Imagine Breaker and World Rejector. The ultimate shield and the ultimate weapon. One that protects against all and one that erases all. The wielders of the powers face off. Kamijou Touma and Kamisato Kakeru.
Great strength filled both fists.
"No tricks this time."
"Right."
The unreliable illumination from the streetlights suddenly vanished. Complete darkness fell.
And in that darkness, something happened. A deafening noise rang out.
Imagine Breaker and World Rejector clashed.
The Imagine Breaker. The mysterious power that lies in the right hand of Kamijou Touma. It negates all things supernatural, as long as it is touching it. It could negate esper powers, magic powers, and even negate God's miracles.
The World Rejector. The just as mysterious power which could banish anyone and anything to an excess region in the timeline, as long as the person had conflicting desires within their heart. It was held by an ordinary high school boy, Kamisato Kakeru, on his right hand. The world rejector was formed from the desires of magicians to abandon and escape the current world. As a result, he held a grudge against the Magic Gods, and to Kamijou who was protecting two of them.
The shadow of the hand which possessed World Rejector came into contact with the right arm of Kamijou Touma.
Imagine Breaker can only negate things it was touching.
World Rejector activates when the shadow of its hand touches an object.
You cannot touch a shadow.
As a result, the right hand of Kamijou Touma disappeared.
"AHHHH." Blood spurted out of the stump of what once was a right hand. A shocked expression formed on Kamijou's face quickly replaced with the feeling of fear, desperation, and pain.
Kamisato capitalized on Kamijou's shock and moved in to deal the final blow.
"Do you wish for a new world?" Kamisato leaned in with his right hand outstretched. His face was completely emotionless as if banishing someone to a place where they could never return was a thing he constantly did. Kamijou couldn't do anything about it. His only power, the imagine breaker, had been exiled. He was going to be banished to another world. He failed the magic gods he swore to protect.
He thought of Othinus, whom he spent an eternity fighting.
He thought of Nephthys, whom he swore to protect.
"I can't lose now. Not when people are counting on me!"
He willed the strange power that hid in his hand, suppressed with the Imagine Breaker to come out. The invisible "thing" that had come out multiple times. During the fight with Othinus. During the battle with Fiamma. Both of those opponents had overwhelming power, but while the Invisible Thing defeated Fiamma, Othinus in her 50/50 mode crushed it with no effort.
"This guy…He defeated multiple magic gods! If this strange power can be easily defeated by a weaker Othinus... his World Rejector would be able to suppress even that thing in my right arm!" The Invisible power burst from the place where the Imagine Power was. Kamisato felt that the great power of the invisible thing. It made him feel weak, insignificant, afraid. If Kamisato attacked Kamijou just a fraction of a second later, he would succumb to the power of the Invisible Thing. However, it was too late. The shadow of the right hand of Kamisato Kakeru had touched the invisible thing and the body of Kamijou Touma and the same time.
The next thing Kamisato knew, the boy had disappeared.
Kamisato sighed "I was hoping the Imagine Breaker put up more of a challenge. The thing beyond it, however... heh. Who knew there was something other than Imagine Breaker residing within Kamijou Touma's right hand…It was luck allowing me to win against him.' Kamisato sighed in relief. 'The thing beyond the right arm…
Kamisato thought he banished Kamijou to the region where the other magic gods were.
Actually, he didn't. He had no way of knowing, but the power of the Invisible Thing had interfered with the World Rejector, causing it to malfunction, instead transporting Kamijou to a parallel world. A world of Heroes and Villains. Kamijou Touma, in a world of quirks.
When the shadow of the right hand touched him, Kamijou Touma knew he was going to suffer the same fate as the previous victims of Kamisato Kakeru, the Magic Gods. He was going to be in a place, alone, with all of the magic gods. People on the same level as Othinus. Angry magic gods wanting vengeance with Kamisato. They would likely get mad, and angry magic gods were something to be feared. Kamijou decided to deal with them before he found a way back, he would deal with them. He would keep the peace within the world of the World Rejector.
These thoughts all happened in a millisecond.
Kamijou Touma appeared as fast as he disappeared. The mysterious power in his right hand was still raging. Uncontrolled, it sent shockwaves of force and intimidation throughout the vicinity.
'Stop…..before I hurt someone…'
Another, stronger power reigned the Invisible Thing back into the stump. A new arm regenerated almost instantly like it had before against Level Six Shift Misaka.
"Where….am…..I…."
