My Hero Academia: Blood and Fire
Sports: Final Match
Previous ChapterNext ChapterSelene found that the crowd was eating up Celestia's victory over Shoto, especially with how Endeavor looked, part of the flame hero looked like he was about to blow a fuse, his precious son had lost his match, while another part looked like he wanted to have words with Celestia.
"Poor Endeavor, he's envious of the sun." Selene commented, though as she said that she found herself thinking about how Luna had been the same way towards Celestia, and how well liked the Solar Princess had been in comparison to herself, to which she sighed as she got up and headed down to the arena.
It was her time to fight Fumikage, a foe that was out of his element since she was his opponent, and even if he had a way to bring Selene down she knew he'd never be able to best Celestia, not when it seemed like his Quirk was weak to light, but she didn't need such an advantage. She had been thinking about it since their respective matches had ended and had decided to use Tiger against her opponent, there was no reason for her to bother with Hydra this time around, and it didn't take her long to see that Fumikage was walking out as well. Of course the crowd didn't seem very excited by this match, even though it was one of the final matches of the Sports Festival, but that was mostly because of the fact that many of them seemed to know that there was no way for her opponent to win. In their minds she had already won, especially with her domination of Katsuki earlier, so they were actually looking forward to the final match, her verses Celestia, a match that would likely be one for the history books, just as she was looking forward to it as well.
The two stepped into the arena without wasting time, causing the discussions to die down in the stands so everyone could see what happened during this match, causing Selene to glance at Midnight for a moment, as she knew what was coming next and wanted to get it over with so they could end the Sports Festival.
"I'm going with Tiger for this match." Selene stated, causing the hero to nod her head as she backed up, allowing the pair to have some room for the battle that was going to unfold over the next couple of minutes, while at the same time she noticed that Fumikage seemed to be mentally debating his chances of success.
When Present Mic called for the match to start Selene shifted into her hybrid form while Fumikage summoned Dark Shadow like normal, something that caused her to grin for a moment as she rushed at her opponent, as she found that the dark being surged around to try and hit her. Selene dashed from one point to another, forcing Dark Shadow to follow after her, as if she was on the ropes already, but that was part of her plan as she glanced at the dark being that was chasing her, where she ducked under it and seemed to vanish. Fumikage, recalling how Selene had fought the villains back during their visit to No 13's area, glanced around for a moment, studying the shadows that were around him, before finding that his opponent leapt out of Dark Shadow itself and struck him in the chest. She had lessened the power of her blow for a reason, mostly to confuse her opponent as he readied himself for what happened next, though she vanished into Fumikage's shadow as Dark Shadow barreled into her foe's chest.
Since the dark being was fully prepared to strike her there was no way for it to stop itself once it realized that Selene wasn't in it's path anymore, causing her to use Dark Shadow's own power against Fumikage as it knocked him out of the arena, a fact that surprised those that were watching them.
"Selene... what was that?" Midnight asked, as she knew that Tiger was a Quirk that involved transforming into a tiger, which meant either the hybrid form the girl used or a feral form, though there were times that Selene could also just transform a single part of her body, all of which Celestia could no doubt do as well.
"My speed when in my transformed states makes it look like I'm literally jumping out of shadows, that's all." Selene replied, as that was the simple way to explain things without revealing too much, since she knew that the smart villains might be in the middle of watching this and she didn't want to tell them the keys on how her techniques worked.
Midnight nodded as she and Present Mic declared Selene the winner, though Selene returned to the waiting room while her sister moved down into the other one, allowing Fumikage some time to get back to his seat while some of the crowd talked about this fight, it was the most important one of them all. For many this was a battle of two sisters, for others this was the clash of two people who had multiple Quirks, something that was no doubt causing them to wonder how this might go, even after seeing how Celestia's battle with Shoto went, and for others this was just a bit of fun. For Selene this would be like a bit of a rematch, given her ancient connection to her sister, but she was focused on the fact that this would be a good chance to test her skills and see how she measured up to Celestia. Other than that her mind was focused solely on the fight and that this was all related to their hero lessons, there was no reason for her to worry about the fame that might come from what she and the others had been doing, as fame wasn't important for being a hero, not to her.
