12 Chapter 11: Typhon

Futari was finally done with the press release and is about 5 minutes away from UA. It had to be one of the most annoying things he has ever done. Futari went to the release thinking that they would ask him questions about how he learned of Toru's situation or the training he did to become so strong. There were questions about those two subjects but, of course, politics were the main focus. "Do you think Hero schools need a revamping?" "How strong are you compared to a hero student?" "There are many people who do not like hero society. Are you one of them?" Then there were questions about his history. "We found out recently that you have been to jail for the illegal use of your quirk. Care to comment?" Futari did not answer any of these questions but he knew it would stir up more anti-hero propaganda. It's ironic because accomplishing his goal requires him to be on a platform where he could share his thoughts, but he needed substantial proof to strengthen his philosophy. I legit have a slight headache from all those dumb questions those reports asked me. I wish I wasn't well known. I really don't want people digging up my past and then asking questions… hopefully everyone is having more fun than me, Futari thought to himself as it began to rain. Futari about 1 minute away from UA when a message popped up on his phone with a strange shrieking nose. What's this? Sounds like an Amber Alert. Futari said while pulling out his phone. Futari's eyes widened. "All routes leading towards Sumdia River including boats and bridges going across have been closed due to large scale attack on Tartarus." Tartarus?! The maximum security prison?! What dumbass would attack that place?! Futari thought to himself. Suddenly, UA's alarm blared. The alarm resonated throughout the surroundings area. Futari was stunned. Why is the alarm going off?! Futari thought as he began to panic. He ran through UA's gates to the courtyard. There's no coincidence in the world that can explain the day the UA traitor is supposed to be exposed, UA also gets attacked. Futari thought as he ran in the courtyard. The sight he saw was something out of nightmares. A purple portal had just closed and nomu of all kinds were jumping out of a truck, grouping up and running to a different direction. It looked like an organized assault. Futari was lost in a cloud of thoughts. Do I... Do I use my quirk to help everyone? Many people are about to die. UA will probably fend off the Nomu but a vast majority of students and teachers will be killed or injured. But my quirk...it is the reason that I am adopted; it's the reason I was sent to jail last year. My friends here will see the kind of monster I really am and be afraid of me… During Futari's indecisiveness the sky emanated a yellow light from over the main building. Futari scaled the tallest tree in the courtyard. The gym, where the Fair was taking place turned into a big ball of yellow electricity and vaporized it. The force of the blast blew Futari off the tree and he landed on his back, activating his black veins to not break his back. Futari began to tear up a bit and tremble in both fear and rage. The gym is where the fair was. It was the site where his parent and Aizawa were supposed to expose the traitor. The gym was destroyed in a massive electrical explosion… so then traitor is… Kaminari. He just slaughtered all of Class 1A and is trying to devastate the rest of the school. Futari realized to himself. As this realization swarmed his body he heard a shriek from the school. It was Eri.

The anger, the fear for his friends, his sense to protect…all these emotions swirled in his body at once and he made the instinctive decision to activate his quirk to protect UA…and destroy its enemies. Futari clenched his fists and teeth. "TYPHON!" He yelled to the top of his lungs. Then he let a warped version of his own yell that echoes through the entire campus. It was a battle cry.

Deku thought he was dead. He opened his eyes when he found himself still breathing. He began to look around. All of Class 1A were in the same mental state he was in; confusion. Anger. Fear. Shita laid on the floor, knocked out from sensing Kaminari's intent then believing she was going to die.

Deku heard from the radio Aizawa had, "There are multiple accounts of Nomu overrunning the campus! At least 50 different ones. We are giving permission to Class 3A and 3B to help the teachers defeat some of these Nomu. We-." The radio began to give feedback.

Aizawa was sick to his stomach. He struggled to focus. "Tsk. One of these nomu can jam radios it seems."

"Oi! This IS an exam, right?! RIGHT?! There's no way Kaminari would betray us. NO WAY!" Kirishima began to yell frantically.

Aizawa tried to maintain his composure. "This is no test. Kaminari is the traitor and as you can see he has been lying about his quirk this whole time. What he did was rip the electricity out of every circuit in that building, taking more and more electricity as it ran throughout the circuits and discharged it all at once to vaporize the building. That's way more powerful than anything he has shown so far. Wait…" Aizawa realized something. "Shukuchi!" Aizawa frantically turned and saw his friend sitting against the wall clearly in pain.

Shukuchi looked up smiling at Aizawa. "Hey…quick thinking to teleport all of you away, right?"

Aizawa nodded. "Yes. Thank you."

"Don't expect any more help from me. I've never teleported 21 people before. The max I've done was 6. I guess my parental instincts gave me more strength…"

"We are going to get you out of here as soon as this is done."

