a costume in the first place. Shigaraki stood across the empty plain, after inheriting from his master the power to become even stronger then one for all. He had competely decimated the city in which they stood on. Millions of lives, proheros and citizens alike were lost in its wake.
And While Midoryia knows there's no hope for him to change his way or fix what had broken him before. He couldn't help but want to try.
" Shigarki ! You need to stop this ! I know your angry, I KNOW YOUR HURTING! But these won't solve anything !" He cried exasperated.
Tomura only sneered. How would this puny, insignificant pain in the ass understand how he was feeling. Ever since he was a child he was faced with hatred for heros and the people who believed in them. It was because of heroes that he was left all alone.
" you don't know anything about me...About what I've been through..you heros think you can save everyone but I'm about to give you a rude awakening"
Tomura places his hands on the ground giving deku only a few seconds before the ground beneath him fell away causing the young hero to grasp at the nearest ledge.
Tomura smirked and leaned down to face deku as he struggles to hold on. " heros are all talk, they say they'll be there to save the people but where were they huh ? Where were they when I was alone on the street calling for help ? BEGGING. "
Midoryia could only stare, his nails sunk into the rocky edge of the sinkhole created after the floor caved in. He didn't know what to say to him, there was nothing he could say to make things right...Except.
He strained the last bit of energy he had left and pulled his body up, his breath was erratic as was his heart that with every moment beat a little bit faster.
"I can make a promise...I can make a plan" he started slowly placing and remorseful gaze onto the leader of the LOV.
The villain was conflicted with the sudden declaration and stood in defense.
"I can make a difference...I can take a stand"
"I can make an effort!" He cried out taking the steps towards him while tomura tried to widen their distance.
Deku stuck out his hand in hopes that he'd put his trust in his words
"If I only understand, That I, I can make a change"
But to Tomura, they were just words.
" listen to me Shikaragi, I understand what you mean. After everything you've been through you must be in a lot of pain " he exclaimed to the villian. He knew it was a long shot, but he wasn't going to let things continue this way.
However this only angered Tomura, getting into a fighting stance he lunges towards the pro in an attempt to get him to fall in the sinkhole.
" You don't understand! You can't change the way I feel !"
The two fought for dominance, pushing back and forth to see which one of the other would fall in. Activating one for all, Deku manages to push him back using 5%
"You can make a difference, You can make it right!" He blocks Another attack and grabs onto his arms making sure to steer clear from his hands.
"You can make it better, We don't have to fight!" Tomura freezes, for a moment a hint of remorse flashes across his face as if he wanted to stop, as if he wanted to give in at that exact moment.
Midoryia saw this as an opportunity to place his hands on his shoulders and softly said "You can make an effort, Starting with tonight...". The moment of remorse soon ended, no amount of understanding will ever make up for what happened and soon enough he'll see that. Tomura raises the hand that was free and activated his quirk while deku is distracted.
'Cause you, You can make a change...." eyes growing wide midoryia manages to get out the away before his body could crumple apart.
" the world will realize soon enough, heroes can't save everyone. Even with the thousands out there not one would bother and stop to help a kid unless they were ensured money or popularity...and for that I'll never change" he spits venomously.
Defeated, the young hero watches as the villain makes his escape.