Welcome back dear readers, to the rebooted version of Draco Knight. With a rebooted and updated chapter I
Chapter II with release around the beginning of Arc II in the rebooted story line.
That being said Draco Knight will update only when we reach key points to the main story.
It is not told in chronological order and therefore can jump at different points in Hisashi's life.
A lot of foreshadowing and answers can be found here, that will not be directly answered in the main story.
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My Hero Academia Untold: Draco Knight
Chapter I: A Fresh Start
Hisashi and his family were sitting happily at dinner. Chatting the time away of the day's events, Hisashi couldn't complain of how good he had it. Sure things could have been better especially with the man he owed so much too. As he motioned for another bite of his meal, his phone suddenly rang, Hisashi didn't pay it any mind until he heard the recorded voice message that would change everything.
Draco Knight: Emergency Operational Status now going active.
Please head to your assigned rendezvous point no later than 2200 hours tomorrow night for further mission details.
Operational Class: OZ-Rank S
This is not a drill.
Hisashi looked at the mirror, checking over every last detail of his plans with his sidekicks, while his friend, Tsunagu Hakamata aka the Pro-Hero Best Jeanist, had finished getting him outfitted in a fine dark suit. It was a simple and yet elegant, with a single breast jacket, white dress shirt, black pants and beautifully shined black dress shoes. It fitted him perfectly.
"You'll be fine cousin." Ryuko said trying to steady his nerves as she helped fix his horribly made tie. So much for intern learning from the Pro-Hero.
"Ww-what ifff-if s-heshe says no?" Hisashi stuttered out with a light amount of sweat running down his face with another side kick quickly dabbing the sweat away with a cloth.
It was a big day for Hisashi, as it was the day that he finally planned to ask his long time girlfriend of seven years; Inko Midoriya to marry him. Hisashi found this situation ironic, he could fight villains with horrible records, extremely deadly quirks, help out several in disasters man-made or natural. He had been faced with the possibility of death numerous times,and yet this simple question terrified him far more than anything he's ever encountered.
He loved that woman, even before they started dating Hisashi was head over heels for Inko and was over the moon when she answered "Yes" when he had asked her out during their second year at UA after placing second in that year's sports festival. Ever since then she had been with him from worst points of his career; even joining his agency as his very first marketing manager, when he couldn't hire anyone else because the salary he was offering was so low, but she still accepted the position even declining far better offers that had been available for her, because she believed in him. And it was because of this; even to this day despite now making it to the top thirty in the Pro-Hero rankings, he still felt like he wasn't good enough for her; that he did not deserve her.
Yet if anyone had known Hisashi as a boy could anyone blame him for thinking that way? Many had scoffed of the very idea that a former delinquent like himself could have ever become hero. Few ever believed in him and fewer believed that he would actually be able to do it. Inko was one of those few who gave him a chance.
If Hisashi had to name to people who had been the biggest help in his career, it would only be a handful of them with Inko being on the top spot. She had helped him study, keeping him level and his kept his ego in check. Her had cheered for him during his bouts at every sport festival even before they started dating, helped him recover from his injuries during his internships and when he actually went pro. She even designed his personal emblem that he now wore proudly on his costume to this day. To Hisashi, Inko was an angel in this world, an angel that saved a dragon from becoming a demon.
"You are all set to go my friend." Tsunagu said as he stood up, face covered behind his hero outfit.
"Thank you, Hakamata." Hisashi was able to say with stuttering, seeing Best Jeanist's calming nature helped Hisashi steady his nerves.
"I will be sending you the bill for the suit later, and look at the good news, I will even throw in a heartbreak discount if she declines." Tsunagu dryly joked, smirking from behind his denim face covering as he saw Hisashi's face go pale as he heard his words.
