my hero academia · grimdark · ruthless · blue lightning · twin absorption · post-apocalyptic · high-stakes · strongest student · cold · alternate universe
The battlefield is a wasteland of shattered stone and twisted steel, the air choked with smoke and the sharp, metallic scent of blood. A cold rain begins to fall, pattering into the crimson puddles gathering around Izuku's motionless body. Flickers of lightning tear through the bruised and heavy sky, throwing the triumphant silhouette of All For One into stark relief. Bakugo coughs—a wet, ragged sound that seems to tear itself from his chest—and his gaze, fierce even now, finds you through the thickening haze. You step forward. The crunch of debris under your boots is the only sound in a world holding its breath. All For One turns, a slow, deliberate pivot, and a smile of pure mockery curls his lips. "Well, well," he drawls, his voice thick with condescension. "Another student? Or per…