He looked at his surroundings. He was in some sort of city, but he didn't recognize anything 'Where the hell did that guy Kamisato send me?' It was an urban area with a lot of people and large buildings. 'What... some of these people have weird mutations… I don't think I'm in my original world anymore' Kamijou saw people with horns, tails, and he even saw someone who looked like a crocodile. "Fuck, fuck, FUCK!" Where the hell was he? He did not have time to be dallying around some alien planet when there was people counting on him.
But there was one problem. If the World Rejector can exile even magic gods, and none of them had ever come back to the original world. If they couldn't escape, what hope did Kamijou have?
It was then when it dawned on him. He wasn't in an "excess region" in the same timeline as he was in before. He wasn't in the same world where Kamisato intended to send him. He wasn't in the world where the magic gods had been banished. He was in another world. A parallel universe.
An overwhelming feeling of panic and desperation filled Kamijou. He needed to get back to his world, defeat Kamisato and save Nephthys and Othinus. Kamijou needed information. He was in an unfamiliar place, with different people, in an unknown time. Since when did people have weird body parts and mutations? He only knew people with esper abilities, but no mutations.
After realizing this, Kamijou whole body sagged.
"Such misfortune."
After panicking for a good 15 minutes, he decided he needed to assess the situation and do something. He was in a pretty populated area, it seemed, with modern technology such as smartphones and televisions. He didn't see anything that could have indicated that the world he was in at that time was a parallel version of Academy City.
There were no cleaning robots nor was there any of the special technology that Academy City had that the normal world didn't. He looked around, seeing if there were any indication of the date anywhere.
He saw a newspaper. The date titled "December 3rd, 2016." At least he was in the same time as he was before. He went in a convenience store and bought the newspaper. He took out some money from his pockets. The cashier spoke Japanese, and they took yen. 'This world isn't as different as I thought it would be. They speak Japanese, and they accept yen.' He looked in the newspaper. Nothing special. Something caught his eye, however. The word "Hero" had been in the paper multiple times.
"I wonder. What's a hero? Do they have a different definition for it or something?"
As soon as he said that, something seemingly grabbed him and teleported up to a roof of a building.
"Huh? Why am I here."
"That would be because I brought you up here."
Kamijou turned back suddenly, getting ready for a potential fight with the person behind the voice 'Who can be that fast?! Does he have a teleportation power?' He clenched his right hand. What he saw, however, completely blew his mind.
"Wha..what are you wearing? Is that spandex? Who in their right mind would wear that in public? You look like a cliche superhero from the comics! Are you cosplaying or something? This world is damn weird!" then he made a connection "Wait...If you did get me up here with some sort of instantaneous travel, you have some kind of power, right? That would mean you are a real superhero?Oh my god. Don't tell me the newspapers using the word hero was because there are actual superheroes in this world?" Kamijou was stunned. "Also, why did you bring me up here?"
"I brought you up here because I sensed a powerful force nearby here, and I came to investigate. It has since disappeared now, but I can still feel the power lying inside of you. Also, you haven't heard of me? Have you been living under a rock or something? I am ALL MIGHT, the number one hero and the symbol of peace! I am the protector of the world, no criminal can escape from me!"
As if on cue, an explosion rocked the building they were standing on. Kamijou wasn't prepared for this explosion, so he stumbled all the way the edge of the building. He fell forward, his body leaning on the railing. He saw a man running away, shooting beams of what looked like light out of his hands.
The building he just destroyed looked like a bank, and screaming could be heard all the way from there. The man was wearing some sort of mask, covering his face. He was wearing a black hoodie with jeans, blending in the darkness of the night. He also had sunglasses and a baseball cap.
"Whoa… I almost fell out of the building… Such misfortune"
'Dammit… I don't have much time left on muscle form… And I have to train Midoriya later... I need to finish this fast. One detroit smash. That'll take the villain out, just from the wind pressure."
All Might jumped down to the ground, Kamijou in tow.
"Watch the work of the No.1 Hero, young man. This is what a hero does." All Might thought that Kamijou was just a boy who didn't go out much and didn't know about society. All Might knew how ridiculous it might seem, not knowing about heroes in this day in age, but with that power, he could understand if anyone wanted to isolate him from the rest of society.
The man was a few hundred meters away from All Might. This was an ideal distance for All Might to capture him. The wind that will hit the villain would not be too strong, but it would still do the job. As All Might pulled his arm back to do his signature move, the villain picked up a hostage, unknowingly to the No. 1 hero. But Kamijou saw it. He moved instantly.
"Detroit….SMA-SHIT" All Might stopped in the middle of his sentence. He had noticed the hostage as well. His punch was already thrown, and there was nothing even All Might could do to stop it from doing damage.