After a few minutes Present Mic called for the girls to come out for the final match, where Selene took the right side of the arena and Celestia came out from the left side, and neither stopped until they were in the arena, where there was silence from the stands as the crowd waited to see what happened next.
"And now, for the battle that all of you have been waiting for: Celestia Midoriya versus Selene Midoriya. And, as a rule, we are allowing both of you to use both of your Quirks." Midnight said, something that drew the attention of the crowd instantly, as up until this point both sisters had been forced to use a single Quirk each, so they had seen how they could do with only one of their powers, but now that restriction was being lifted since both of them had two Quirks each, "And... begin."
The instant Midnight said that she backed away as both girls transformed into their hybrid forms, in mere seconds, before rushing at each other and colliding in the center of the arena, where the crowd found that Selene went on the offensive as she moved into a series of blows that would cause anyone to step back. Some of the people and heroes in the crowd quickly realized what some of the moves looked like, as they were near perfect replicas of what Mirko used, and the rabbit hero was cheering for Selene while she made her move on her sister. Celestia, on the other hand, was also calm of mind as she simply moved like she was dodging and directed her arms and legs to deflect her sister's attacks, like her body was moving all on it's own, yet they could tell that she was fully in control of herself. Some in the crowd glanced at the other heroes in the stands and found that Ryukyu had a smile on her face, causing them to realize that these two girls either had mentors or people that were interested in seeing more from them in the future, instantly raising interest in both of the sisters.
As the two clashed Selene summoned her two serpents and attacked Celestia with them, where she found that her sister did what she expected her to do, she leapt into the air and avoided them, though she jumped backwards to avoid the incoming kick that had been aimed at her, causing her to smile as she and her sister got ready for the next round of movements.
"I don't get it... why doesn't Celestia use both of her Quirks at the same time?" Denki asked, as it was so weird to see Selene use both of hers at the same time, in fact it looked like she was incredibly skilled while doing so despite the fact that Celestia was able to dodge the sapphire serpents like they were nothing.
"Because she can't. Somehow Selene's able to use both at the same time like it's nothing... but something's stopping Celestia from doing the same thing." Katsuki replied, where Izuku found that it was weird for him to drop the nicknames he had for the sisters, it was as if he respected them more now, after seeing them in action, though since it was Kacchan he felt that this was likely due to being around so many impressive and important heroes, "You saw it during the attack, she had to switch from Dragon to Sunshine, reverting to her base form... it's as if her body can't handle the strain of both Quirks, so she can only use one at a time despite having access to two incredible powers. Trust me, if she had access to Sunshine and Dragon, at the same time, she'd be a monster."
Izuku had nothing to say to that as Celestia clashed with the serpents again before allowing Selene to knock her backwards, as she shifted into her base form as the air grew hotter for a moment, due to Celestia conjuring five head sized orbs that had the power of the sun inside them. They were like her Cruel Sun, only smaller and more numerous, making them more like the ones she had used during their first trial, and once she landed on the arena floor she sent them flying at Selene, who did what she did best, she either avoided them or used the serpents to block them. Selene, on the other hand, found that her serpents recoiled after being struck with the power of the sun, she wasn't even surprised by that, though she did find that all of the orbs that missed her were extinguished before they even left the stage, confirming that while Celestia possessed no memories from Equus she did possess her power over the sun. That power was the troublesome one, far more than Dragon was, due to the sheer power Celestia could call upon if she used it more frequently, especially since they were getting close to noon, a time period she wanted to avoid since revealing The One to the world was a bad idea.
The problem with that thought was that she also wanted to win, she wanted to beat Celestia for once, which was why she was looking for a way to end this quickly to avoid revealing her sister's secret to the world, while also looking for holes in the incredible defenses of both Dragon and Sunshine.
