Chapter 1: And Then There was Deku.
Hero. A name that can mean so much. But for the sake of argument, let's just shorten the term to something simpler, say someone with extraordinary power and the moral compass to use it correctly.
Sure, that term is still a little vague, but it certainly makes my job easier, doesn't it? Anyway, let's enjoy a story as old as time: an underdog rising up from the cruel hand fate dealt him.
We begin in a rather obscure place in China, the moment where things changed quite a lot. You know how parents always say that their little baby boy or girl is glowing with health? Well, not to be that guy, but one little toddler was his own nightlight from the day he was born.
Quite a lot has happened since then, namely the fact that in all the world, more and more people like that baby started to pop out of the woodwork. Not saying that every became a living searchlight, but rather folks with extraordinary abilities, goodness there should be a league of such gentlemen.
Regardless, the official name for such amazing traits over the years became Quirks. Quite the notable term, isn't it? No one power is quite like the same, each having a different name.
But anyway, so many things were done to regulate these herculean beings, but thankfully nothing too extreme. Just making an organization or two, that's all. One for the heroes and the others for...less than admirable people.
Our story begins with two people of interest. One is the greatest hero of this generation,while the other is but a humble admirer of his work.
The boy's name? "Izuku!" a voice shouted from the other room. The one who shouted his name was Inko Midoriya, a single mother with a single child.
Such an energetic boy too, he was sitting in the chair rather impatient, but still keeping his enthusiastic spirit within him.
It was almost a tradition of the young Midoriya to be glued to his seat as he fervently watched his idol do what he does best: Being a hero!
Remember what I said about the world's greatest hero? Granted, it's the name of a rather obscure TV show (I think), but it's also the title of one particular hero: All Might!
Such a name held such power, majesty, and made it clear to all that this man meant business in the field.
He was also the one saving quite the haul of civilians from a burning wreck in the video Izuku's eyes were glued to at that very moment.
It was like he was a demigod, having quite the sturdy frame on him with the brawn to match, but he also had quite the charm as well. Why, with just a simple phrase people turn their heads and look up to their bronze skinned savior.
"I am here!" The great man proclaimed, carrying all of the innocent people like they were nothing as he got them to safety.
That really got Izuku becoming more excited as he gripped his All Might action figure for dear life as the video played on.
"Okay, Deku, that's enough All Might for one day." Inko said, trying to quell her squirming son, but the boy simply squealed like a pig with delight.
Uncontrollably tossing his hands in the air, letting his All Might figure drop to the floor, the young Midoriya stated his hopefully unwavering life goal, "I wanna be the best hero of all time, just like All Might!"
Almost on cue, a quick visit to the doctor kind of took the wind from Izuku's sails.
"Sorry, can't get a quirk." The doctor almost instinctively stated to the Midoriyas. Inko asked how this could be and the answer was made crystal clear.
Among Quirk Wielders, something so simple as some slight differences in joints made it possible to bear the powers others could only dream of.
Unfortunately for Izuku, though, such a trait seemed far beyond his grasp. Quirk wielders had a single joint in their pinky toe, he had two.
Normally news like that would make a child like young Midoriya grow up to be a problematic, unapologetic problem child with a sense of entitlement miles wide. Thankfully, such a fate never befell him, his "friend" Katsuki was already crazy enough. That blonde boy had the same amount of admiration for All Might as he did messing with Izuku. It was a wonder he didn't grow to become a villain with his explosive Quirk, but that's not who we're here to see.
Instead, Izuku found himself in a bit of a wreck after learning that his dreams were all but crushed by his own genes.
Almost a decade passed, give or take six full years actually, and Izuku still held onto that tiny nugget of hope lodged in the confines of his soul. No matter how many times he was ridiculed by his fellow classmates (usually led by Katsuki), he still hoped he could become a hero.
As fate would have it, however, help would come not from the world around him. No, the help Izuku needed came from the stars above.
With a stream of light and a ball of fire, the harbinger of Izuku's destiny lied just outside. Thankfully, Mrs. Midoriya was quite the heavy sleeper as not one sound caused her to stir from her mattress.
The young boy followed where the glowing green fluorescent light began to grow, and sure enough, with the meticulous maneuvering that only a growing child on the cusp of puberty can muster, he found it.
All he had to do was go into the crater and grab it, regardless of how foreboding it seemed. However, Izuku felt a sense of foreboding as he got closer to the device.
"This isn't right, I should try and bring this to the cops or something", He commented. Another part of him also felt anxious, determined to analyze this gadget and what it could bring.
Would what was inside make Izuku the hero of his dreams? Maybe a monster the likes the world had never seen?
There was only one way to find out…