A sound of shattering glass could be heard over All Might's calling of the move. All Might was expecting the villain to be hit by the massive amounts of wind that would be created by One for All's power.
Nothing happened. No wind, no pressure, no punch. All Might even went back into his true form. A skeleton of a man, completely different from the muscular being that he was before.
"What...I thought I had more time on muscle form...Actually, I know I've got more time on muscle form. Then why am I back here... it must be some kind of outside interference. A quirk like Aizawa's? No one is here... except for..." All Might looked behind him.
The right hand of the boy he was talking to was touching his back. He tried to get back into muscle form, but it didn't work. Even when he had no time left, he could still get into muscle form, just for a split second, but he couldn't. 'It must be because of that hand...What is up with that right arm?'
"Are you stupid? There's a hostage. I could sense your power wouldn't hurt an adult that bad, but what about a little boy like him? He would most likely be severely injured if hit by that move."
Kamijou had sensed the punch that was being thrown by All Might could do as much damage without even hitting the target like the Amazing Punch he witnessed from the number seven ranked level five, Sogiita Gunha used. That was why he went behind All Might while he was pulling his fist back in preparation for his punch and lightly touched him with Imagine Breaker.
"I'll deal with this bastard. You're in no state to go after him." Kamijou ran off in pursuit of the villain, who was now 300 meters away.
"Wait, young man. This is a job for the Professional Heroes! Wait for help! You could get seriously injured like this!"
"Seriously? You're supposed to be a hero. I can't just leave that girl and let the villain escape. I have to do something, even if it means injuring myself or worse."
"You would save someone you haven't even met? You don't know her, and you would risk your body, or even your life to save her?"
"Yes." Kamijou said without a hint of hesitation, nor unsincerness.
All Might was surprised. He wasn't expecting that response from him. "I still cannot let a civilian take on a villain. It is one of my duties as the number one hero." All Might turned back into muscle form and walked behind him, putting a hand on Kamijou's shoulder. "I'll deal with him. That is my job."
"I can kind of understand where you are coming from. You think I am weak, and you don't want anyone else to get hurt because of the villain. But this is also my responsibility. You could have knocked out the villain by now, but I stopped you. I prevented you from carrying out justice. That makes it my responsibility to stop this villain. But I'm not as weak as I look, All Might. I'll defeat the villain. I can see you aren't looking so good right now. Rest for a bit. I can tell you're barely holding that form up" And with that, Kamijou broke into a sprint, going after the villain who was now a good distance away.
All Might just had a glimpse of the heroic nature of the mysterious boy with the strange power. He said he would risk his life for a girl that he never met before, without any hesitation or doubt.
"That is the heart of a true hero. He reminds me of Midoriya. A person that is worthy of my power. Now, I'll need to gather up the embers of One for All to go into muscle form again. I still cannot leave him alone with a dangerous villain" All Might sat down, concentrating hard.
Meanwhile, Kamijou was slowly gaining on the villain. He had chased people all around Academy City and had run from a fair share of people himself in the past. In other words, he was very experienced in chases by foot, which made him proficient in predicting where the villain would go.
The villain didn't make it easy for him; he turned and twisted into different hallways and corridors, all attempts to try to lose him, but Kamijou read through all of them. He had experienced and even used the techniques the villain used to lose him.
Another thing he had over the villain was his stamina. After all the adventures Kamijou had gone through, he had built up a pretty impressive body, with him being fitter than most adult men, including the one he was chasing.
Soon, Kamijou was right behind the villain, despite the original difference in distance. The villain noticed this and picked up the pace. Although he was running faster than before, Kamijou was still going strong and was still running faster than himself.
By now, the villain realized that he couldn't outrun Kamijou, especially not with a hostage. He sighed. He might have to use his quirk. He really didn't want to use it again. He didn't want to be identified, after all. 'This guy doesn't look so tough. I'll just blast him with my power, and run away.'
A beam of green energy emerged from the bare palm of the villain, shooting at Kamijou who was only a few meters away. On instinct, Kamijou ducked underneath the beam and continued running towards him. 'Shit..what if that beam had hit someone...I'll have to check'
He looked back and saw the beam hitting a wall and creating a small crater. He did not see anyone behind him, so he decided he won't need to negate all of the beams. In the instant where he looked behind, the villain shot another beam at him, this time much larger.
The first beam was to just distract him, but if it hit it could have done some serious damage. The second beam was designed to have a 100% chance of hitting and defeating Kamijou.
Although the beams were deadly, they were pretty slow.
This gave Kamijou a small window to negate the attack. If it were any faster, he would have no chance of defending about it. Kamijou swung his right hand desperately, right after he realised there was a second attack. It somehow touched the beam, and with a sound of shattering glass, the attack was negated.