With that in mind she sent the serpents of Hydra rushing towards Celestia, something that should force her sister to use her dragon form or her hybrid form, it didn't matter which one, as she was aiming at the few seconds that Celestia would be at her weakest, unable to access Sunshine while not having the incredibly tough scales in place. If that happened she could hit her sister with the full power of Tiger, potentially hurt her before Celestia had the chance to react, but it required her being fully prepared and ready for whatever happened next, and she even silently admitted that this could fail, her sister was the one person she could never fully read. As she thought about that her sister made her move, transforming into her feral form before Selene even had a chance to use her power to reach Celestia, it was almost instantaneous, though that was before she noticed something that shattered her plans, her sister was building flames inside her throat. Selene quickly recalled the serpents and formed them into a shield wall that would prevent the breath attack from hitting the stands, even though she knew she was her sister's target, and it wasn't long before the torrent of flames blanketed her side of the arena.
The strangest thing was that the attack was so short, all of a few seconds, and when the smoke cleared Celestia smashed right through the serpent barrier like it was nothing before her might, which was fair since Selene had stopped the breath attack and that meant her defenses had been weakened as a whole, and the following kick to the chest sent her out of the arena before she could dodge.
"And we have our winner!" Present Mic declared, causing the crowd to cheer for the girls for a time, while Celestia walked down to where Selene ended up and helped her sister onto her hooves, allowing everyone to see that both sisters were fine with the way things turned out, neither was annoyed by how the battle ended, even though Selene would ask her sister a few things when they were back home.
Following the end of the final round they moved into the rewards ceremony, where small fireworks were set off in the air as Cementoss reformed the arena into three platforms, labeled with the three highest placers, so Shoto stood on the third, as in the lowest one, Selene on the middle, and Celestia on the highest. While the sisters took their places they knew that one of their classmates had gone home for the day, apparently something happened to Tenya's brother and he was going to go check on him, so he would be absent and would have to watch the ceremony once reruns were available. Midnight started to talk about who would be presenting them with their medals, but as she did so the sisters and everyone found that she actually spoke over All Might, as the Number One jumped off the stadium's roof and landed near the pedestals, something that caused the two to sweat as they looked at each other for a few seconds. It was clear that the crowd was envious of the class as a whole, since they were being taught by All Might himself, but this time around Selene withheld her anger, she just presented herself as a calm and collected girl who nearly won the entire festival.
All Might had words for all three of them as it turned out, as he spoke with Shoto for a few moments as he presented him with the medal that he had won, and Shoto even admitted that he had lost sight of himself and his goals during the festival, but in his heart the boy still wanted to be a hero, causing the Number One to nod and accept his statement.
"Selene, my girl, you did well. Your Quirks are extraordinary, and your ability to use them effectively is outstanding." All Might stated, where he placed the silver medal around Selene's neck without delay, though he was being truthful, her power and ability were amazing, and that told him that she would be a fine hero once her time in UA was done.
"Thank you, All Might." Selene said, offering nothing more than that as she presented herself as someone who was taken aback by the hero expressing such interest in her, while keeping a lid on the anger that was inside her, causing the hero to nod his head before he turned towards Celestia for a moment.
"And for the winner, the golden medal. Celestia, my girl, you did wonderful as well, just as Selene did." All Might continued, as there wasn't much he could actually say to the sisters right now, he couldn't think of anything to say that might cause the pair to work harder than they already did, especially since it looked like Mirko and Ryukyu might be thinking of meeting up with their students in the near future.
Following that, however, All Might addressed the whole of UA's students, informing them that there was the potential for all of them to stand here one day, though he also went into how they boosted each other, everyone learned something from this event, and he ended his short speech with a 'Great Work', instead of a 'Plus Ultra'. The sisters knew that they would go back to class after this, for the rest of the school day, though they had to admit that this had been a good day for everyone, as Izuku tapped into Full Cowl, Shoto unlocked his fire, and everyone else had learned something, even if it came while they watched others compete. Of course there was also the interest that the pro heroes had expressed during the matches and events, making the sisters wonder if some of them might be looking to bring in one or more of them in the future, but for the time being they focused on sending the crowd off with smiles and waves. All Might himself waved to the people for a few moments as well, signing a few things here and there while the festival ended, but that was common for someone like him, a fact he couldn't escape from since he was the Number One hero and the Symbol of Peace.
In the end the sisters were eager to see what might come their way now that the festival was over, what UA might throw at them next and what the coming days might have in store for them, and it made both Selene and Celestia smile as they braced themselves for whatever might happen next.
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