Devotion

Chapter 103: The Battle To Save Japan

   Christina mustered all the strength she could as she slowly pushed her battered body up from the ground. The teen looked over at Shigaraki who lay on the ground, not moving. Endeavor had knocked the two of them to the ground, wounding them in the process. She remained silent though she had a look of both frustration and hatred on her face. Her hair hung in front of her face as she did her best to stand. Christina looked up as Endeavor approached them, the flames on his body emanating an intense amount of heat. His footsteps echoed through the air as Christina crawled over to Shigaraki. The girl wrapped her arms around the male, placing her body in front of his own. The heat coming from Endeavor's body became more intense as the hero approached the pair, eyes narrowed as he looked down at the villains. Christina looked up at him, eyes narrowing much like his own as she stayed in place. 

   "It's over now" Endeavor spoke, his booming voice filling the air. Suddenly, despite his injuries, Shigaraki began to move. The male eventually gathered enough strength to stand and soon Christina followed suit. The teen stood next to the blue-haired male, her injuries beginning to heal. A smirk appeared on the girl's face as she turned her attention back to the hero in front of her. 

   "You people...heroes" Shigaraki finally spoke, venom laced in his words. His eyes looked different, they looked blank. 

   "You pretend to protect people, yet you pretend not to see those you don't save." Shigaraki continued, growing more hateful. He began to ramble as Endeavor simply stared at him. Suddenly, the hero stretched his arm out, flames shooting out toward the two villains in front of him. Christina held her arm out in front of her as the fire engulfed her, the heat was intense but it didn't seem to affect her as much. She felt someone grab her arm and she felt herself flying through the air once again. The teen saw that it was Shigaraki who had grabbed her, and both of them were flying toward the ground. But, before they could land, a force hit Shigaraki in the back, knocking both he and Christina down faster than they were prepared for. Christina landed on the concrete harshly, making her wince. She looked over at Shigaraki, seeing Gran Torino pushing his face into the broken city street. Quickly jumping into action Christina got to her feet and jumped on the hero's back. The teen wrapped her arms around his neck as tightly as she could. The girl began to pull, hoping to pry the hero off of Shigaraki. The blue-haired male took his chance to grab Gran Torino by the leg. The pure strength of his grip caused blood to pour out, this gave the chance for him to gain the upper hand. Shigaraki turned the tables and slammed the hero onto the ground, causing him to let out a grunt of pain. 

   "Gran Torino!" A familiar voice yelled out. Happy with himself, Shigaraki turned his attention to Aizawa, who had his quirk activated. A smirk appeared on his face as he turned on his heel and began to make his way toward the man. Christina followed close behind him, causing the rest of the heroes to panic. The woman with large dragon wings quickly used them to try and stop the pair which seemed to work, however, despite not being able to move forward at the moment the blue-haired male reached a hand out forward, and the hero let out a cry of pain which both villains completely ignored. Christina attempted to jump forward, but she suddenly felt her body being restrained. Her eyes went wide as she looked down, black and green vines wrapped around her limbs, as well as Shigaraki's. 

   "He doesn't give up,"  the teen thought to herself, gritting her teeth in frustration. Though a smile appeared on her face as she noticed Shigaraki's hand appearing through the other side of the female hero's wings. She also noticed the small, red, vile that Shigaraki was holding, one of Overhaul's quirk-destroying bullets. The heroes also seemed to notice this and they were determined to not let the villain fire it. Izuku and the dragon-like woman both tried to keep Shigaraki and Christina still but despite that, the bullet began flying through the air. It was aimed right at Aizawa. 

   "Mr. Aizawa!" Izuku shouted, worried for his teacher's safety. Left uninterrupted, the bullet hit its mark, embedding itself in Aizawa's leg.