The villain was surprised. He didn't think Kamijou would be able to defend against it. He didn't see Kamijou use his right hand, so he thought Kamijou's power was just a defensive quirk.
'I can't fight with this bothersome hostage. I'll throw him away, defeat this nuisance, and I'll be free. The heroes seemed to have lost me, so this is a great chance! I still have many more surprises in my arsenal." The villain turned to face Kamijou. "You want the boy? Catch!"
With an almighty swing of his arm, the villain threw the boy with at Kamijou, with such force and distance that Kamijou needed to run backward, which was hard to do when you're running full speed in the opposite direction, and dive at the ground, just to barely catch the boy.
"Are you OK? Are you hurt anywhere?" The little boy looked up at Kamijou's face fearfully, shaking his head to indicate that he was unharmed. Kamijou stood up and put the boy down.
"Stay here." He walked in front of him, spreading one arm in front of him. I'll protect you, and defeat this villain.
The villain gazed into his eyes. The hard determination that filled them… He was serious. Very serious. The villain was going to careful. He wasn't going to underestimate this guy more. There was just something about him…
The villain focused on the one person blocking his way with getting away from committing a crime that, if he were caught, would probably land him in prison for a long time, 10, maybe 20 years. He couldn't risk that possibility.
He had to show no mercy to Kamijou. He knew Kamijou had to protect the child behind him as well. He wouldn't dodge his attacks, he would face them head on, defending the person behind him. He didn't know his power, but for him to be this confident after seeing his ability in action, he had to have a defensive ability of some kind.
'No matter how powerful his ability is, nothing can withstand the pure destructive power of my quirk. I'll blow him away with overwhelming force!' He moved into a peculiar stance, his hands not clenched but spread out, pointing at Kamijou, one palm behind the other, presumably for fighting with the most efficiency with his power. As the villain predicted, Kamijou had to defend against all of his attacks head-on, not letting any go past him. He had, in other words, negate every attack that will be sent to him.
"You think its OK to just rob a bank full of people's life savings? Do you really think its OK to take a little boy hostage like that, with intent to kill if the heroes got to you? Where is your humanity? If you really think its ok to treat a fellow human like that…. I'll shatter your illusions!"
On that note, he charged at the villain with such force, speed and aggression that the villain reeled back on instinct, before snarling at him and shooting multiple beams of energy at him. He shot as much as 200 short, powerful bursts of energy.
It filled the whole alleyway, so there was no escaping the fate of getting hit by one. The villain knew this, and as a result, let his guard down and relaxed, although not entirely sure if Kamijou would survive the onslaught of attacks.
Kamijou went into battle mode. This was nothing compared to what Othinus put him through. He acrobatically negated the beams, sometimes running on the walls, used his right hand to negate all the beams. He stopped moving to focus on defending the attack.
He swept his right hand across the length of the alley. His hand came into contact with the beams, and it instantly negated them. There was still many more. Like a swordsman in many movies deflecting bullets, he wielded his right hand with such skill and speed, the villain could barely follow the movements of Kamijou. Soon, all of the attacks had been negated.
In the overwhelming silence that followed, only the sound of Kamijou panting could be heard. The boy looked at him, in awe that he negated all of those attacks. The villain couldn't believe what he was seeing. A seemingly totally normal boy just defended against his unescapable technique.
"Wha-What the...How did you..."
Kamijou took advantage of this confusing and rushed the villain, full speed.
When the villain finally shook out of his shock, he widened his eyes in surprise. Kamijou was within striking distance of him. The villain jumped back and dodged one of Kamijou's punches.
'I don't know how he managed to defend against me, but I let him get too close. I'll have to use my special move and finish this before he comes any closer. This is wasting precious time. The Pro Heroes could come at any time right now.' He put his hands together, palm pointed towards the disorientated Kamijou, who was off balance due to the right hook he threw and the exhaustion he felt defending the previous attack.
This move was a very destructive one, it could be compared to the attacks of the Academy City's Number 4 Level Five, the Meltdowner, Mugino Shizuri, but Kamijou had no way of knowing. He merely sensed the next move that the villain was going to pull out was going to be very destructive. He had to negate this if it hit anywhere else, there was almost certainly going to be collateral damage.
Blue energy formed around his hands. It was collecting in the middle of the villain's two connected palms. It created a glowing ball with a diameter of about 10 centimeters. It was ready before Kamijou got back up from the right hook he threw, which left him unbalanced.
Aiming at Kamijou's back, He blasted the energy out from the compressed ball of power continuously, much like one of the Meltdowner beams. It went straight at Kamijou's back. However, Kamijou predicted this would happen.
