People are not born equal. Thats the hard truth that i learned at age four. I learned it whenever I stood up against Kacchan, my childhood friend, tormentor and hero. He called me quirkless and/or worthless more than once. So whenever he and his quirk-using friends bullied other children I gave my best to stand up against them to maybe just once hear him say that I wasn´t worthless. But no matter how often I stood up against them…. I never won. I had no chance againt their Quirks While 80% of mankind can utilize these abilitys, I was born without them. My name is Izuku Midoriya and I was born quirkless.

It was just a normal day at my school until I went home. My mom called me and asked me to buy some pork from a store near the school. "But mom", I said to her, " If I go through Kaishi Street I wont come home at least until 15 o´clock." „I´m sorry Izuku, but if you get the pork I´ll make you Katsudon for dinner." My stomach grumbled hungrily. „Ok, mom. I´ll be home at soon as I can." „Take care Izuku." „I will mom." So I tied my shoes, shouldered my bag and made my way to Kaishi Street. I kind of lied to my mom when I told her that I wont be home until 15 o´clock. The problem is that Kaishi Street also includes a Pachinko hall. Not that there is anything wrong with Pachinko. My mom plays a lot of Pachinko too. But the problem is that in Kaishi Street a LOT and by a lot I mean like REALLY many thugs roam the Pachinko hall´s. I dont really dare to go near the hall. But it´s just my luck that the Daily Yamazaki, where I am supposed to buy the pork is just on the other side of the road. Buuut I promised and now I couldn´t decline.

I managed to get the meat and avoid the thugs, which was great by itself. And just to lift my spirits a bit more the meat was cheaper than I thought so my money was enough for the meat and The Heroes Weekly, my favourite Hero magazine. While making my way home I could read about everything a hero fan could wish to know. From the release of the new All Might movie, or the newcomer Mount Lady, to the tech behind Present Mic´s Directional Speaker System. Sometimes I wondered why the heroes were ok with these magazines shouting out their quirks and tech to the world. Wouldn't that just make it easier for villains to fight against the heroes? But what if the stuff in there was just false to lure the villains into thinking the could bea- My blood froze in my veins when I heard a terrified scream. An attack? No, no. Not on bright day. How stupid would that villain be to- a second scream came from an alley around twenty meters from where I stood. What should I do? Even from here my whole body was shaking. Should I scream for help? Should at least try to get close enough so that the heroes can track my call? Or maybe try to get one of the thugs too- No. Even thought most of them would probably have quirks that wouldn't help a bit. It would just cause more problems. What would All Might do? All Might wouldn't hesitate a moment und jump straight in action. But on the other hand there was a good reason he was Number one hero. If he jumped at a villain, that villain was finished off seconds later. Now, I don't want to brag, but the only thing I finished off with one hit was my mom's laptop as a kid when my head banged so hard against it that it broke the laptop. Mom thought somehow that it was extremely funny and doesn't let me forget it. Now, I do have a bit of confidence, but I don't think that my headbanging skills would help me against this villain. I took a step towards the scream, when I remembered something. So I pulled out my Smartphone and opened my "I need a hero"-App. It would send the next available hero to me in…..45 Minutes? What the- I was trying to get a hero, not a cheap pizza. I pressed the button anyway. What better could I do? "HELP ME HE`S TRYING TO KILL ME!", yelled the voice. What to do? Maybe I could…..delay him killing that woman? I had no better Idea so I ran towards the voice yelling, "Don't worry, I am here!" No I lied. I did run there but I yelled in panic, it sounded quite a bit like a dinosaur. I could see how the would-be murderer was trying his best not to laugh while now going my way. "What do we have here?" He flexed his legs and jumped the fifteen meters straight at me, his knives in his hand. I tried to get away but I tripped on my shoelaces and face planted on the ground. The bad news: My pants are ruined now. The good news: My attacker slammed face first into a concrete wall. The worst news: He still stood up. But now my body was flooded with adrenaline. My first thought was: What would Kacchan do? And so I got up and yelled "DIE" while trying my best to hit him. He was confused for a second but then charged at me again, this time without his quirk. I flinched when he came at me and this time with murderous intent and so I flinched and hit him straight on the nose with my head. I could hear a crunch sound when it broke. I heard a laughing and looked up to see a man in a black spandex. This was either a hero who was going to help us or a pervert. The man jumped down on the villain and knocked him out with a single punch. He then looked at me while tying up the man and said:" Nice work boy, even thought I am sure you can do it without the crying next time. You ever thought about being a hero?" He went to the woman on the ground and picked her up. I now could see two bleeding stab wounds on her left leg and arm. "I would If I had a quirk." The man laughed a bit. "You didn't need one to beat him up." He put the man over his shoulder. "Take my card, and I´ll call your mom about what happened Izuku Ok?" He threw his card at me and ran away with the woman and her attacker. "But how do you know my na-", was all I could bring out before he was too far to hear me.

My name is Izuku Midoriya and this is the story how I became a hero with the reputation of a villain.

(And by the way the app I used WAS my pizza app. I later had to pay for the pizza. )