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---2 Minutes 40 Seconds Remaining...
Machia gets back up and charges into the fight once again, only to be hit in the back of his head by Hodori.
As his face is sent toward the floor Buakaw crouches down and focuses even more energy on his arms.
'Virya Blitz!'
As if the world entirely froze, with Machia's face only inches away from him, Buakaw unleashes two thousand punches so fast that it once again appears as a golden burst of light.
BOOM!
The shockwave from all the punches is combined into one because they effectively happened simultaneously.
Machia is launched into the air and slams onto his back.
As he's on the floor Hodori crunches into a prowler's stance, rocketing forward, destroying the ground at his feet and the sound barrier in his way as he slashes at Machia's jugular once more.
This time up to his forearm sinks in, but then he immediately withdraws his arm and leaps away as the giant swats at him.
Seeing the incoming hand he leaps up and kicks it away, but Fierce Gains is working overtime now.
The same Quirk that had Machia's skin and muscle toughen around Hodori's arm moments ago, trying to crush it to pieces in the wound. Also causes the giant's entire body to harden even more.
And Hodori's kick connects to barely do any damage, only knocking the arm away.
Feeling completely pissed off by the toughness of his opponent, Hodori's muscles bulk up as he goes further into his transformation.
His claws now begin glowing red as his eyes leave a red trail of light with every movement.
"JUST DIE!" Hodori screams as he charges forward and punches Machi in the head.
A flurry of relentless blows that would make almost anyone into a corpse.
The wind and tremors from his attack has rubble and debris blowing toward the edges of the battlefield.
"Together!" Buakaw screams as he comes down rocketing into Machia's forehead, six arms crashing down like thunder.
---1 Minute 10 Seconds Remaining...
Flying across Japan on his hoverboard, Horizon has left the other heroes behind simply because they couldn't fly as fast, or as far.
Looking at the fight being projected into his visor, he's on the phone with Nezu discussing exactly what is going on.
"Are you sure UA is safe?" Horizon asks.
"Completely, this is Shigaraki trying to take a place on the international stage."
"By killing two #1 Pro Heroes?" Horizon asks. "Sounds like a fast way into the grave."
"Hmm, in most cases yes. If a #1 Hero dies in his own country that's fine, but to have one die in another country would be a massive blow to that country, and demand retaliation.
This is why most villains don't attack heroes when they travel abroad. If Buakaw or Hodori die in this battle then the United Nations Hero Department will have to send heavy hitters to Japan to wipe out the league.
Because allowing Shigaraki to exist after something like that would simply make all heroes look weaker, and potentially set the precedent for him to hunt down their top Pro Heroes one day."
"I still don't see how this is a win for him," Horizon says. "Nobody can deal with Star and Stripe knocking on their door, even with Gigantomachia..."
They see Buakaw and Hodori still trading blows with the villain, but this time the fight strays out of the park slightly as Machi knocks Buakaw through some building a few blocks away.
But Hodori takes center stage to draw all eyes onto him for Buakaw to get back in the fight.
"True," Nezu says. "But that may not be the point."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, he doesn't have to get everyone after him, he simply has to show that he's willing and capable of atleast starting the fight, even if it's only until Star and Stripe enters the battle."
"So this is all a publicity stunt, a show of force?"
"Possibly...but either way, I fear that Japan is already in shambles. The fact that a villain felt comfortable enough to attack our guests, and our Top Pros weren't around to help, it's a bad look."
"So on the international stage---"
"We're on our own, that much is already certain..."
---15 Seconds Reaming...
With Machia constantly getting up no matter how much they try to rattle his brain, Buakaw and Hodori are more annoyed that exhausted.
And for the first time in his life, Buakaw was actually concerned about the bell, this round was about to finish, and the fight wasn't anywhere near over.
With a low growl, he leaps away from the battle, leaving Hodori to deal with Machia for a moment.