His back was the largest target that could be aimed at, and as such, the villain would automatically aim at that unconsciously, even if he isn't trying to aim at anywhere in particular. As it was being fired, Kamijou suddenly threw his right hand in front of the beam.
He was kneeling on the ground, with his right hand raised in an attempt to stop the blue ray of destruction. He slowly got up to his knees, despite his exhaustion. The villain didn't give up. He gave his final move everything he had, he kept pushing. It was no use, however, against the Imagine Breaker.
When Kamijou got up to a balanced, stable position where he could easily touch the beam, he stopped the attack with ease. He walked up to the villain at a normal walking pace and stood in front of him. The villain looked up at his face, his own face stuck in an expression of shock.
"Who the hell are you? You can stop my strongest attack with one hand?" Those were the last words he uttered before he was punched in the face by the left hand of Kamijou. His right hand was negating his move. The villain was knocked back a whole meter, an impressive feat for Kamijou, who had no strength enhancing powers of his own. He was instantly knocked out.
Kamijou stood over the villain. The little boy went up to him.
"Thank you so much, big brother! You're my hero!" The little boy smiled innocently.
"I'm just glad you are OK. It was nothing. I just did what people always do. I'm sure many people would have saved you if I weren't here."
Just at that moment, All Might appeared in the opposite end of the alleyway in a burst of wind
"I am here! Oh wait, you already defeated him. And the boy is alright as well! Well done, young man."
"Oh my god, it's All Might!" The little boy was very excited to see the man who had almost hurt him.
"Yes, little boy, I am All Might. I'm sorry I was late. Now, why don't we find your parents and tell them you are OK?" All Might felt a twinge of guilt. To think he had almost injured and hurt this innocent, carefree, little boy.
If it weren't for Kamijou, who knew what would have happened. All Might then took the little boy and scooped him up. He looked back at Kamijou.
"Stay here please. There is much I want to say to you. I also want to thank you" With an almighty jump, All Might took off.
After a few minutes of waiting, All Might finally came back. "Well, young man, I just want to say thank you for stopping me. I don't know what would have happened if you didn't stop me.
Also, defeating the villain and saving the child, that was a job well done. Are you in a Pro Hero school with a Provisional License? I would be happy to put in a good comment for you."
"Heh, it was nothing. I just did what anyone would do if they were in that situation." Kamijou decided not to answer the other question, seeing as he did not understand anything he said.
All Might was so surprised by the answer, he didn't even realize his other question went unanswered. "You overestimate the human race, young man. Many people would just leave him alone, letting someone else do the right thing.
You, however, didn't. Even though the use of Quirks in public is prohibited, you still used it to defeat the villain. Because of that, I won't report you to the police for quirk use in public."
"Eh heh heh… it was nothing. I just wanted everyone to smile and be happy in the end… Also, what's a quirk." Kamijou wondered if it was the same as Esper powers in his world.
"You don't know what a Quirk is? Wait, when we previously spoke, you referred to earth as "this world." Are you from another planet?"
'Ahhhh I should just tell him. This guy looks like he's super trustable, and he did say he was the number one hero. Maybe he could help me get back home.' After finding that possibility out, he decided he should tell All Might about how he got here in this world. About his own world, espers, magicians, Academy City, and his fight with Kamisato Kakeru and how he got to this world. The more information he got meant that the more chance of All Might finding a way back home.
"You are going to be very surprised by the answer I give." He leaned in and whispered into All Might's ears. "I'm actually from a parallel world from what I've figured out. I don't really know myself."
Silence filled the alleyway. All Might couldn't believe his ears. He decided to humor him and listen to his story. "Well, why are you here then?"
"This is going to be a long story. Can we go somewhere else? I rather not talk where a crime just happened. Anyone could hear us here."
"Alright. I'll just bring this man to custody first." All Might disappeared with the man in tow.
"What speed…." Kamijou watched in awe. 'No wonder he is the No.1 hero...with that speed he could rival Saints and maybe even angels…' A full 10 seconds later, All Might reappeared.
"Let's go somewhere else where we can talk… and where I can reveal my secret." All Might grabbed Kamijou and carried him on the back, careful not to touch his right hand. He already figured out there was a kind of power in his right hand that could somehow stop One for All.
He had to figure out what this was. And he also had that power that he felt right before, that led him to Kamijou. Even him, under the influence of that power, felt weak, insignificant and scared. All Might gritted his teeth, remembering the cold feeling that filled him before.
The two stopped at a beach. The beach in question was pretty clean, but it still had some trash in it. A sign read "Dagobah Municipal Beach Park."