Several of the sidekicks present started laughing, knowing full well that Hisashi's fears where larged unfounded. It was widely shared inside joke among The Drake's Den marketing managers -mostly the females- that Inko had basically been waiting for Hisashi to pop the question and at the rate it was going, some even suspected that Inko would be the one to propose before Hisashi could. Knowing this several sidekicks would in turn start a betting pool of who would actually pop the question first. While several were excited of a possible paid out tonight, it only counted for Hisashi actually manages to ask tonight and didn't chicken out.
Once Hisashi was left alone in his office as he waited to depart to the restaurant he began to check over his pockets to make sure he had everything important.
'Ring box-check,wallet-check,cellphone-check, flowers-check.' Hisashi started mentally checking.
He looked at the box that contained the ring and opened it to reveal the golden engagement ring he had bought several weeks prior, and while engagement rings would normally feature a diamond; Hisashi opted to go with a trio of emeralds instead, as he felt that it would match way better with her stunning emerald eyes and dark forest hair. He placed the open box on the desk. The date wasn't for another forty minutes or so, but that only served to make Hisashi more nervous. His thoughts running through him with nervous energy.
'God...or Gods...I don't care which...maybe I shouldn't start off like that...oh fuck...that was just completely backhanded of me wasn't it?.' Hisashi looked around his desk looking at all the pictures of his friends, family and staff.
'Look I will admit to not being the most level terms with you guys up in the heavens. I mean seriously you pricks saddled me with my asshole parents and my prick of a brother...is it too much to such for a normal family life?' Hisashi's head slumped with thoughts of the cruelty of his childhood.
'It is too much to ask for? I've heard and seen plenty of people say that a simple woman like Inko isn't good enough for me, but they couldn't be further from the truth. I've had more than my fair share of drama that I've faced in my life and I...I just want that one person I know who will truly love me for me and that will let me love her back.' Hisashi relaxed on his office chair he continued his silent prayer.
'She isn't the fanciest, the smartest, nor does she have a quirk anyone would consider to be all that special, but to me, she is everything I want and so much more. She is special in her own unique way with all that she has done for me, standing by me when few others would, being there for me. So I pray you please...I can... I can just be with her? I can please finally have the family that I have always wanted but never knew I wanted until I knew I loved her? Please...is that too much to ask for?...If you do not listen...then to hell with all of you.'
As Hisashi sat there as he finished his prayer; while still deep in his thoughts, tears slowly welling in his golden eyes as he knew that prayer would be heard by no one in particular. His maternal cousins the Tatsuma family, had taken him in when things with his family had broke apart and while welcomed in their household; he always felt that they kept him there more out of fear rather than out of familiar bonding.
Only Ryuko's father; his first cousin had actually truly supported him like a brother when he decided that he wanted to become a Pro-Hero. Hisashi truly never did think about having a family given how lonely his life had been for him growing up, thinking that he would most likely end up being just like All Might and remain single for his whole life.
It wasn't until Inko came into his life and changed all of that. And boy did he thank her for doing so. All Might was that one type of person would could live and endure the lifelong bachelorhood. But Hisashi like most people are flawed and even the most selfless soul often desire something or another. And for Hisashi it was a family.
'Maybe I should just pray to All Might.'
Hisashi chuckled at the thought. He was probably the closest thing to a God in the world and the amount of merchandise in his office and house could probably be enough to convince people to think he was the leader of a cult, before he was chuckling but now he was laughing to himself at thought of it. The ridiculous idea at had at least helped him steady his frayed nerves.
"Hey Boss? You all ready? I've got Yusuke in the car ready to drive you to the restaurant and I got word that Midoriya is already there."
Hisashi heard one of his sidekicks say from behind the door. Knowing that Inko was already there waiting for him made Hisashi shoot right up from his desk with a nervous wobbly smile forming on his face.
'A gentleman cannot keeping a lady waiting'
He thought to him himself before clapping his faces with his hands to psyche himself up. As he walked to leave his agency, he didn't realize that he had accidentally left the box with the engagement ring on his desk forgotten.
A short ride later and a quick "Thank you" to Yusuke his only male marketing manager as he got out the car. Yusuke only responded with a simple.
