The goal of the post-workout cool down is to bring the body back to a resting level. Failure to do so could result in blood pooling, which can cause light-headedness.

Spending a few minutes before and after your workout warming up and cooling down can improve the quality of your workout and reduce your risk of injury.

Izuku the Creator: Chapter 8: Creator's cool down


As the training ended, Izuku could only think as he walked back to the others. He had a close call with the last battle. Not only did he almost lose to Katsuki, but he was blanking out at points. The only good thing that came out of the scenario was Izuku understanding the temporary fusion.

When the four heroes in training returned All Might turned to the class. "Alright, who do you believe did the best out of these four?" As the classmates began to think, All Might turned to the four boys. "Hmm... raise your hand if you think you did the best." Surprisingly... only Tenya and Hitoshi raised their hands. Tenya turned to Izuku confused. "Izuku? Didn't you do amazing with your quirk?"

Izuku sighed at the response. "To be honest, no. I didn't. I spaced too much and was overconfident. I thought that I could use my quirk in the best way... but I messed up. Not only could I have prevented Katsuki's brainwashing, but if I didn't figure out that temporary fusion with Mon... Me and Katsuki would have lost. So no, I need to improve." As All Might smiled at Izuku, he turned his head to Katsuki. "And you young Bakugo?"

Katsuki gritted his teeth before walking towards the exit. Before he left however, he opened his mouth. "Listen here... I'm not going to be the same guy I was in that building... I KNOW I can be better, but in there I was over confident... I rushed in and screwed things up. No more..." Katsuki turned to Izuku one last time. "Listen here Izuku, I'm still better then you, and I'm going to prove it." Katsuki then turned and walked out the door.

Denki looked at the doorway before sighing. "Man, that guy has no respect for you Izuku." Izuku however, just smiled. "Actually... I think I gained some. That's the first time in forever he's called me Izuku instead of Deku." Maybe, just maybe... their friendship could be fixed...

...


The battles and day continued on as normal. However, Izuku had to plan. He learned the secret behind the fusion... but he realized the difficulties it has. Every one of the heroes had different mindsets, so he had to figure out a way to use the fusion.

As Izuku reviewed the fusion, he decided to give it a name... Cross Soul. The fusion created by Cross Soul is the same as the two souls becoming one... Furthermore, the quirks Izuku gains are different from the original quirk of the other member of the fusion. When he fused with Exie, he couldn't stretch his arms, but he still had force in his throw. When he fused with Mon, he could create a protective ball, but could create a shield from nowhere...

Izuku was sitting on a bench when he felt a finger touching his shoulder. He snapped out of his thoughts and turned to see Tsuyu. "Hey Tsuyu. What's up?" Tsuyu just walked to the front of the bench, sat down and turned to Izuku. "You had a gloomy face... Did you mess up?" Izuku could only chuckle. "Blunt as always... but no. I didn't mess up. I'm just... confused..." Tsuyu could sit and listen in on the boy.

"I've dreamed of being a hero my whole life; to be able to save people with a smile... yet... I can't even fully grasp my quirk. Without the Soken Squad... I'm weaker. I need to get stronger... but... how do I do it? How do I improve myself further? Why am I so weak?"

Tsuyu stared at Izuku with her usual stare before putting a finger on her chin. "...Maybe you being weaker is the point of you being here. It may sound bad, but it just means you have a lot to improve on. The fact that we're here with professional heroes shows that we have teachers to push us forward and improve. Since you realize this, it only means you'll improve more than the rest."

Izuku just stared at Tsuyu before going into a giant smile. "Thanks Tsuyu. It's great to hear that... even in its own weird way. Then again, it's especially great to hear that from you." Tsuyu stared at Izuku before turning her head as a pink hue reached her cheeks. "You're welcome..."

Sadly, the two would never see a certain brown hair girl... and they would never know the shipper they created from this simple interaction... May god have mercy on them...

...