'That name sounds pretty familiar… I think I've seen it in a movie or something.'
There was a small pier where there was a bench. All Might was walking there at a reasonable speed; Kamijou complained about the speed of the travel and was feeling pretty sick. When they got there, All Might's colossal body started to steam for some reason.
The steam overwhelmed even All Might's impossibly large body. When it dispersed, All Might was back into the form that he was in when Imagine Breaker touched him.
"So this is your true form? Is that your power? Transforming into that other form?"
"Not really….But enough about me. You've seen this before, and you don't know me as the No.1 hero, so I assume you won't need any explanation why I am in this form, unlike almost all people in this world… What is your situation, Young Man?"
After thinking about what he should do on the journey to here, Kamijou gave in and decided to tell All Might the background of his story. And so he did. A quick summary of his life in Academy City was sufficient, then he talked about Espers and Magicians, and the war between them. He didn't go in much detail about it, he mostly focused on Kamisato and how he got here himself.
All Might was a good listener. He seemed very interested in his story, hearing every single word coming out of the mouth of Kamijou.
"And finally, his right hand's shadow hit me, and here I am." 10 minutes have passed after telling All Might everything, and that was very simplified.
'Wow, I lead a pretty action-packed life' He realized, after recapping some parts of his life that had happened after his memory loss.
"Do you mind if I ask you about the "Power beyond the right hand"? You referred to it in some parts of the story. Is it the same power that I sensed when you first appeared?"
"I suppose so. My right hand still hadn't regenerated when I first came into this world, and the Invisible Thing was still unleashed. I had to reign it in before it caused any more damage."
All Might exhaled "Good. So you can control that thing. If unleashed, I don't know how much damage it can do to the city. Even far away I could feel the power radiating from it. I don't know what the citizens felt when the Invisible Thing was unleashed, but I certainly felt something."
"I can't really control the thing. It just comes out whenever my right-hand gets cut off. It also takes me a lot of effort to reign it in. I only had to force it to come back 2 or 3 times." Kamijou wondered if the Invisible Thing came out before he lost his memories.
"Well, Young Man, thank you for telling and trusting this information with me. I do not have a way I can currently think of to bring you back to your home, but I have a proposition. Come to my school. You're about sixteen right?" All Might wanted Kamijou to attend U.A. for a simple reason. Kamijou had one of the purest, most sincere heart of a hero he had seen in a while. It would be a shame for him not to go to the best hero academy.
"Err yeah I am...what kind of school do you teach in? I find it hard to believe that the No.1 hero would teach in a normal school."
All Might laughed. "Of course not. I teach in the nation's top hero school; UA academy."
"You have hero schools here? For training heroes? How does this society revolving around "heroes" and "villains" work anyway?"
"Ahh, I hadn't told you about this world, even when you told me lots about your world. I apologize, young man."
Kamijou scratched his head "Er... It's fine... I was just curious about how heroes work in this society, considering that my world doesn't have something like that"
"So where do I begin... Let's start with Quirks. A quirk is a power that 80% of the population has. It has three types: Emitter, Transformer, and Mutation. Since the majority of the population has some sort of power, there has to be some people regulating the use of these powers and keeping the crime rate down, because of crimes being easier and less risky to commit with the help of quirks. These people are heroes."
"How did you get a quirk anyway?" Kamijou thought if there were any connection with the powers of his world to a quirk. Maybe it was artificial like Esper powers, Learnt like Magic powers, or maybe they were just born with it, like the rare gemstone powers in his world."
"The official description of the origin of the quirk is, and I quote, "The first person to manifest a Quirk was a newborn baby in the city of Qingqing, who could emanate light from their body. After that incident, many people around the world began to manifest different kinds of special abilities. While the cause of the Quirk phenomenon is unknown, it has been theorized that the spread of a virus carried by mice had brought about their development. Currently, 80% of the world population possesses a Quirk."
"Huh. So it's like Gemstone powers in my world, only much more common."
"Indeed. Now, where was I? So as I was saying, there needed to be heroes to control the issue of abuse of quirk. We also have police, but they aren't permitted to using quirks; only we are. This gives us a lot of freedom and power as we work. As you might think, being a hero would be a very sought after position, so the Government made hero schools. You can only become a hero if you pass the Hero course in highschool and also pass a hero exam to get a hero license. Heroes also get paid by the government depending on how good a job they do. They are also often idolized by the community and are very famous."
"Hmm, I don't really care about all that. If they're out there helping people, that's good in my book. Personally, I don't do what I usually do out of gratitude or anything like that. I do it because it's the right thing to do, and because I want to protect everyone's smiles. That's just me, and I know not everyone can be like that, I have seen other types of heroes before, but I think this society is pretty cool if it has people like that."