"Go and make her day boss!"
Before giving him a thumbs and big grin as he drove away. Leaving Hisashi at a rather fancy looking western style restaurant* with a French name that Hisashi couldn't even dare try to pronounce. He knew Inko had made the reservation when he went up to the greeter.
"A table for two, Midoriya party." he said to the man who quickly checked over the list.
"Ah yes, you are the second person in the party sir?" The man said looking up at Hisashi who nodded.
The greeter motioned for one of the waiters to escort Hisashi to the table that Inko was sitting at; as Hisashi walked up to her, Inko looked at him giving him that lovely smile that always made Hisashi's heart skip a beat.
'If I drop dead right now while looking at that face, I'd have no regrets.'
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting Inko, you look amazing." Hisashi said finding his courage along with his voice as he handed her the flowers he had on hand. As he admired the form fitting dark green sleeveless long dress.
"And you look very handsome in that suit...Ryuko tie that for you?" Inko giggled knowing how hopeless Hisashi often was with suit ties.
"Yep, I had to look my best for you." Hisashi scratching the back of his head laughing nervously.
'Come on Hisashi! Pull it together...it's just like another date...only this one will decide your fate...'
As the two settled down and ordered, the date went by swimmingly, as Hisashi slowly grew more and more confident, and just when he finally felt strong enough to finally pop the question; he felt his phone vibrating his pocket.
'Damn it please don't let it be the E-line...' Hisashi prayed.
"Inko could you excuse me for one second please?" Hisashi said pulling out his phone. Inko looked at him with a bit of worry, but knew it could be something urgent.
"It's fine. Go if you need to." Inko said quietly understanding full well that this was the life of a Pro-Hero. It wouldn't have been the first time a date had been interrupted by a call anyway.
Walking outside Hisashi answered, but not before bumping into a man who rushed in desperately going inside the restaurant.
"Sorry about that! Guess I'm not the only one with a nervous date here. . .Hisashi here."
"Oh thank god! Boss! The ring! You left it here!" He could hear the panicked voice of Daigo Urashima one of his support gear managers.
Hisashi slowly felt his world collapse as the words began to process in his head.
'No...'
Hisashi prayed it was a prank. Yeah...that's right...just prank to scare him.
'Please...'
Slowly Hisashi while his left hand still held the phone, he started searching his pockets with his right. When he realized that it really wasn't there.
'Why...'
They were almost done eating, his prime chance to ask was quickly disappearing.
"Is is possible you guys can make it here with it? Please." Hisashi asked desperately doing his best trying not to let tears come up.
'Keep it together man. Don't you dare cry right now.'
"Not sure boss, there was a villain attack shortly after Yusuke dropped you off, nothing major but the cops still have road roped off for now since he seemed to have given them the slip."
Hisashi felt himself falling deeper into despair hearing those words.
'Shit...'
Finally with a sigh he said. "Don't worry about...I'll try and figure something out."
"I'm sorry boss."
"It's my own fault, Urashima, but thanks for letting me know, at least I didn't flat out lose the ring."
Hisashi hung up and sigh heavily rubbing the front of his forehead trying to calm himself down thinking of a way to salvage the day.
'Maybe I could convince Inko to join me in a late night theme park trip...it's still rather early and I could use it as an excuse to swing by my agency along the way!'
Hope wasn't completely lost to Hisashi a hero should be able to adjust to any situation, this is just a more personal one. Hisashi turned around to re-enter the restaurant with a grin thinking himself unstoppable, and then he heard a loud crash followed by a shriek inside the restaurant. At that moment
Hisashi closed his eyes and took a very deep breath knowing luck was not going to be on his side to today.
'To hell with all of you up there.'
Opening his eyes he could see the man he had bumped into him earlier, he was already injured and wearing some extremely worn out and ragged clothing. He had a knife and had taken the very waiter who had been serving him earlier hostage.
'I should have paid attention earlier, such a rookie mistake.'
