Izuku got injured. Again.
It all began with the training on the weekends. All Might called him to the usual location at the beach, and Izuku excitedly ran towards their spot after dressing in his blue boxers with two white stripes at each outer thigh, and a simple, light green shirt.
He was always enthusiastic about spending time with his mentor, and knowing that All Might was reserving some time out of his busy schedule made it all the better, as that showed he really cared about him.
When he arrived, they started warming up, doing the usual running exercise until they reached a landmark, the local aquarium. All Might suggested for some refreshments, and how could Izuku refuse, he was very thirsty, they ran a few kilometers after all, and so he asked for some water with an out-of-breath please, and All Might laughed wholeheartedly, the kid was just too adorable, and ruffled his hair, telling him to do some push-ups while waiting for his return, and disappeared inside the shade of the building.
And then, a few minutes later, things started to go wrong. Although Izuku didn't notice until all the commotion started, focusing on those push-ups with a fervor, cheeks glistening with sweat, someone with a shark-like quirk apparently stalked out of the water slowly, behind him a whole group of other shady-looking people, following in his stead. All of them shared characteristics with marine animals, their quirks already activated.
It all seemed to be a well planned attack, as the group took a certain formation and commenced their organized crime. Albeit it was strange enough that it was day and whoever the perpetrators were, they must have paid no mind that there would be many witnesses, the beach having plenty enough walking to and fro the aquarium. The attackers must have felt confident enough that they would win.
The leader, whose quirk made his appearance more bulky and larger than that of an average human's, instigated the madness by grabbing one of the unsuspecting people and chomping down on the poor girl's stomach with its large, shark-looking head. The pointed teeth easily penetrated the soft skin like knives, and the additional imbued musclepower made the girl's ribs crack with an awful crunch.
Her awful, helpless cry was what prompted Izuku to snap his head up towards the source, what made his face morph slowly in horror as the realization of what had just occurred creeped in.
For a split second, he was stunned, and frightened, overwhelmed with terror, because why, why would someone do this, just why— and then he acted, faster than he could think, as he always did, his heroic instincts pushing him to do, do something to help, to spring headfirst into the action.
But witnessing such brutal cannibalism made his heart tremble, and he lost sight of everything else, focusing only on the blood dripping down the teenager's body and the reminding factor that he needed to take control of the situation, because he did not know if there were any other heroes here, and heck, there probably weren't, this was a rural area after all, all the heroes are fishing up some villains in the center of the city, where criminal activity comes together like clusters. Most heroes were corrupted nowadays, only going after the big fish(no pun intended) in hopes of earning more money.
He didn't notice the approaching figure in the corner of his peripheral vision, and when he finally did, that was when he realized the villain he was aiming to stop was not alone in this attack.
And then he heard other voices – the painful cries of frightened people, either trying to run away or already captured, screaming for help.
How was he going to save them all?
All Might was still inside the building. Even if it took him twenty seconds, while running as fast as he could muster, to inform his mentor that they needed help, by then the amount of casualties would be far too much. And he still couldn't control his own quirk properly yet. It was the worst possible situation, and outside help would take far too long to arrive.
But Izuku had no choice, so he did the only plausible action possibly available to him now.
And as the rushing figure collided in a tackle with his body, sending him tumbling downwards across the sand, Izuku braced himself and activated his quirk, sparks tingling under his skin, boosting his power.
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