Midoriya's hands flickered.
His body, moments ago invincible under Eri's power, now pulsed with uncontrolled energy. Golden strands of Rewind wrapped around him tighter, brighter. They didn't stop healing—they continued unraveling. Every heartbeat threatened to push him past his limits.
His skin shimmered with unstable brilliance. One For All pulsed wildly in his limbs, no longer synchronized. Pain lanced through his nerves like live wires.
"Stop," he muttered, staggering back. "Eri, that's enough!"
But Eri's eyes were shut tight. Her horn burned like a second sun. She whimpered faintly, but her Quirk—untamed, overwhelming—kept releasing power. Her expression was strained with fear and confusion.
Reiji ran forward, flames trailing from his arms. "He's going to disappear if this keeps up!"
Todoroki froze, eyes wide. "Can we disrupt it somehow?"
"No!" Hawks shouted from above as he circled anxiously. "We don't know what touching her in this state will do. One wrong move, and she could rewind him out of existence."
Midoriya dropped to one knee. His muscles trembled uncontrollably. His breathing hitched. He could feel it—his grip on the present slipping.
Eri's power surged again.
Midoriya looked up, blinking through the golden brightness. "I can't hold this much longer. Someone—"
Then a blur dashed from the rooftop.
Nighteye landed hard beside Eri and Midoriya, rolling to a stop. His cloak settled behind him like a cape. Despite the chaos, his gaze was calm.
He reached out—not to stop her, but to gently hold her hand.
"Eri," he said softly, voice cutting through the storm. "Breathe. You're safe now. You did it."
Her eyes fluttered open, dazed and tear-filled.
"I—don't know how—"
"It's okay," Nighteye whispered with a rare warmth. "You're not alone anymore."
For a moment, the golden light dimmed.
Midoriya gasped, the pressure releasing just slightly.
Suddenly, the tremors beneath their feet grew stronger.
Overhaul's defeated body began to twitch violently in the crater.
Midoriya looked up sharply.
Despite his battered and broken state, Overhaul's torso rose again, mouth curling into a hateful snarl. His right arm tried to regenerate, claws scraping at the debris like a cornered animal.
"He's trying to fuse again!" Reiji yelled, his body blazing to intercept.
As Reiji dashed forward, his system flared.
[System Notification: Combat Threshold Exceeded – Catalyst Triggered] [Processing...]
Suddenly, golden circuitry etched itself briefly along Reiji's arms. Flames brightened. His shadow clones snapped into higher coordination, moving faster, more efficiently.
[Upgrade Unlocked: Adaptive Shadow Sync – Clones now respond in real-time with user intent.] [Skill Slot Expanded – New Skill Slot Available.]
Reiji blinked, overwhelmed. "What the hell...? Now?!"
"No," Nighteye said sharply as he stepped between Reiji and Overhaul. "This ends now."
Midoriya stood, the golden Rewind light still glowing faintly. He met Overhaul's eyes.
And launched forward.
His fist drove straight into Overhaul's chest with a blast that flattened the rubble and split the street open.
The force shattered the fusion. Overhaul's grotesque form crumbled completely, his limbs scattering. He collapsed, unconscious.
Midoriya staggered, chest rising and falling.
But the light didn't stop.
"The fight's over," he breathed, falling to one knee. "So why..."
Eri's horn glowed again—brighter, hotter.
Midoriya's body trembled. He screamed as light enveloped him. His arms flickered.
"Wait—her power—it's still—"
Suddenly, a blur of black and yellow struck the ground beside them.
"Midoriya! Eri!" Aizawa's voice rang out.
His scarf whipped through the air.
His eyes flashed red.
Eri's horn dimmed.
The light stopped.
Midoriya collapsed forward.
A gentle silence settled over the battlefield.
Aizawa knelt beside them. "It's over."
End of Chapter 60
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