All Might bursts through the USJ entrance, smashing the door apart.
He advances, knocking out several villains with precise blows on his way to the center, stopping beside Aizawa and in front of the other students.
Nomu tries to take advantage of the distraction to strike me, but I leap away using my tail, landing beside Aizawa and All Might.
"Is that…? Young Kaneki?" All Might seems surprised as he recognizes my face after half of my mask shatters into red fragments.
I wipe some of the blood still trailing from the corner of my mouth, keeping my focus on Nomu.
"That big one over there is almost as fast and strong as you."
"It has a shock absorption Quirk and another for super regeneration."
"The only reason I'm still standing is because Kaneki has been holding that thing back with his own regeneration," Aizawa explains, giving information about Nomu and the other two villains.
My vision starts to blur, and a constant ringing fills one of my ears.
Sounds begin to fade into the distance.
I feel All Might's hand rest on my shoulder.
"Leave the rest to me, young Kaneki. You've done enough!"
The villains begin a speech about how Nomu was created to face and kill All Might, while he fights the creature with Aizawa canceling Nomu's Quirk.
The ringing grows louder, but I don't let myself fall yet. I keep watching the fight from a safe distance, circling the battlefield.
The other two villains join the fight again, interfering with Aizawa and preventing him from erasing Nomu's Quirk, making things harder for All Might.
'Nomu really is the perfect opponent to fight All Might…'
I remove the blue crystal from my back, gripping it firmly as I wait.
The fight continues.
All Might trades blows with Nomu, each clash sending shockwaves and thunderous sounds echoing throughout the USJ.
All Might starts coughing up blood, but keeps fighting.
On the other hand, the Nomu itself didn't seem to bleed, not even when I cut it.
He didn't seem to tire at all, diligently following the orders of the weird hand man.
It was strange, a real abomination...
The other students try to help Aizawa against the remaining two villains, supporting him as he occasionally finds openings to cancel Nomu's Quirk, but only for brief moments.
As time passes, the dizziness fades slightly.
'All Might doesn't look well… Aizawa won't last much longer either… I need to get back in.'
I launch myself toward Nomu, using my Bikaku to pierce the creature's knee joint, creating an opening for All Might to punch it away and catch his breath.
"Young man… I told you to leave it to me," he says, panting, thick smoke escaping his mouth along with a streak of blood.
"I can still fight! I'll create openings for you, just keep going, All Might-sensei!"
I don't wait for his reply before charging at Nomu again.
The creature throws furious punches.
I dodge each one with ease, slashing its body with my claws and Bikaku.
All Might takes advantage of every moment Nomu hesitates to regenerate, delivering heavy blows.
"Shigaraki! We need to go! Reinforcements will arrive soon!" Kurogiri shouts.
Despite the ringing, I hear him clearly, and decide to use my final card against Nomu.
I dodge another punch, already feeling the dizziness returning stronger than before.
I throw the crystal at Nomu's feet, it explodes into multiple Kagune tentacles that wrap around its body, pinning it firmly to the ground.
However, it still manages to grab my arm with its free hand, tightening its grip and slowly crushing it.
'Urghhhhh'
All Might seems to say something, but the ringing becomes the only thing I can hear.
'...'
My vision blurs.
Crack!
I feel my shoulder crack as Nomu dislocates it.
All Might hesitates to advance due to how close I am, afraid of hurting me.
"Tsk, damn it..."
I raise my Kakuja claws and, in a clean, unwavering motion, sever my own arm.
I feel the ground tremble, what I assume is All Might's shout, or one of my classmates', maybe both at once.
"NOOOOW!!!"
I shout as I pull away from Nomu, which still holds my severed arm, staring at it in confusion.
Blood pours like a waterfall from the wound, which I seal using my Kakuja armor.
The burning pain of losing a limb is familiar, but never something I could truly get used to...
The ringing continues as I see All Might deliver a punch to Nomu that must have been deafening, judging by how violently the ground shakes and the gusts of wind.
Aizawa appears to have used his quirk on the Nomu, thus making All Might's punch completely effective.
The Kagune restraining Nomu shatter under the force, and the creature is sent flying, crashing through the USJ's glass dome.
I feel even more dizzy after losing so much blood, but there are still things I need to do before passing out.
I walk slowly, almost dragging myself, toward my arm, which lies on the ground after All Might's punch.
I grab it and, opening my armor, press it back into place.
The regeneration begins working, but it's extremely slow, making it even more painful.
My Kakuja completely dissipates, leaving my chest bare, but fortunately I'm still wearing pants, though they're torn and soaked in blood, just like the rest of my body.
I see the other two villains being shot at by the heroes who have just arrived.
They escape using their portal ability...
'...I can't... focus...'
Unfortunately, Aizawa couldn't stop them, he's too exhausted and can barely keep his eyes open.
All Might was too worried about me to stop the villains.
When I saw him coming towards me, I just shook my head in denial.
He stopped, still watching me with a worried look.
The fight seemed to have been tough even for him, as he was coughing occasionally.
'Everything... is spinning...'
The others are trying to make me stop and rest, but I just keep going.
I walk towards the main staircase, still holding my arm in place, looking for someone.
I need to make sure she's safe before I faint...
I don't take many steps before I see a familiar silhouette running toward me in desperation, shouting something I can't hear.
I manage a smile despite the exhaustion.
I fall to my knees, coughing up more blood.
'It's over… I can finally rest…'
'Himiko is safe… the others too… so it's okay if I just…' Everything starts spinning.
The last thing keeping me conscious is confirmed, and then everything goes dark.
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[A/N]: Looking at it now, it's full of "i"s at the end, which is a pain, since before the translation there wasn't so much repetition, anyway...
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