All Might was moved. This man, Kamijou Touma reminded All Might so much of himself, his origins, and the reason he became a hero in the first place. When he was still in middle school, he said the exact same phrase. 'I want to make a world where everyone can smile and live together.'
"I can tell your story to the Principal of U.A? He might be able to help you more. He has many contacts and is very smart. Even if you don't decide to join, he'll help you. I won't tell any of the teachers, nor would I advise you to tell anyone else about the situation. Who knows what people will do when they find out there's a parallel world out there."
"I wasn't planning to tell anyone. As for telling the principal, I don't mind, as long as you can trust him, of course. And I decided that I will be joining the school. I need to catch up with the current schoolwork that I am doing anyway. Also, how different can it be to a normal school?" Kamijou wondered what a prestigious school like U.A would be like. He only ever went to average, middle of the pack schools without much prestige.
"You'll see." All Might grinned. "I swear you'll love it! So many like-minded individuals, and the school itself isn't so different from any normal one, just a few extra classes dedicated to hero work."
"When can I go?"
All Might beamed at him. "I'll contact the principal and tell him about your situation, as well as asking him to give you a place at the school via recommendation. Your power won't be effective in the Entrance Exam anyway, and I think you've earned it after your display of your Heroism today."
Kamijou sighed. He didn't think it was very special, his actions today, but if he thought so, he couldn't argue with him. "We need to use powers in the entrance exam? well this *is* the hero course. Raw power is also a factor I guess. A recommendation would be nice. I don't exactly like fighting. My luck always gets in the way."
"Excellent…There is about two months until the entrance exam. I'll bring you to talk to the principal later. I have an appointment with someone on this beach soon. I'll have to ask you to wait."
"No worries. I'll have dinner first. I was grocery shopping for dinner when Kamisato found me anyway. The currency is still yen right?" All Might nodded. "Great. I can use my remaining….200 yen…. for dinner….." Kamijou covered his face with both hands. "Such Misfortune…."
All Might sweatdropped at the sight of Kamijou cursing his infamous bad luck. "I can give you some money for dinner today. And every other day, seeing you don't have any money."
"You would do that for this poor Kamijou? You're a lifesaver!" Kamijou's stomach growled in agreement. All Might took his wallet out, from a secret container in his cape and took out a couple of notes and gave them to Kamijou.
"Meet me at this beach in a couple of hours or so. I'll bring you to U.A"
"You got it! Oh man, this is a lot of money…and there is no Index to steal all my food…I can buy so much with this…Oh yes, I haven't given you my name yet, haven't I?"
"You have mentioned it before, but you haven't actually introduced yourself formally."
"Sorry about that, hehe, I kind of forgot, due to all of the things that have been going on. Well, my name is Touma Kamijou. Nice to meet you." Kamijou held his hand out, inviting All Might to shake hands. Naturally, All Might obliged.
"Nice to meet you as well. I am the symbol of peace, All Might, Yagi Toshinori." They gripped hands and shook.
All Might looked up to the sky. Touma Kamijou. Izuku Midoriya. Two of the kids who have the most potential that he knew of. In the same year, with the same mindset, both true heroes, born powerless in a world where everyone had powers. Level 0. Quirkless. This was going to be an interesting year, he thought.
Back in Academy City, Kamisato was walking through the dark streets of District 7. He heard something behind him. He put down the cell phone he was using and placed it in his pocket. He turned around and saw a Golden Retriever.
The golden retriever spoke Japanese.
"Do you understand what it means for me to be here, Kamisato Kakeru?"
Instead of answering the question put forth by the dog, Kamisato felt a sharp shock of pain running through his body. He covered his mouth with a hand. A sticky sound followed the attempt to stop whatever liquid that was in his mouth. Finally, he stopped what came spewing from his mouth, but there was still a dark red substance dripping from both his nostrils. He forcibly swallowed the rusty-smelling mass in his throat to clear his windpipe. He wiped his nose with his thumb.
Finally, he opened his foul-smelling mouth.
"...Kh. Are you this city's grim reaper?" He coughed immediately after he asked this question.
Kihara Noukan sighed. "You could say that. Don't take this personally. It's my orders. I need your right hand. The Imagine Breaker is a critical piece of the Chairman's plans. I saw what you did with him. We need to retrieve him. If you don't hand the World Rejector over, I will kill you and then take it over your dead body."
"Try and take it, you dog."
