A:N/ Alright so here's a unique story that has been on my mind for quite a while now. So the basic premise of this story is:

A demon named Geneva is the allfather of quirks. Now this particular demon, Geneva is somewhat of a 'Background' character. He isn't going to have plenty of appearances in this story, but his intentions for giving people quirks were somewhat of a good or borderline malicious one. Geneva gave his two sons (All-For-One and the 1st bearer of One-For-All) his 'gifts'. From then on, Geneva started to spread the quirk gene from people to try and see what the world would do with the power that he entrusts to them (this is out of his fascination with mortals after falling in love with one back then).

However, his plan failed when regular people started to fear the 'cursed children' - a label given to those people that bear quirks. From then on (he distributed quirks to the world in the 60's so the basic understanding to them are pretty limited, labeling people at the time with quirks as 'anomalies'.) anyway...

The story is set on Tokyo (this first chapter is set around the early 2000's - same as the start of BNHA in the manga when Deku was young) (The story will go on and advance to the present age). BTW. the concept of heroes will be pretty vague and next to non-existent in this story. They wouldn't always be addressed as heroes (there are no U.A's or schools for those kids that have quirks.)

It's an AU revolving around the concept of slowly accepting people with quirks into society. What else...

Magic is also somewhat accessible here in this story (limited people are capable of magic). I'll get into that more in the future chapters.

Hope

Quirks…

They were the 'Gift' given to mankind by the demon known as Geneva. Since the 1960's, people with these mysterious powers were shunned by society. Labeled as dangerous and are seen as a public menace. People that weren't given with this 'Gift' fear that one day, the people whom they've forced into hiding would stage a rebellion.

Katsuki Bakugo, a young boy at the time, saw in television the first ever gifted person to come out of hiding. The boy saw on the screen of their television, a silhouette of a man.

"You built these weapons to destroy us…" the man's voice boomed across the massive crater that he left in downtown Tokyo. All cameras were pointed at him, watching his every move and hearing every word that he says. The young Bakugo shuddered and huddled closer to his parents, afraid of the man as well as himself for he was also a 'cursed child'.

"Mom… I'm scared…" he fought through his tears as the man went on and criticized the world through the screens of their television.

"It'll all be alright, sweetie. Good will always come…" his mother reassured, kissing the top of her son's head.

"I was once a man of peace… But why?" the police in the scene were scrambling to evacuate civilians fleeing the danger zone. The man was unfazed by the hail of bullets that the SWAT teams have tried to use against him. It was futile. No one could stand up to the man while he was still delivering his speech. He exposed the world through his words of pain and sorrow that echoed across the globe.

"Because you are afraid of our gift, because we are different. Humanity has always feared that which is different…" with a snap of his fingers, the man created a powerful shock that sent the advancing SWAT and police flying away along with their vehicles and weapons.

"I'm here to tell you – to tell the world… You are right to fear us." It was unbearable to watch as various civilians were injured, they were all calling for help. No one could stand up against the man that called himself, All-For-One.

"We are the ones who will inherit this earth!" he roared. The damage done to downtown Tokyo had been in catastrophic levels. Buildings were torn down and numerous cars were flown through the air like toys. The powerful madman boasted himself as someone to be feared, making his point crystal clear to the millions of audience that are watching.

"And anyone who stands before our way will suffer the same fate as these men you see before you!" It was then when All-For-One revealed the numerous captive government officials. All of whom were set in sight to sign a bill which will require people with quirks to be detained while they are looking for a cure to rid the world of quirks.

Bakugo looked down on his hands and gulped. The young boy shook and felt afraid, curling up into a small ball to hide in fear of the man on the screen.

"Mom… Dad… Am I a monster…?" he looked at his parents with tears in his eyes. He felt cold, his hands started to sweat and secrete nitroglycerin. His parents dismissed his fear and hugged their son.

"You are not a monster…" his mother cried.

"Let this be a warning to the world! And to my gifted brothers and sisters out there… I say this: No more hiding. No more suffering." All of a sudden, another man came down from above the skies, landing near the sight of All-For-One. The said man caused strong wind pressure to blow out and shatter glasses from the buildings nearby.

"You have lived in the shadows in shame and fear for too long, Come out. Let us fight for a new tomorrow… That starts today!" just then, All-For-One was sent flying by the mysterious man that towered over him.

He wore a bright red suit with a blue cape. His blonde hair caught the eye of the masses as he grinned in front of the camera. Sullen eyes with a striking blue hue in the center of them roared to life. People were confused who the man was, but it seemed to have given them hope that he was on their side.

"I am here! Fear not, the powerless. I come to you all to make you believe that we are not bad people!" from the rubble, came out a monstrous looking beast. All-For-One had snapped.

"Why are you on their side, Toshinori?!" All-For-One yelled, hurling massive pikes of metal and gravel towards Toshinori.

"There is a better way to do this, All-For-One!"

The two men were locked into a full-on fist fight combat that shook the earth. No one dared to come near the vicinity of the area. The first thing that Toshinori did was to save the hostages and take them to a safer place whilst avoiding All-For-One's attacks.

"Toshinori! You bastard!" All-For-One then concentrated all of his power into on arm, turning it into a massive force of destruction as he floated from above the ground. Toshinori grinned and accepted the challenge.

"Let's end this…" He jumped above the air to reach All-For-One and cocked back his arm. All-For-One and Toshinori exchanged fists, sending them both crashing down the earth in a deep crater. As the dust settled, a silhouette of a man standing with one arm raised could be seen.

"I am here! Brothers and sisters… There is a better way to use our gifts! We are not the monsters that we are told to be!" the crowd of civilians and police carefully kept their distance from Toshinori. A young boy with green hair yelled through the crowd as his mother had been trapped in the rubble.

"Please help me!" the young boy cried as he ran through the police that tried to grab him. Toshinori picked up the young boy in his arms and headed towards the direction from which his mother was buried under.

Not knowing what to do about the situation, the police tried to push back the crowd of people that are trying to head to the sight. Soon after coming inside a building that was torn down, Toshinori walked out with the child and his mother in his arms.

"Hope…" Bakugo uttered as he admired from afar the mysterious man that saved the young boy's mother. After carefully placing her down to a stretcher, he was immediately swarmed by news media.

"Sir! Can you possibly give us a name?" the reporter asked. Toshinori grinned at the camera.

"My name is All-Might, and I am here to tell the world that we are not monsters!"

The media adored him in an instant. Plenty of people were skeptic, but even they didn't question All-Might's motives when they saw the government officials shaking his hand in gratitude.

Hope…

Ever since that day, the 'cursed children' were no longer afraid. With renewed understanding, people slowly started to accept them into society. It was a fleeting moment of admiration and hope. All-Might gave the world hope.

On top of the Tokyo tower at night, Geneva looked down on the massive city with a fond grin on his face. It was the first time that one of his children stood up and faced against his each other. It was an interesting development that enticed the demon furthermore.

"Interesting…" he made some hand signs before a magic circle appeared, whisking him away from the top of the tower.

~ To be continued…

A:N/ If any of you have any questions with regards to this stupidly ambitious story, feel free to PM me xD This is my project for this year and possibly through the next year. Updates may take around 1-2 weeks to publish, but I'll update regularly if interest is present. I hope you all give this story a chance! Thank you for finishing this read and I hope you review!