Making a fist with each hand he covers his chest, the intense golden glow from his arms becomes much brighter, and all eyes fall to Buakaw as he unleashes something he hasn't been forced to use in decades.
"Virya Burst!" he releases a blood-chilling battle cry as he flexes his arms, now bulked up with seemingly intricate golden armor covering them.
His arms are many times bigger, with golden energy pouring off of them, an intimidating yet inspiring sight. Thailand's Pride in full effect.
"RARGH!" he screams out and flies forward, not leaping or running, flying, propelled by his own energy.
Before Machia can react the golden meteor slams into him, causing a shockwave so large that it knocks Hodori and the news helicopters that were high above away.
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As Machi is thrown through the air Buakaw accelerates, flying below Machia and punching upward with his left arms.
BOOM!
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Another golden explosion sends the giant flying 15m -50ft- into the air, only for Buakaw to continue.
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BOOM!
Another uppercut as Buakaw soars above the nearby buildings.
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BOOM!
With another uppercut, Machia feels his brain rattling around his skull, seconds in and out of consciousness.
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And finally, as they're 90m -300ft- above the ground, instead of an uppercut Buakaw holds onto Machi.
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"Virya Toss!"
"RARRGHHH!" Both combatants roar as Buakaw spins Machia and tosses his down toward the city, collapsing everything for hundreds of meters.
His absolute faith in his wife and the other heroes allows him to fight recklessly.
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"VIRYA CRASH!" Buakaw screams as he rockets down, like a golden beam of light, sent by the heavens to smite this villain.
The ensuing shockwave causes damage which they're be trying to calculate for months to come.
And when the dust and light dissipate, Buakaw is standing on Machia's chest, panting heavily, slouched over, arms bleeding and hanging at his sides.
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His Quirk entirely shut off, all the golden power now gone.
Because his Quirk can only last for 3 Minutes in stage 2 -the six armed state, The Art Of 16 Limbs-.
After this, he needs time to reset, and the more energy he uses in that time, the longer the reset.
But nobody has ever lasted more than 1 round, or even more than 1 minute against that state.
Looking at Machia, they see his eyes rolled back in his head as he lies unconscious.
Buakaw takes careful breaths, his body aching as he tries to move, to look strong, another clean knockout.
But unfortunately, this is Gigantomachia, he's the furthest thing from 'normal'.
He was the blueprint for the Nomu, and even now they can't properly replicate this success in another subject.
He's just different, and it's largely thanks to his own original Quirk.
Hodori's primal instincts feel this in effect, and he immediately rushes in.
ENDURANCE!
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Machia's eyes snap back to focus and glare directly at the powerless Buakaw.
Machia immediately slams his hand onto his chest to splatter Buakaw, but Hodori had already begun moving and thankfully gets him out of there.
"What the hell, a second wind?" Buakaw asks as Hodori sets him down at the edge of the battlefield.
Both heroes watch Machia get up as if he had another adrenaline surge, the lingering injuries remaining, thankfully he can't heal. But his stamina just seemed endless...because, in some ways, it was.
Quirk: Endurance, converts morale into energy. In simple terms, his superpower is to never give up, to be relentless, and to fulfill his master's order no matter what.
And with a one-track mind like Gigantomachia's, he's a perpetual motion machine while on task.
"Tch, do we wait for someone with a more suitable Quirk?" Hodori asks, glancing at Buakaw who was trying to save his energy.
"Horizon is still atleast an hour away, and Endeavor is even further, we need to end this," Buakaw says. Forcing himself to stand on his own.
"Can you?"
Buakaw looks at Hodori, then at Machia who was staring at them, clearly hurting but about to start charging anyway. "Time..."
"You'll have it," Hodori says as he takes a few steps forward, standing between both men. "Tch, I hope this doesn't scare the ladies too much," he grumbles.
The sound of his bones cracking and breaking reaches Buakaw as Hodori's body begins expanding and bulking up even further.