"Kaminari has spent almost 2 years here. He knows UA like the back of his hand now. You can bet 10,000,000 yen that one of those Nomu can track us. He's coming. Get ready." Shukuchi said this loud enough for the whole class to hear, however, most were still shocked. "I'm sorry that your friend who you found so dear is actually a villain…but right now if you don't focus he will come in here and kill us all. You guys are heroes, right? Protect each other and a useless civilian like me." Those words helped several members of Class 1A remember why they were at UA, Deku included. He began to devise a plan in his mind. Just then a loud scream oscillated throughout UA. The scream had reached the training grounds they were at. Ohjirou, Tsui, and Tokyiami all begin to shiver and throw up.

The animals around the campus were aroused and were all evacuating. Koda could hear this with the quirk. "The animals all around the campus are in terror and are all leaving in mass…"

Aizawa was caring for the three sick students. "That's natural due to the explosions."

Koda began to walk around slowly. "We are pretty far from the violence and the animals out here are still terrified. 'He is coming' they keep saying."

Shukuchi gathered the strength to stand. He was trembling. "Well, I've got good news and bad news. The good news is that it is highly unlikely we will die today. The bad news is that we are unlikely to die because my son has activated his quirk. I know this because people with animal quirks and genes always throw up when he is near their location and activates his quirk. The animals going nuts and running is another side effect."

Aizawa's eyes widened. Deku saw Aizawa's reaction. "What IS his real quirk anyway? I know he hasn't used it since we met him." Deku asked.

Shukuchi looked at Class 1A. "Correct Deku. My son has a transformation quirk. The 'veins' thing he does is a partial transformation that gives him the bare minimum of what his quirk does. He mastered that partial transformation because a full one is incredibly...dangerous. His true quirk is 'Typhon.' Like the Greek god it's named after, Futari can use any physical attribute of an animal he chooses one at a time, being able to rapidly switch between them. The passive abilities of the quirk are advanced perception and peak physical condition like he has in his veins form. The difference is though that in a full transformation his perception is even better and he actually has slight superhuman strength levels before even using any animal enhancements."

Deku was in awe. "That sounds amazing!"

"It's not. Every powerful quirk on this planet has its consequences. Futari is no exception. Futari's consequences are simple. Most animals take care of their prey quickly and efficiently because they become tired so he is terrible for a long-term fight. Using the quirk rapidly digests his food, so in about 15 minutes he'll need food to continue. However, the biggest consequence is that Futari…loses his ability to care of consequences. He operates on impulses alone in that form like a real animal. In psychology, we have an id, a superego and an ego. The id manifest our natural impulses. Our superego tells us to follow the rules society gives us to follow and our moral compass. Our ego chooses between the two to decide our actions…Futari's quirk removes his superego. To put it in simpler terms, if you caught a pedophile in the act what is your first impulse?"

Deku thought for a second. "To stop him."

"Exactly. Most people would say the same thing. But the way we stop them is entirely based on how society tells us how we SHOULD stop them. In the animal kingdom, the way to stop a threat-."

"Is to remove it entirely," Deku realized.

"In his quirk, he has three functions. Eat, fight, or flight. His natural instincts are to protect his friends and family, so you are all safe but all the nomu in UA and Kaminari? He'll kill them all or at least damage them beyond repair."

Tsuyu was shivering. "I can sense his blood lust. It feels so heavy."

"That's probably your sixth sense. It's stronger in you because you have an animal quirk. That blood lust you are sensing is why the animals in the areaare running away." Shukuchi turns to Aizawa. "Do you have a plan?"

Aizawa looks at the students. "I can't think of an offensive strategy, but I do have a defensive one. While we were all collecting our bearings, Momo has been creating something behind you all." The students all turn around and their jaws drop to the floor. It was 3, 12 ft massive lightning rods.

Momo was out of breath. "I'm sorry…this is all I could create."

Aizawa smiled. "I'm proud of your quick thinking. Jam these into the ground in a triangle around us! He will be gunning for me first because I can erase his quirk. However, with these lightning rods, he will be forced to try close range attacks which will put him in range to be hit. If I can look at him, this fight is over."

They set up a triangle with 20-meter sides, then stood in and around the triangle. As they finished, the front door exploded open, yellow electricity crackling everywhere. Kaminari was in the training ground.

Shukuchi was at the center of the triangle. "If you can hear me Kaminari, you have already lost! You will not be able to kill us in a timely manner. My son has activated his quirk. He'll be here in about 15 minutes depending on how strong your Nomu are! If he gets here and you are present, he will try to kill you!"

Kaminari's voice echoed through the training area, "Sorry pops. Not going to happen."

"Hahahaha. Suit yourself." Shukuchi retorted.