AN: Hello and welcome to the sixth chapter to Deku the Ajin! For this chapter, I actually don't have anyone in mind to join us today. But none of that matters, for today is the day of the Battle Trial. I can tell that most of you are probably excited for this, and you should be.
Also, after going through your ideas for Izuku's new costume, I have decided to some of the ideas that interested me the most, and make a costume based off of those ideas. So thank you guys for sending me ideas for the costume. When I was thinking up of how the costume would look like, I have to be honest with you guys; it makes Izuku look like either a Villain, or an Anti-Hero.
Deku, Iida & Ochako: WHAT!?
Yeah, but from the ideas, most of them had the whole 'Anti-Hero' kind of look. And when I finalized his design, he reminds me of Reaper from Overwatch. But, just because he looks different doesn't make him any different. So in the chapter, you'll get somewhat of a clear image of what Izuku's costume should be.
Anyways, it's time to start the chapter, and time to see how Deku the Ajin handles himself against Bakugou!
Kacchan: I gonna enjoy kicking your ass, Deku!
Deku: It'll end like canon, Kacchan!
*Both are dressed in their Costumes, a fiery background is behind them.*
Iida & Ochako: HERE WE GO!
After the Assessment -
It was finally the end of the first day of UA, and everyone was now leaving the school. Izuku was looking at his bandaged finger, which he had Recovery Girl look at. True he could've 'reset' and heal it, but that would've been a waste to use his Quirk over a small injury. Currently, both he and Iida were walking out of the school together, both having a conversation about today's events. Iida told Izuku,
"I can't believe that Aizawa-Sensei would lie to his own students! It's immoral to do so, but UA is the top program, so I trust their judgement."
At first Izuku thought that Iida was scary, but as he learned more about him, Iida was just studious. Then they heard someone calling out to them, in which turned out to be the 'Infinity Girl' from the Quirk Assessment. She was running towards them, wanting to join both boys to the station. Iida recognized her,
"You're the 'Infinity Girl'."
"I'm Ochako Uraraka! And you're...Tenya Iida. And we have Izuku Midoriya!"
"Yeah, that's me..."
Izuku was still nervous around the girl, now known as Uraraka. It was still weird how she knew his name, while he didn't knew who she was. The only reason they were somehow acquainted was through Ghost, and Izuku barely knew where Ghost is half the time. Uraraka had a confused look on her face, asking Izuku,
"By the way, Izuku-kun, why did - Bakugou? - call you 'Deku'?"
"O-oh, that! You see, Kacchan calls me that as an insult."
"So it's to demean you then?"
"I'm sorry! It's just, when I heard him call you that, it gave off a 'You-can-do-it!' sort of vibe. That...and I found it pretty cute."
After being complimented, twice, Izuku went full on red and squeaked,
"Deku it is!"
"Wait didn't you just say that was an insult?"
As Izuku covered his face in embarrassment, he realized that it was his chance to ask Uraraka something. He asked her,
"Uraraka-san? How is it that you know my name?"
"So you don't remember...? Well, it has been a few years since we met. You see..."
Ochako P.O.V -
"I SWEAR I'LL KILL THIS KID!"
It was nearly eight years ago and I was with my family, until a Villain came and used me as a hostage. The Villain had tried to rob a bank, but was nearly foiled by the Heroes, so he ran and grabbed me as he did. At first I thought I was gonna die that day.
But, I heard something run up behind the Villain, and managed to disorientate him, causing him to let go of me. I looked up, and at first I thought it was All Might, but as I looked closer, I realized it wasn't him. The one who saved me was a being that resembled him, but was a bit more frail.
It was Ghost.
He fought the Villain, and actually managed to defeat him. As the police and Heroes came to apprehend the Villain, Ghost walked up to me, and petted my head. As he was about to leave, I asked him,
"Wait! I don't know who you are!"
He turned around, and instead of some deep voice, I spoke to someone that seemed like my age. He said,
"My name is Izuku Midoriya."
Then he disappeared.
Third P.O.V -
As Uraraka finished her story, Iida looked Izuku, awe was definitely in his face as he had a newfound respect for his fellow classmate. On the other hand, Izuku looked at the ground with disappointment. He was getting praise for something he didn't knew or even partake in. If anything, it should be Ghost that was getting the praise from her. Izuku was about to say something, until he felt something touch his shoulder. He turned around and saw Ghost standing behind him. He told Izuku,
"It's okay...A Hero...moves...without thinking..."