Slowly raising his hands Hisashi made himself known to the villain. He could see Inko had wisely taken cover by a nearby booth.
"DON'T MOVE" The villain yelled out to Hisashi causing him to freeze.
'He's using a weapon and doesn't have any obvious quirk, need to be really careful here...okay what I do here?'
"Okay, I'm not moving can I do something to help you?" Hisashi said trying to calm the villain down. Hoping that he wouldn't have to fight inside this place; everything looked really expensive.
"Just shut it and let me think!" The man roared at him.
'Oh great...panicked, injured and desperate..worst the trifecta.'
"Okay okay, I get it...You're in deep, but I can help you out." Hisashi answered back calmly looking for an opening.
'I need to get the waiter free first. Damn it I'm not the best at defusing...'
"I said shut it!" The man said pointing the knife at Hisashi.
Inko however saw a chance and took it, focusing everything she could on the knife she used her quirk with enough force to pull it out from the man's hand.
"Damn it!" He roared as the knife flew from his hand; desperately trying to reach for it.
Hisashi now seeing his chance quickly lunged at the man grabbing his outstretched hand and arm, before suddenly pivoting and turning his body against the man freeing the waiter before managing to throwing his weight forward, flipping the assailant overhead and onto the floor. Wasting no time, Hisashi's reflexes kicked in and twisted the criminal's arm and pinning the man's back with his knee.
"Can you breathe?" Hisashi roared.
"GET OFF YOU SON OF A BITCH!" The man said while struggling to break free, his wild hair flaying about.
"Well can't argue with that one, but you are talking so I will be taking that as a "yes"."
"Is everyone okay? Relax I'm a Pro-Hero!" Hisashi yelled out to the restaurant to ease everyone inside. "Someone please contract the police and please exit restaurant in a calm and orderly manner."
"DAMN YOU, GET OFF!"
The man continued to yell trying his best to get free from Hisashi iron grip.
Hisashi sighed, he could see all ready that his suit was ruined from that attack with the amount of dust, and even some stains from the food that once rested on the now flipped over tables. At this point he just wanted today to be over already, thankfully he could see that everyone had almost left including Inko.
"THAT'S IT, I'M NOT GOING BACK TO JAIL!"
"Calm down yo-Oh shit!"
Hisashi suddenly let go and jump off as the man glowed with a sicking cracking and popping noise filling the air.
'Oh this is gonna be good...'
The man had transformed into a large wolf like creature that towered over Hisashi.
"A Werewolf quirk eh?" Hisashi said off guard.
The wolfman villain laughed with a growl baring his long dirty yellowed teeth.
"You're no match for me Hero..." before lunging at Hisashi, faster than he could move at the moment.
"SHIT!"
Inko was outside worried everyone moved to the other side of the street, when she saw the glow. She thought it was Hisashi transforming, but that proved not to be the case when Hisashi came crashing outside after being thrown out of one of the large windows of the restaurant.
"HISASHI!" She cried.
"OW! DAMN IT THIS HURTS!" Hisashi yelled as he got up quickly surprising a number of the onlookers seeing that the man had a number of long jagged claw marks that raked through his suit.
"GET BACK!" He said as the wolfman appeared by the broken window. Wasting no time the Wolfman kept his assault focused on Hisashi who thankfully now had more room to maneuver the swiping and swing his lethal looking dirty claws barely missing Hisashi by inches.
'I just need a quick second to shift myself damn it!'
His moment finally came when the first round of police finally arrived, distracting the wolfman.
'DAMN IT THIS SUIT IS EXPENSIVE!' Hisashi painfully thought.
The sudden glow from Hisashi attracted the Wolfman's attention only to be met with the realization that he was doomed. He thought it was just another lesser ranked Pro, easy prey, no this wasn't going to be easy prey. As this was just another Pro.
As the suit he was wearing was quickly torn off revealing shiny black scales that covered his body shining like tempered plate metal, his arms and legs where longer and tense with additional muscle and sinew. His hands and feet now hardened and clawed, his thick wavy hair stiffened.
