It has been ten years. Izuku Midoriya is the 9th person to hold the power of One-For-All. Unlike most quirks, this is a power that can be passed on to others at will, if the intended successor ingests the DNA of their predecessor. It stockpiles power. Meaning that to wiled it without destroying oneself requires immense training. Izuku and his predecessor, Yagi Toshinori, were both born quirkless, but worked hard and proved themselves worthy of its legacy. However, every reign comes to an end and today was no different. Surrounded by fallen Nomus, the hero known as Deku faced his swan song.

Izuku felt a sad, painful nostalgia as he struggled to stand back up. He was bloodied, battered, and broken. His costume was tattered. His arm was broken. Perhaps he had bitten off more than he could chew. Then again, perhaps that was part of being the new symbol of peace. He had just gained control of 100% of his quirk about a year ago. He had asked his girlfriend to marry him.

They had dated since Yuuei and now they lived together and were engaged. The pair seemed unlikely and yet they matched each other so well. Like two pieces of a medallion, they needed each other to be whole. Mina Ashido had never been happier. If it wasn't already her skin color, she would be tickled pink. However, that had changed. Here she was now, trying to fight off several enemies at once to get to her fiancée's side and help him out.

"IZUKU! HOLD ON!" she screamed, taking out as many villains as she could.

He may have been All Might's torch bearer, but even he had his limits. He had just taken out four foes at once, leaving him winded. A man covered in hands grabbed the young man by the throat and prepared to kill him.

However, Izuku was resourceful. He struggled in the man's grip, the leader of the League of Villains: Shigeraki Tomura. He knew the man would take time to gloat. That he was unhinged. He knew he would be focused on ending Izuku's life. His pinky finger was held out to extend his prey's suffering before turning him to dust. Izuku prepared a kick with Full Cowl: shoot, knocking the villain off center.

He was free of Tomura's grip for now and was ready to deliver a Delaware Smash to the villain's face. However, Tomura was no amateur. He caught Izuku's hand and proceeded to disintegrate it. The pain was unbearable for Izuku. He had to act fast. He did the only think he could think of and used his free arm to remove his other. Again, Tomura was taken aback, although a gleeful bloodlust filled his eyes as he smiled manically beneath his hand-mask.

After one final blow to the villain, incapacitating him for good, Izuku stood up, woozy from blood loss and fatigue. Mina ran to him, but he was too late. He collapsed in her arms.

"M-mina…. Sorry we didn't get married yet. It would have been…awesome." He smiled, tears in his eyes and his life draining away fast."

"We still will, you dork. Let me just call an ambulance." She smiled back, holding back the tears as she ripped off a piece of her costume as a makeshift tourniquet to stop the bleeding. She applied pressure and stopped it as best she could.

"M-mina. Please. Now's not the time." Izuku blushed faintly. "Not here."

"Stop it, goober. You know what I'm doing." She giggled, trying not to cry and scream.

"Mina…it's ok. I wish I had been able to live longer. Be more of a hero. Marry you. See our friends again…. Guess that's one dream I didn't get to fulfill." Izuku gasped, the darkness creeping in to claim him. "But I…had a good run…hope I m-made All Might proud."

"Don't say that, Izu. Of course, you did. You're going to be fine. The ambulance is on their way." The acid girl cried, keeping him conscious for as long as possible

"It's ok…. I trust you." He kissed her deeply. Swapping saliva with her in one final moment of love.

"You're going to do great. I know…. You have the smile down…you'll make me proud. I lo…." The light faded from his eyes and his body became limp. A smile had crept across his face, knowing that the future was in good hands.

And with that, Izuku Midoriya passed from this world, leaving his grieving partner to take on his mantle. This was the day a new symbol of peace was crowned, stained in tears of acid. Tomura stirred before struggling to get up on his knees. He laughed at the death of his nemesis. He himself wasn't in the best of shape, but if he were to die here, he would die knowing he sent his foe to hell.

"I did it. I did it! First All-Might dies, then the damn Brat that took his mantle. Today is just too lovely." He took off his mask and laughed in victory, despite his broken bones and internal bleeding.

Mina walked over to him, seething with hatred. She could have done it. She could have killed him right there. It was never in her wheelhouse before, despite how potent her quirk was, but the temptation was palpable. No. This wasn't her. This wasn't how she did things, and it wasn't how Izuku or All Might would have either.

Instead, she looked over at the broken corpse of her lover before filling her palm with acid and slapping his killer's face hard, knocking him unconscious and cuffing him. The ambulance and Police arrive, but it was too late for Izuku. Mina could do nothing but collapse in a sobbing heap as Tomura is taken away in Police custody (and to have his wounds treated presumably, even given his crimes) and Izuku leaves he scene in a body bag, officers taking their hats off in mourning of the brave young man who gave his life in service of peace. It was Mina's burden to bear now.

Two months later, bad things were brewing. With the defeat of Shigeraki, a power vacuum grew within the league of villains. All-For-One had been long since defeated, with Shigeraki stepping up to become his successor.

A group of villains had just taken a bus of children hostage and were driving away as fast as they could. The police were hot on their tail, but one of the villains had a quirk allowing them to control machines, which he used to stall the engines of their cars, However, just when they thought they would get away clean, a young woman in an outrageously 80s outfit, with ink skin, horns, and black sclera, pulled up beside them, surfing on a wave of acid.

"Don't worry folks. You're gonna be fine…"

She braced herself and leapt onto the bus, holding on as best as she could, using her quirk to melt a hole in the roof. She jumped through and quickly dealt with the villains. She slammed the brakes and brought the bus to a halt.

"Alien Queen is here." She smiled confidently, hands on her hips.

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