After that, the three decided to leave thing as such, and began to walk together. As they walked, Izuku thought:
Today, even though I nearly failed, I made some friends, and I learned something new about Ghost!
The Next Day -
As another day passed by at UA, most of the students in 1-A were waiting excitedly for their next class. It was 'Hero Basic-Training', and it was rumored that this class would be taught by the Symbol of Peace. Everyone wanted to know if the rumors were true or not, everyone except Midoriya of course. He was the only one who knew that the rumors were true.
"I AM...HERE!"
The sudden statement caused everyone to lean forward, anxious to know who's waiting for them. The door slid open, and All Might stood before it, dressed in his 'Silver Age' costume, cape billowing somehow.
"...COMING THROUGH THE DOOR LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!"
Everyone gasped in awe and excitement, as they saw All Might in their class, and actually about to teach them. Murmuring was heard as All Might proudly marched to his desk, looking at his new students. As the students went completely silent, All Might announced,
"Welcome to the most important class of UA High! Think of this as 'Hero 101'! You'll learn the basics of being a Pro-Hero! It'll teach you what it means to fight for the Greater Good!"
He then pulled out a sign, saying,
"Today's lesson is...WE FIGHT!"
"Fight training!"
"Real combat...?"
The blonde Hero then pointed to a wall next to him and multiple sections of it opened up, revealing cases with numbers on them. He explained to them that inside the cases were costumes. These costumes were based off of their Quirk Registration forms, and from requests they made before entering UA. As the class shouted in approval, Izuku clung to his bag, and said to himself,
"Costumes..."
Outside of Training Grounds -
The entire class was standing outside of another city replica, similar to the one they were in during the Entrance Exam. As they waited for All Might to explain what they were going to do, Izuku took one last look at his costume.
At first, he decided that he wasn't going to need a costume, only equipment that would help him increase his 'Ajin' Quirk. However, his mother actually made him a costume. He didn't knew why she would go to such lengths for him, but all she said was that she was going to support him, no matter what. So he accepted her gist, and integrated it into his final design. He had many things going through his minds, but there was one thought that stuck to him the most.
He looked like a Villain.
True, he was an 'Ajin', but he still didn't understand why the people who created his equipment gave them such threatening designs. He could even tell that some of his classmates looked at him with unease.
He was dressed in a black jumpsuit with maroon lining on the body, with a red utility belt around his waist. On his knees and elbows he had padding, with worn-out bandages around his wrists and ankles, and on his feet was his signature red shoes. Draped around his shoulders was a long, tattered cape, that was black on the outside, but gray on the inside. He also wore gray gloves on his hands, with each fingertip sporting a claw on them. On his face, was a black cowl with red lenses that seemed to be cracked, and on top of his mask were two, black...
...Bunny ears?
Cosmetic reasons aside, he had one final piece of equipment he had. It was a half-mask, designed in the form of a smile, with speakers on each end of the smile.
"Deku-kun? Is that you?"
Izuku noticed Uraraka walking up to him, and he was glad that his mask covered his blush when he saw her costume. She was dressed in a pink and black bodysuit that was skintight, with detached sleeves, knee-high boots, belt, helmet, collar, and thick, round bracers with handles attached to them. She was a little embarrassed when her costume came out as it is.
"Yeah, it's me. I know the costume is - "
"Cool! I mean, it does look a little...you know. But still, you look cool!"
Now that they were all accounted for, All Might began to tell them what they would be doing. They were going to be fighting each other, two-on-two, the teams being split by 'Heroes' and 'Villains'. Immediately, everyone asked questions,
"Will you be deciding who wins?"
"How much pain can we put on the other team?"
"Do we have to worry about expulsion as well?"
"Are we being split by chance or skill?"
"Does this cape look incroyable?"
Instead of answering their questions, All Might continued with his explanation. The 'Villains' have a weapon in their hideout, an apartment building, and the 'Heroes' would have to either stop the 'Villains' or recover the weapon. But, if the 'Villains' manage to protect their weapon, then they would complete the training session. The teams were decided through lots. Izuku understood that this would be useful later on, as other Pro-Heroes have to work with each other from different agencies.