"As you wish." On that, something large and heavy came flying down from the night sky. It was like a god's weapon; an all powerful weapon that brings death and destruction whenever it appears. Countless metal containers stabbed into the asphalt one after another. They then all connected to the Golden Retriever's back.
A mechanical hand that came from the golden retriever's back put a cigar in the dog's mouth.
"This was not meant to be used on someone like you. Have you ever heard of the Anti-Art- Attachment?"
"Yes." He swung his right hand horizontally. In that instant, more than half of the weaponry that surrounded Kihara Noukan disappeared.
"I came to Academy City to eradicate the Magic Gods. But before I could act, Zombie and the High Priest were defeated. This is the weapon that defeated them, no?"
"Good thinking. I like you. It would be a shame to kill you."
"I already know everything. Academy City backed the trip to antarctica. Sample Shoggoth. Patricia Birdway. It was all a trap to defeat me. And you even put Dark Matter inside of her. So I'm pretty pissed right now. You might not know anything, but the higher ups do. I'm going to defeat you to send a message to the Higher-Ups. Don't fucking mess me. I won't let you rob anyone for anything else.
An incredible exchange of attacks began.
Kihara Noukan used many deadly weapons developed in Academy City which couldn't be found anywhere else. Precision guided missiles, laser beams, plasma cannons, even a Railgun, although not as powerful as the one the Number Three could produce. He used countless varieties, but all Kamisato needed to do was to raise his Right hand. That erased all of the attacks, as well as destroying more of the weaponry surrounding Noukan.
"It's useless."
Kamisato Kakeru was certain of his victory. The ultimate attack which defeated the Imagine Breaker, the ultimate defense. "My World Rejecter has the power to exile people to the excess region in the same timeline. It affects anyone whose conflicting desires cause them to cling to the current world while also wishing for a new world. In other words, your efforts here are useless. It doesn't matter how much power you have or how many strategies you've put together."
"..."
"You are unlucky. The one who made this 'Anti-Art Attachment must have a wavering heart who has conflicting desires. The World Rejector will erase everything related to him. It will be exiled, banished, blown away. I wonder who made that thing. He must be a peculiar person. Anyway, give up, You have chosen to join forces with the wrong person."
More and more containers were launched. The shapes of the weapons themselves were different, and the golden retriever's rush continued. But he could not turn the situation around. In fact, World Rejecter started consuming the containers in the air, before they even stabbed into the ground. Kihara Noukan gradually lost his resources and was finally stripped bare.
"The AAA is an application of medical technology, not military technology like you would think it was. I can call it an external cyborg attachment if I wished and it would be correct. It's main function is to create some sort of link that would allow the user to draw power from someone else's body remotely. Basically, you're not the one fighting me. You're someone carrying something to a destination. You're carrying the willpower of someone who hates the magic gods." Kamisato deducted.
Obviously, Kihara Noukan wasn't just borrowing someone else's power. He was comparable to an elite soldier that infiltrates deep behind enemy lines and risked his life to lock onto an airstrike target. He was also wielding the techniques of Aleister Crowley. Just knowing science was not enough. Without understanding magic, it could never have worked out. No one but Kihara Noukan could wield the AAA with Aleister Crowley's power.
However, that superhuman skill did not help him here.
If the person at the source of the power fit World Rejecter's conditions, all of the energy enveloping Kihara Noukan would be erased. "Give up. If you run off with your tail between your legs, I'll spare you just this once." The dog was now just a measly dog. No matter how smart he was, he couldn't beat Kamisato Kakeru. From a distance, Kamisato slowly raised his right hand toward that loser. He would bring true defeat to that mere dog.
"The person you teamed up with had a wavering heart. Let me ask you now. Do you wish for a new world?"
"Let's do this. Until the final moment arrives."
A moment later, the true conclusion was reached.
Kamisato lied on the ground, bleeding out. His right hand was missing. The golden retriever looked beat up, like an abused pet. On his back was the world rejector, wrapped in many protective layers. "Mission success. Extraction of the World Rejector successful." Noukan reported. Noukan looked sadly at the body of Kamisato Kakeru. "I really didn't want to do this. I hope you live." Now, time to do my job. Retrieve Kamijou Touma from the excess region of the World Rejector.
Oh yes, the parts that are in NT14, the fight with Kamisato and Kamijou and the fight between Noukan and Kamisato, were both from the original translation, with me paraphrasing a bit. Please don't kill me for that, if you don't think it is OK for me to do that, comment on the chapter or DM me, and I'll change it somehow. If the second chapter gets uploaded before that, however, I won't change it. See you soon, and thanks for reading. Also, I took something from the wiki, the origin of "quirks" and I quoted it.