The white fur covered his entire body as the black tiger stripes spread out.
In a matter of seconds, he takes his full regal white tiger form, and his stripes begin glowing slightly, flickering red like his claws as he stands on all fours. Before they become solid red, overflowing with primal power.
Standing at 3m -9ft- at shoulder height.
"Hodo---" Buakaw's words are cut short as Hodori turns around and swipes at him, thankfully the man inside the beast control it just enough for the attack to miss.
Buakaw stumbles back, keeping his eyes on Hodori, now realizing why the hero would rather die than use this form in most cases.
Without someone powerful enough to warrant it's full attention, everyone becomes a target.
And when you're the most powerful person in your country, that's not a risk you can take.
"HEROES!" Machia screams out, thankfully causing Hodori's attention to snap to him instead.
Hodori leaps forward as Machia charges, but only lands a few meters away from Buakaw before taking a low stance.
Buakaw can feel the air being pulled into Hodori's massive and powerful lungs, almost pulling him off his feet.
"GRRRR RRAAARRR!"
Hodori's roar hits like the blast wave from a nuke.
Tearing apart the entire park to such an extent that it was dug out for a few meters.
People for miles in every direction were forced to cover their ears.
And even further beyond that, the frequency of his roar caused living things to become paralyzed with fear.
Keeping the roar going he sees Machia trying to power through it.
Even as his eyes rupture and explode out of their sockets.
Even as his blood vessels begin to burst and pop.
Even as his eardrums instantly shattered, thanks to his enhanced senses.
But Gigantomachia could still smell them, laboring against the blast wave he digs in his claws, moving barely a few steps within a minute.
And after five minutes, Hodori finally reaches his limit.
Feeling his lungs burning and tasting his own blood in his mouth he's forced to stop his constant roar.
The tiger shakes its head and sways for a moment, feeling lightheaded before standing strong, only to see Machia speeding up his approach.
And Hodori immediately prepares to do that all over again.
Until a golden light shines behind him.
"Virya: The Art Of 108 Limbs!"
Looking behind him Hodori is truly humbled by the magnificence of Buakaw's strongest attack.
Standing in a prayer stance with his hands together, a manifestation of his prayer beads made of the same energy float around his neck.
His solid white eyes are glowing a radiant gold as 100 solid-energy arms are spread out behind him, protruding from his back to make a large circular shape.
Hodori, now reverted back to his hybrid form, immediately gets out of the way as Buakaw begins moving his hands.
Slowly and deliberately shifts his right hand into a fist while the left is flat with the palm facing forward, and all the arms behind him copy his right hand.
And as Machi makes his final approach...
"Virya: Enlightenment," Buakaw says in the softest and most compassionate voice.
Inviting his foe into a new life...
RRIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
The sharp ringing caused by all the energy released into the air travels for miles in every direction, and it's immediately followed by a wave of light that outshines the moon in the sky.
And all that's left is Gigantomachia laying on his back in a 100m wide glowing golden crater, and as that glow too fades, the broken giant is finally defeated.
Buakaw feels all his energy gone, he'd need atleast a week before he can use his Quirk again, but this victory was seemingly worth it.
Hodori stands beside him at the edge of the crater, sporting a few new injuries which were very slowly healing, he stood a bit too close to the blast zone.
The world cheers for these heroes, and the greatest battle that never should have been, but they couldn't even enjoy a moment of victory...
'Warp Gate'
A flood of purple mist swarms the crater, enveloping Gigantomachia and whisking him away before they could capture him.
But as the Warp Gate shrinks, it projects Shigaraki's voice far and wide for the city to hear.
"Nngh," he gives an annoyed growl, then calms down. "You people really call us monsters, when you worship people like that, what a bad joke. But atleast now we have a baseline...Machia will be ready next time..."
A lethal promise to the world.
And just like that, All Might's era of peace in japan is officially over, and the age of chaos begins once more...
END CHAPTER---
Volume 5 is officially over!