Finally, All Might reached into two boxes and pulled out two different balls to decide who was the 'Villains' and 'Heroes' for the first match.
The 'Heroes': Izuku and Uraraka, were up against the 'Villains': Bakugou and Iida.
Outside the Building -
Izuku was in deep thought, as he couldn't believe he would be up against Bakugou so soon. The blonde was powerful in his own way, but that still wasn't enough for him to beat an 'Ajin'. Before both he and Uraraka went inside the building, he soon remembered something and placed earplugs into her hands, telling her that he would be planning to finish this with one go.
As they easily entered through the ground-floor window, Izuku summoned Ghost and spoke, but his voice came out deeper due to his mask,
"Scout ahead. Tell us when you find something or if you found the weapon."
"Okay..."
The two the continued to explore the building, Izuku peaking his head out often as they were making a turn, and found themselves in a tight hallway. Then Ghost reappeared before them, warning them,
"Kacchan...close..."
"Ghost! Cover us!"
Bakugou then appeared above them, his fist already setting off explosions as he lunged at them. However, Ghost ran in front of the two, and shielded himself as he took the full force of the explosion. Heavy smoke filled the hallway, with Bakugou clearing it away with his hands, a scowl on his face as he looked at Izuku. As Ghost disappeared, Izuku told Uraraka to prepare herself as he used his scream on his opponent, but this scream was much different from before.
As he screamed, it was not only much louder, but it also managed to shatter the windows throughout the entire building. However, it didn't faze Bakugou, who ran after him once more, which caused Izuku grab a handful of his cape, and brought it front of him. As the blast went off, Izuku was pushed back, but didn't take any damage as his cape was made from the same material as Aizawa's scarf. Then they spoke,
"Did you really think that you'd get me with the same trick over and over again? I came prepared when facing off with you, so did Four-Eyes."
"You both have earplugs then? So I can't use my scream then, leaving me with Ghost..."
Bakugou then ran at Izuku a second time, thrusting his right hand at Izuku, thinking that it'll hit him. But, to his surprise, the green-haired boy grabbed his arm, and performed a judo-flip, slamming the blonde onto the ground, shock and pain was visible on his face. Izuku began to shout,
"Remember this! I'm no longer the kid that you picked on! I have changed! From now on...Deku is the name of a Hero, meaning 'You-can-do-it'!"
As the blonde got up, growling as he stared at his former friend, Izuku turned to Uraraka and told her to leave Bakugou to him. Even though she believed in her partner, she couldn't help but worry as well. The explosion-user and the Ajin then continued their fight, with Bakugou performing a flying kick, but it was blocked by Midoriya, who then moved out of the way as another explosion was aimed for him. When he realized that Bakugou was about to attack, Midoriya proceeded to run, getting a reaction from him.
With a head-start, Midoriya had Ghost continue to search the weapon, and was thinking of what to do now in his fight against Bakugou. He then heard him shout,
"DAMN YOU, DEKU! AFTER ALL THIS TIME, I THOUGHT I KNEW WHAT 'AJIN' WAS FINALLY ABOUT, BUT AT THE ENTRANCE EXAM, YOU WERE HOLDING OUT ON ME!"
"Does he think that 'One-For-All' was apart of 'Ajin'?"
He hid behind another wall, gaining his breath, and thought of what was happening so far. He knew that Bakugou was up against him, meaning that he prepared for this and made his scream useless. Not only that, but both Ghost and Uraraka were searching for the weapon, which was guarded by Iida, who was no slouch himself. But, he then thought why Iida wasn't the one chasing them, concluding that the two weren't working together.
He then thought how both Ghost and Uraraka were holding up on their own.
Meanwhile -
Both Uraraka and Ghost were currently hiding behind a pillar, as they were silently watching on Iida, who was guarding the weapon. Ghost was the one to find Uraraka, telling her that the weapon was on the upper levels, leading them to where they are now. As their presence were still unknown, they saw Iida practicing his 'Villain' demeanor, causing Uraraka to suddenly giggle at the sight, but alerting him as well. Knowing that the element of surprise was now gone, the two went out into the open.
"I know that your Quirk allows you to make everything you touch float, which is why I got rid of everything that you can use against me!"