The weeks began to pass as things started to cool down. The media finally stopped chasing Izuku and classes were going on as normal. The only difference was the change in the Soken Squad. As the weeks progressed, Izuku created FOUR new heroes... However he preferred to keep them a secret until he was sure they were ready.

Last time, he used Spectra before he could gain a full amount of trust and understanding. This led to Spectra being out for the count. However... There was one new hero in the Soken Squad that seems to be a little more... mischievous. "Come onnnnn... Just one kiss wouldn't hurt Izukuuu..."

Izuku sighed. In front of him was the new spy of the team, Infiltrator, or as she prefers, Akario. Akario had shoulder length white hair with a few pink highlights within, blue eyeliner, pink lipstick and tan skin. Her outfit consists of a black tee-shirt with a pink heart on it, a dark blue denim jacket, a dark blue pair of jeans, and a pair of white gloves and boots with pink cuffs... Along with her appearance, she is... as Mineta would say... packing. (A.N: I really want to avoid writing stuff like this...)

The worst part of Akario however was her personality. Don't get it wrong, she is very loyal and is willing to put herself on the line to save others... but she's a shameless flirt. More so then Mount Lady... Akario would spent time to mess with the boys, minus Mineta for reasons, but mainly focused on Izuku. This brought a nice glare from a certain green haired girl which was followed by a Cheshire cat grin at said green haired girl from a certain shipper.

Izuku however, was just annoyed. Yes, she was useful and it was easy to understand how to use her properly... but god was her flirting annoying Izuku. Currently, Izuku was trying to figure out any flaws with Akario's quirk that could be fixed. He reread her quirk on her sheet as he held her away from hugging him with his free arm. "Quirk: Bat. Allows user to turn into a bat with powerful sonar. Constant changing between forms leads to massive exhaustion. Note: Bat form is extremely fragile and not suitable for battle."

Izuku sighed. "Well, you focus on kicks for fighting, but you'll most likely be Intel. You'll go in and hide as a bat while listening in on their opponents conversations. You'll also go find out how many enemies there are and if there are any hostages." Izuku however gained a tick mark as he turned to see Akario still trying to reach for Izuku. "SUMMON: Courage!"

A few moments later Izuku could see Conner holding onto Akario who was trying to escape. Due to his soldier mentality and training, Conner has the most physical strength... and is the most immune to Akario's antics. Izuku then walked up to Akario and bonked her on the head with his fist. "Listen, we're trying to finalize your position in the team and when we'll need your help! Now... you focus on kicks for fighting..."

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It had been a few months since Izuku joined class 1-A and things were going fine. His group of friends was still going strong, although he felt a weird feeling around a certain amphibious girl. The training sessions continued as normal with the class practicing any improving. Of course, while some try to improve like Izuku and surprisingly Katsuki, others are there for other reasons... *cough* Mineta *cough*.

Izuku was smiling at his progress. Tsuyu was right, he was progressing more now that he knew he need to improve. He was able to finalize Cross Soul with Exie and Mon and began to research it. It seemed that he was unable to fuse with the others just yet. With Exie and Mon, the fusion occurred in a necessary moment... which led Izuku to believe that without a trigger, a fusion was impossible.

However, He was able to fuse with Exie and Mon enough to understand Cross Soul to some degree. With Exie, he gained power from one of Exie's charged up attacks within his legs and arms. He named the quirk with this Compression due to the power being compressed in his arms and legs. With Mon, he gained the quirk Barrier, which allowed him to create a shield out of nowhere.

Izuku also learned that the drawbacks with Cross Souls seem to occur from overuse. Finally, the special moves with each of them... they were a last ditch effort. Using them seemed to weaken Izuku to greatly, thus making them a final attempt. Compression Cannon was s powerful blast that seemed to go past Exie's full power... which is why the drawback makes Izuku extremely weakened. Primal Protection allows Izuku to summon singular or multiple shields anywhere, even far away. However, it results in any shield made afterwards could be easily broken. Even then... He still hasn't mastered it and has been forced out of his fusion.