His eyes were pitch black with golden irises piercing through him. Before him stood another beast, not just any kind of beast however, a king among beasts.
A Dragon.
"I am the Chivalrous Dragon Hero: Draco Knight!" He exclaimed standing tall and proud. Golden eye filled with confidence and anger toward his foe. The Wolfman wanted to fight, but every instinct in his inner animal told him the same thing as he stared at those terrifying golden eyes.
RUN
Slowly managing to find his courage and override every instinct, he lunged again hoping to overwhelm Hisashi. It was over before he knew what happened. Draco Knight had moved at such a speed catching the Wolfman off guard as he was grabbed mid-jump and ended up being slammed against the pavement of the street. The last thing he could remember seeing before awaking up in a prison hospital hours later was a clawed fist heading toward his face followed by a sickening crunch sound.
Hisashi looked around seeing the police getting close to arrest the man. He backed off upon seeing a familiar face the recently promoted Captain Kai Doumeki walking up to him pistol in hand a giant of man with dark black hair and onyx black eyes with a number of small scars that lined his face wearing a tactical vest over his summer uniform.
"Good to see you my friend." Kai said, motioning other officers to cuff the villain, while he helped Hisashi get up to get checked out by the medics. Being one of the few officers who had the physical strength to help Hisashi in his armored form.
"Wish I could say the same, today sucked." Hisashi groaned not looking forward to the hospital visit he knew was in for.
"How bad?"
"Missing the chance to propose, forgetting the ring in my office, fighting that asshole on my day off." Hisashi began listing off, while motioning to the villain with his head.
Kai chuckled, remembering when he had proposed to his now wife.
"There there my friend. I'm sure Miss Midoriya will be there waiting for you, if you want I could have a squad car escort her out of here."
"That would be nice, since I doubt I could get her dropped off myself." He finished as Kai sat him down on a medical stretcher.
"Clear the way, you included." Kai said pointing at the medics. Knowing that Hisashi was about to cause a mess. Hisashi could feel numerous cuts and gashes on his body from before he transformed, meaning he stretched them out, meaning the moment he shifted back to normal, he was going to be in danger of bleeding out.
He would rather wait to shift back, he knew that would risk him going unconscious while being shifted had its own share dangers. Preferring to risking his own life than the lives of others, he made the choice, grateful that Kai cleared the area as it was about to get messy. After a quick sudden glow followed by a sudden small cloud of blood that seemed to burst out of Hisashi the sudden shock rendering the man unconscious while it also made the medics scramble to him immediately getting to work on treating him.
Kai was worried for his friend, but knew he was in good hands. He quickly started ordering the officers to being mopping up the scene, when he spotted a worried looking Inko.
"Miss Midoriya." He said walking up the young woman with a motioning to join him. Inko walked to the barricade while an officer motioned to stop her.
"Let her through!" Kai ordered to the officer, who was quickly startled and allowed Inko passage.
" Hello lieutenant it's good to see you again." Inko said with a bow.
Kai laughed. "Actually it's Captain now."
"Oh! I'm sorry about that!" Inko suddenly yelped with embarrassment, Kai however simply waved it off.
"It's fine Miss Midoriya."
"How's Hisashi doing?"
"He's being taken to Shizuoka General."
"He is okay?" She asked clearly worried.
"He'll be just fine Miss Midoriya. In fact, I can offer you a ride with me to go see him." Kai smiled warmly. Easing the young lady's mind, before remembering.
'He said he missed his chance to propose by leaving the ring in his office.'
"Let me just make a quick radio dispatch and we'll heading right now out Miss Midoriya."
It would be hours later when Hisashi finally woke up. The sharp smell of medical disinfectant filling his nose, his eye sight was blurred as his eyes tried to focus, only to be met by Inko who sat by his side; with a small smile. Kai had stepped out to take a phone call.
"You feeling better Hisashi?" She asked quietly.
Hisashi feeling cheesy responded with. "Damn heaven is real, if I have an angel like you waiting for me."
