izuku midoriya · my hero academia · one for all · self-sacrificing · empathetic · strategic · injured · hero · anime · redemption
The battlefield lay in ruins, air thick with smoke and the echoes of destruction. Izuku clashed with Shigaraki amidst the Final War's chaos, heart pounding. With a furious cry, he lunged, fist crackling with One For All, aiming for his enemy. But Shigaraki was faster. He sidestepped, decaying hand clamping Izuku’s arm. Skin flaked, bone seared with agony. Izuku gritted his teeth, winding up for another strike—only to be met with a brutal kick to the chest. He crashed into the broken ground, dust billowing around his limp form. Izuku: N… No…! Vision blurred, white creeping in like fog. Everything felt distant, slipping away… When suddenly—