Uraraka smiled nervously, and then called Midoriya, telling him that both she and Ghost are on the fifth floor. She heard movement, and realized that Ghost ran towards Iida, who continued to monologue. As he was in front of the 'Villain', he slashed at him, but Iida managed to dodge it, and then performed a spinning kick aimed at his head. Ghost tried to block, but Iida used his Quirk, making his kick faster and impossible to block at this distance. As the kick met with his head, Ghost crumpled into nothing as his head was no longer on his body.
"Back at the Entrance Exam, I saw how destroying the head was the most effective way to neutralize Ghost."
"Deku-kun...we have a problem!"
"..."
"Deku-kun?"
Izuku's P.O.V -
When I heard that both Ghost and Uraraka were on the middle of the fifth floor, I realized that they were right above me. Both me and Uraraka don't have much time left, so we have to -
AAAHHHH!
What was that?!
My head was suddenly in so much pain, and I didn't even get - wait a minute.
Ghost.
Somehow, Iida managed to destroy Ghost's head, meaning that it's up to Uraraka to take on Iida. I staggered to get up, and was slowly walking down the hallway, before I heard footsteps getting closer and closer. I didn't turn around, already knowing who it was that was behind me. I was going to break into a run, but my head was still in pain. Knowing that I can't run from him, I turned around, fists raised, ready to fight, and hoping to summon Ghost any minute now.
But, Kacchan rose one his gauntlets, and said,
"I'm all loaded up."
Huh? What was that supposed to mean?
"What now? You can't use your scream, and it'll be too late for you too get your damn puppet here! So what're you waiting for? USE THAT POWER ON ME!"
I grimaced, knowing that he was talking about 'One-For-All', but I still couldn't control that power, and I might end up bringing the whole building down on top of us. It was too risky to consider it, but then Kacchan aimed his gauntlet at me, a malicious grin on his face as a pin came out of his gauntlet. He said,
"This bad-boy is filled with nitro-glycerin, let's see what happens when I fire it!"
He pulled the pin.
As a massive explosion came running after me, I placed used my cape again, and saw Ghost stand in front of me, arms out trying to take most of the blast again.
All I saw after that was pitch black.
Third P.O.V -
As the room and part of the building blew up, Bakugou laughed maniacally at his weapons. He had to owe it to those who designed his costume, they were impressive. Then he looked at the destruction that his weapons had caused, and saw his opponent.
Izuku, who was on his back, lay incredibly still, and it looked like he wasn't even breathing. The blonde growled at the sight, can't believing that he used all that effort and didn't made him use his godlike-strength. A few moments later, black specks of dust started to peel off Izuku's body, and he slowly got up, gasping as he suddenly 'reset' from that attack. He looked up and saw Bakugou staring down at him, ready to continue their fight.
The green-haired boy got back on his feet, and removed his cape. He then placed his half-mask around his neck and removed his cowl, raising his fists.
"What's this? Finally grew a pair to take me head on?"
"Shut up."
That single statement caused the blonde to contort his face to an angered expression. He couldn't believe that Midoriya actually told him that. What happened to that pathetic kid he used to torment? Where was he in this fight? However, he realized that everything about him suddenly changed. It seemed like everything about him shriveled up and died, leaving nothing more but the shell of the boy in front of him. All emotion was gone from his face, and then Izuku spoke,
"You're right. I was given a powerful Quirk. But I didn't use it because I was afraid, it was because it would be too easy."
"What was that?"
"I can paralyze someone with a scream, come back from the most life-threatening of injuries, and most of all, I have Ghost. So if I used my Quirk all-out, it would've been boring by now."
At this point, Bakugou didn't even hear All Might warning him about his gauntlets, because he was practically seeing red. He screamed one thing before charging at Izuku,
"DEKU!"
Izuku P.O.V -
Alright, it seems like that rouse was a success.
I was thrown into a loop when I saw Kacchan's new weapons. He was now able to attack from both close-quarters and long distances, so he was now even more dangerous than before. But, there was still one thing that hasn't changed about him.
His pride.
