Prologue

His first lifetime was his favorite one. He had no expectations of what was to come and for that he would always keep those memories close to him. It was also because it was the first time he met those who were to become more important than his own life.

In that life, he had been born an orphaned slave. The best way to describe him would be kind, cunning, and willing to help others with no thought for himself or the consequences. At the same time, he was wise to the world and learnt quickly how to keep his head down to those who wished to bring harm. His self-destructive tendencies also stem from this time, and it never truly left him.

He met Anja Mizaku, the only child of two nobles who bought him to keep their son company while they were away from their castle. He was eight at the time and was only chosen due to his unusual intellect and coloring. Anja was the Izuku of that life, with green hair and a kind smile, but had confidence in his decisions, unlike in this one. The two of them grew together as companions, constantly challenging the other to do better and he went with Anja when he decided to leave his family's criminal business to train as a knight and serve the kingdom. There, they met the rest of who would become the greatest heroes there.

Ochako Uraraka was named Princess Maata Janus and while she was not spoiled, she was ignorant. Never questioning the king, she lived her life in the palace surrounded by a vast amount of guards and servants. Her closest friends were Tenya Iida, who was named Vaughn Avour and Shōto Todoroki who was named Balden Noret. They had been guards of the princess and both were sons of famous and powerful court sorcerers as well, inheriting an affinity for sensing and directing magic. Tsuyu Asui was a handmaiden named Wayonka Sinore along with Mina Ashido, named Tonya Namore. Both had been well versed in the ways of the court and were willing to protect the princess from any harm that came her way. The four had been their own force to be reckoned with, Anja joining their fold easily.

Momo Yaoyorozu, Yūga Aoyama, Mezō Shōji, and Fumikage Tokoyami were nobles of the court closely aligned with the king's interest and had been named Lynn Astorri, Leonardo Dorent, Robin Karmont, and Sinclair Erevont. They had developed an effortless way of wrapping the court around to do as the king wished and had helped to create treaties with the surrounding nations. They often joined them on diplomatic missions to other countries and kept them informed of the goings of the court when they were off on missions for the country.

Eijiro Kirishima, Denki Kaminari, Hanta Sero, and Kōji Kōda were spies that worked on behalf of the king. They were really orphans named Sven Relisus, Tobias Hamore, Xeno Uran, and Yuval Quin and kept well connect with the people in the streets. Their ability to keep secrets as well as trick the knights had impressed the king and given them their change in positions. The group had encountered them on a mission to pinpoint where an assassin had hidden himself in the city

Rikidō Satō, Mashirao Ojiro, and Minoru Mineta had been monks named Octavio Remar, Finlay Dimir, and Quillan Urano. They had devoted their lives to the study of the supernatural and could easily go from casual to serious in seconds in a battlefield. Tōru Hagakure had been named Asalia Devont and had been a well-known enchantress who could enchant the animals and plants around her with a flick of her wrist. They had met when they had been informed of a dark sorcerer who was terrorizing villagers and extorting them for money. After coming across them along the way, the two groups had agreed to help each other track and capture the man.

While All Might and Eraserhead were their mentors and mission commanders, it was more formal then than it is in this lifetime. They were elder knights, getting on in age and looking to make a new generation of protectors for the kingdom. The entire class had been chosen to train under the two except for him as he was a slave and had not been permitted.

He had never truly met the others as he was a slave and was not supposed to be there. He had escaped from the castle during Anja's first mission with the others, who would be later termed as the 'Knights of Twilight', had been to investigate a group of bandits who had been causing trouble in the border villages. A day after they had set off, he had followed to ensure their safety. Only Anja had seen him in the entire group and he had aided them by investigating the bandits and anonymously informed them of his findings and then returned to the castle. Luckily for him, no one ever noticed his excursion due to his distance from the other slaves and his generally likable personality at the time.

The missions continued like this, him following them, and only Anja being clued in on his existence due to a spell placed on all slaves to keep them bound to their masters. While he had more freedom then most, he knew that one day he would be caught. The day Anja turned 24, he had been caught 'escaping'. He had been punished for doing so by receiving 60 lashes and when Anja discovered this he ordered him to leave the castle and hide himself well.

At the end, he died saving all of them for a ceiling collapse by using a spell to switch himself with Anja, Maata, Vaughn, and Balden. He never had any regrets and he knew that he died a hero of his own right, despite being a slave and someone who was of no consequence for most. None of the others had known of his existence, but he knew that Anja would mourn him and would keep safe.

He went through many lifetimes like this, dying young and saving someone or the other among them. They always changed the world while he was alive and his sacrifice was always necessary to save them. His only regret was that he never saw them change the world.