Inko was somewhere between wanting to laugh and cringe a bit, in the end however she simply settled for relief since Hisashi was trying to be humorous, which meant that he was indeed on the mend. Hisashi was starting to get the feeling back in his body. Mentally checking everything important with a sudden internal muscle twitch.
'Hands-check, legs-check, and finally..oh thank goodness can't start a family without that.'
What surprised Hisashi however was the small hard feeling in his right hand, it was a small box like object as Hisashi felt it under his sheet, Inko began speaking.
"Ryuko and Urashima stop by earlier leaving you a letter."
Hisashi turned his head to see where Inko was pointing at; a small envelope on the table tried reaching for it, but Inko noticing how much effort her boyfriend was using decided to grab it with her quirk and give it to him directly.
"Thank you Inko." Hisashi said giving her the biggest smile he could muster for her. He opened the letter and saw something that confirmed his suspicions.
'Thank you so much you two...'
Hisashi wasn't sure if this was the right place, but if Inko would really be by his side through the very worst of it now uncommitted; then damn it he owed it to her.
"Inko honey." Hisashi said looking at her.
"Yes, Hisashi?"
"I'm sorry the way everything turned out today."
Inko smiled warmly.
"It's not you asked for a villain attack to happen. Besides you were really cool fighting him as usual my knight."
Hisashi felt his face go red, she knew calling him always made him blush.
"Thanks for the assist, I swear you should have gone Pro with me."
"But then I'd be your competition and you wouldn't have one the best marketing managers around." she said with a huff of pride. Hisashi laughed. She was right, the only reason his agency was able to get off the ground was thanks to her management. Hisashi suddenly went quiet. He knew this was it. It was do or die.
"Inko, about that. You have been by my side for so many years." Hisashi his nerves already making him shake under his sheets. Inko looked at him noticing that change in tone; something telling her not to interrupt, hoping maybe that this was the moment she had been waiting for.
"From UA to when I went Pro. From that small flat that we used as my first agency and lived out of and now to the nice two story and private office we use." Hisashi felt his voice shake as he remembered fondly.
"From injuries to illness. You were always there for me, when few other ever where." Tears finally welting his eyes.
"I always kept asking myself...How or why? Or more the most important of all, what did I do to deserve someone like you?" Tears finally running down his cheeks. Inko had started crying herself half-way between his little speech.
"I kept on asking myself over and over again. And I would always come up with a blank, but still you found value in someone like me. Someone that so many blew off. You are everything to me, Inko Midoriya. I would have given everything to try and make this night as special as possible to ask the most important question of my life."
Hisashi with very bit of effort he could, he pulled the ring box from under the sheets and opened it revealing the ring to Inko.
"Will you please marry me?"
No words could the describe the joy either felt that moment, with only a motion Hisashi had his answer. Unable to speak from all the tears of joy running down her cheeks; she simply offered her hand to him nodding vigorously. It was all Hisashi needed to take the ring and place it on her finger, The hug that followed finally made Hisashi's heart feel at ease, he got his answer and it was one the greatest moments of his life. In the minutes that follow when the two could finally speak Hisashi had one more question for his new fiance.
"Inko, honey there one last thing I want to ask you."
"I'm listening." She said happily was she began mentally listing everyone she was about to call to tell them the good news.
"Can I take your last name please? I like the ring of Hisashi Midoriya more over Inko Kasei."
Inko did look surprised at first, but knowing Hisashi's past she could under why he would rather leave that part of himself behind.
"Of course you can dear."
Hisashi began tearing up once again. His family name had been a specter of his past, one he could never detach himself from. Now he truly felt like this was a fresh start he wanted, Hisashi Kasei would disappear, replaced with Hisashi Midoriya with the hopes that the Kasei name would never haunt him again.
Author's commentary.
Hope the reboot to this story is enjoyable to new and old readers alike as well.
This is the first chapter with my new writing style without a beta reader.
Let me know how I did!
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