I managed to taunt him, got inside his head, telling him that using 'Ajin' would've made fighting him so boring, getting the exact reaction I wanted from him. At this point, he would be blinded by rage and just wants to pummel me. However, I needed to use him for what I was about to do. Keeping up the charade I charged as well. I rose my fist, prepared to strike as well, but Kacchan managed to use his Quirk, propelling himself upwards, and then set off an explosion behind me. I turned around and saw that he was about to use his right hook again, but I managed to get in close, punching him in the stomach and performed an upper-cut.'
Even though he was a bit fazed from that, he managed to grab my right arm, and threw me down onto the ground with his Quirk. I literally bounced onto the air, and saw his fist coming right at me, in which I had to cover my face from the blast. I felt myself crash into the wall as the blast propelled me. I stood up, and felt most of my body was already in pain from the short amount of time from my 'reset'. Then that pain was increased as Kacchan ran up to me, kneeing my stomach, and slamming both fists onto my back, causing me to fall onto the ground again.
I felt his anger slowly leaving his body, and turned around, and was about to leave until I spoke again.
"Bakugou. We're not done here."
He turned around when I used his actual name, and saw me back on my feet, and I rose my clawed hand, but did something that might've unnerved him. I placed the claws against my throat, and moved them to the side, creating small gashes on my throat as I did. Instead of blood, all I saw was the I.B.M again, and the pain I felt was no more.
"Damn you, Deku! You were holding back all this time! So what?! You can strike me down when I was exhausted?! SO YOU CAN PROVE THAT YOU'RE BETTER THAN ME!?"
Was he serious? Did he actually think that? But I said nothing, and we charged at each other, I felt 'One-For-All' going through my right arm. As we were about to meet, I rose me hand into the air, and said quietly,
"I'm doing this...because you're amazing, Kacchan."
"What...?"
"SMASH!"
As I felt the power from my punch blast a hole into the ceiling, and saw an explosion was aimed directly at my face, all I thought was:
Let's hope Ghost delivered that message...
With Uraraka and Iida -
The building shook as a massive explosion went off in the lower levels. Both Iida and Uraraka were shocked when they felt it, already knowing who it was that set off that explosion. Iida went to his earpiece and shouted,
"Bakugou! What was that!? Answer me!"
As Iida was busy trying to talk to his partner, Uraraka thought this was her chance to get the weapon, and ran towards it. Iida ran after her, blocking her way, but she placed her fingertips against each other and began to float above Iida's head. Even though he was surprised that she can make herself float, he ran after the missile, and moved it from it's original spot.
"Did you really think you can get this so easily?"
She turned around to face her friend/opponent, and told herslef that she wasn't going to give up, or let Izuku down. But before she could head after him again, she felt something touch her shoulder, and saw Ghost behind her. Iida saw him as well, and prepared for another attack from him. But, Ghost kept his attention on Uraraka and told her a message,
"The pillar...by the window...head there..."
The two looked at the Black Ghost with confusion, not sure what he meant by that. The brown-haired girl saw the pillar Ghost was talking about, but was still confused by what she was supposed to do. Suddenly, Ghost actually screamed,
"NOW! ...Uraraka-san..."
"O-okay!"
She did as she was told, and suddenly, the ground below her was destroyed by a pillar of wind.
The Present -
Instantly, Urarka realized what both Ghost and Deku wanted her to do with that pillar. As the ground collapsed, some rubble from the ground was in front of her, and in front Iida. She used her Quirk, holding the pillar if it was a massive baseball-bat. She grinned,
"Sorry, Iida-kun! Improvised Special-Move: HOME-RUN COMET!"
She then swung the pillar, hitting all the rubble in front of her, sending a barrage of cement at Iida. He desperately covered his face, trying to prevent any of the rubble to hit him in the face, but that was what Uraraka wanted. She then used her Quirk on herself again, floating above Iida, and towards the weapon. He realized that the rubble was only a distraction, just to give her enough time to grab the weapon. But before he could use his Quirk, she shouted,
"And...release!"
As she fell, she fell on the weapon, grasping the thing, and said in a happy, yet exhausted expression,
"Weapon retrieved!"
"NOOO! THE WEAPON!"
Bakugou looked at the gaping hole in the ceiling, and growled at what just happened. Midoriya was still in the front of him, but heavy smoke was covering himself. He was being used this entire time, not realizing that this was Midoriya's plan all along, and that facade about him was just to get him distracted. He looked back at Midoriya, and shouted,
"Deku, you were using me this entire time! Kept on talking about some bullshit that wasn't true!"