Other than that, training was the same. The Soken Squad worked to improve themselves as Izuku trained alongside them. While one of the three members who are on the imaginary waiting list to enter the Soken Squad in action is extremely close to join, Izuku still needed to work things out.

Izuku also gained a weird type of support... on that would lead to sponsorships in the future. It was a weird day when Izuku met Mei Hatsume for the first time... Mei introduced herself when she ran into the class 1-A homeroom to ask a certain Genesis boy to assist her with making her babies... not even joking. Izuku had to connect the dots while his friends were holding back a green haired girl from becoming wanted for murder.

After Izuku figured out that she meant her inventions due to being in the Support Course, everyone calmed down... though Tsuyu didn't why, but she never trusted Mei alone with Izuku. Needless to say, Mei became the group of eight's ninth member... the crazy one. She was sometimes seen as coo-coo for cocoa puffs, but she assisted everyone with their gear and pointed out flaws within their tech. Though she did make them test out her inventions sometimes...

Other than that, the only thing that caught Izuku's mind was when he was voted to be the class president. Of course, Katsuki was pissed, but Izuku stepped down to have Momo as the class president which led to Tenya as the vice president. Needless to say, everyone was impressed when the two presidents stopped a riot when the media rushed into the building.

Currently, Izuku was sitting on Dagobah beach. He never knew why, but he always came here to relax. Times have been great... but he knew his luck would run out... he just didn't know when and how. But in Izuku's mind, he knew... something bad was going to occur soon...


AND that's a wrap! Hey everyone, Paeon Kanetsu here! To begin, I want to say thank you for over 100 follows and almost 100 favourites, that's incredible. But now it's time for Recap and Explanations!

Firstly, I'm so sorry for not posting for a while. I had a combination of work, writers block, and studying to worry about. I will however, not be posting for a good amount of time... Mainly until after January 31st. I have Exams coming up.

Secondly, I am adding in three more characters after Akario. Also, to the guest who wanted a hero like Rouge the Bat... I hope you like Akario.

Thirdly, the final member of Izuku's friend circle is Mei! I like her character and I felt she would be the type to just rush in and seem crazy. She'll have her future moments, but I'll have to wait after USJ.

Fourthly, I found out my story is within a community on Fanfiction... AWESOME! I never expected my story to come this far. So yeah, awesome!

Finally, as for the Cross Soul... I will say this, I got the idea from Megaman Battle Network. Mainly Gregor and Falzar since those were the two I played the most. In the Battle Network series, a temporary fusion, known as Cross Soul, is in the games. While the idea came from games, I've changed it so that it won't be a go to thing. It'll be a last resort type power-up.

Now... Review Answering Time!

Swift Australian Winds: Ha ha! I proved you wrong! But in all seriousness, I'm glad you like how the quirk works. The aspect of fusing between two of heroes seems like a fine idea, but I prefer to have them as supporting characters so they aren't the "most OP character of the story" type character. Too many times have OC's been used as overpowered distractions from the plot. Its fine if it's a villain or something, but as a hero... it distracts readers from the actual characters.

MadKingTigi: I'm glad you like the idea of Izuku and Katsuki on the same team. (Minus the Exams). As for the Squad vs. the League... let's just say I have a good idea for that part. Also, I think a nice Katsuki is a unique idea... but most likely people ignore it due to them wanting Katsuki's real character.

Nowdied: Firstly, Tsuyudoirya would just look like Izuku and Tsuyu's child. Secondly... I really haven't thought about those things with the Other World... I'll need to go into it more.

Erin Tesden: I'm glad I have your support... I'll do my best.

corvilius: Thanks for understanding. As for a conduit Quirk... I've had an OC with a similar quirk in which they can travel as a lightning bolt, but they need to charge up electricity. I'll need to figure out what I want to do.

Yuri-sage: Only one thing I could say... Except more Right Hooks!

noelrawlings: I'm glad you like the Squad and the fight. As for the fusion, it'll be a long time before Izuku will master it. As for Spectra being named after you... just coincidence. Sorry.

That's all for now. See you all next time! Paeon has signed out.