"I wasn't going to use it because..."
As the smoke cleared away, Bakugou came face to face with Midoriya, and felt his eyes widen at the sight of him. The right arm of his costume was shredded, so was his actual arm, as the thing looked like it was completely shattered. But, black specks of dust was floating from his arm, and there was some of that dust coming from his left hand as well, which looked like it was nearly burned from the explosion. Izuku finished what he was saying,
"...I can't control my new power. If it wasn't for 'Ajin', my body would've been destroyed if I used it."
After a few moments, Izuku's arms were fully healed, and ran towards the fifth floor, checking to see if both Iida and Uraraka were okay, leaving Bakugou by himself.
With All Might & other Students -
The entire group just stood there, shock, awe, and fear were all present in that room at what they just witnessed. The fact that Bakugou was capable of destroying a small portion of a building, and Izuku being able to heal from an explosion head-on, after creating a massive hole in the ceiling with a single punch, was something that even they couldn't believe.
Even All Might himself was shocked at how the fight continued. He regained his composure, and said into his earpiece,
"The 'Heroes'...the 'Hero' team wins!"
End of the Day -
After the first match, the rest of the class had begun to do their own battles, but all weren't as intense as the first. Although Todoroki's match was a close second, but still. But, as the rest of the teams fought each other, Midoriya was looking at Bakugou with concern. He knew that the not only was the lost getting to him, it was also how easily he walked off his last few attacks. The blonde himself was probably having a mental breakdown, if the look on his face wasn't a giveaway.
As everyone was finally done with their own battles, All Might gave them all encouraging words, before bolting in a single direction, some thinking they saw smoke coming from him. As that they returned to their classroom, everyone spoke to Izuku. Kirishima ran up to him, and told him,
"Dude! You were fired up back in your fight with Bakugou, even though no one knew what you were saying!"
"You not only held your own against him, but healed from his attacks really fast!"
"You did great!"
"After your fight, we all decided to go all out!"
"It wasn't elegant, but it was still a spectacle to behold."
The green-haired boy was shocked at how many people were acting so nice to him. It was nice change of pace, as some people either avoided him, or still taunted him before he went to UA. Izuku could only smile sheepishly from the praise he was getting, and looked around in the classroom. He then realized that Bakugou wasn't there with them. He felt bad after the fight, so he ran outside, confusing the rest of his classmates. He saw Bakugou was about to leave so he called out to him,
"Kacchan!"
"What?"
"I have something to tell you..."
He took a deep breath, and continued to speak,
"True I have the 'Ajin' Quirk, but what you saw, that wasn't part of my Quirk. It was something else entirely...I'm trying to make that power my own, so I didn't want to use it at the exercise, but I'm - "
"Shut up. Do you take me for an idiot? You already made me look stupid during our fight...so are you going to gloat? I lost! And it was by you! You were first in the Entrance Exam, while I was second! And then there was that Half-Half bastard and the girl..."
He looked like he was about lose it at this point, and Izuku actually saw tears coming out of his eyes,
"Damn it! Enjoy this while you can! Because I'll end up taking you down, and become number one!"
He turned around, and continued to walk, only to hear All Might's voice somewhere. Suddenly, he felt two hands touching his shoulders, and saw All Might behind him. The Pro-Hero then told him,
"Pride is important to have, but you still have a lot to learn - "
"Let go, All Might. I'll become better than you, without your help!"
Then he shrugged off his hands from his shoulders, and left the school. Izuku simply groaned from exhaustion, while All Might mentally told himself that Bakugou was already over the lost, and that being a teacher was harder than it looked. He then looked at his successor, and asked,
"So...what were you about to say to Bakugou?"
AN: And I am finally done with this chapter of the story!
I cannot believe this has been the most I typed into a chapter. But still, I had to watch both episodes to remember what happened in the fight, what happened afterwards, and what to change.
So yeah, that's all I have to say, also both Midoriya and Bakugou are still fighting here, so while the rest of Class 1-A & All Might are trying to break it up, I'll have Ghost see you off.
Ghost?
*Ghost comes out of nowhere, and waves his hands goodbye.*
Ghost: See ya later!
