Chapter Ten: Fallout and Fear
~A/N~ So you'll see it in this chapter first. But I plan on going back and fixing the others. I'll be changing the names back to the proper Japanese style. so they'll be calling each other by their last names.
_Reveiw Corner Start_
To Bonkey1996: At the moment Izuku's flames are regular haven't decided if I'm gonna give them a unique color
To TBM10: What happens in Canon with One For All will happen in my story yes. I'm just gonna wait a bit so I hopefully learn more about it before diving in.
To Xerzo LotCN: I went with weather names ones because I thought they sounded good. As to why Izuku changed the names wait and see I will have a flashback on it... eventually
To Kroniiclez: I've never heard of a nor easter before. I might have to work that in as something.
To Several Reviewers: Yes I am caught up with the manga and all I can say about it is Holy Crap. I do have a good reason why the powers haven't reacted the way they did in the manga. Izuku hasn't gone through the turmoil he has in the manga yet so his powers haven't been tested yet. Best cover I can give for not knowing how the manga would go.
To HankFlamion18: With Nomu's regeneration that we know so little about I'm going to copy Piccolo from DBZ and say should Nomu's brain be destroyed no more regen. Making it any cell is way to op for a minor villain that Nomu honestly is in the long run. yes, I know very oxymoron me talking about OP.
To emiya-excalibur: Izuku's United States of Smash is still in the works. His ultimate moves are a tad more complex to name since I have them use multi powers at once. I will give a spoiler that Izuku's Telekinesis will move on from needing to say 'Hold' and stuff like that as he gets stronger with it. While actually naming the moves is a bit of flare that he learned from All Might.
To patrickthenobleman: I don't think most people mind when a char is OP it's when they are written poorly that they mind. So I am trying my best to keep Izuku humble/amazed by his powers so he doesn't turn into something people dislike
To .master: Izuku's line about Bakugo is the canon line but yes he's not getting bullied but they simply stand up to him. You are right there. as to the describing. I working on it. hard to bring up the area in a fight without derailing the suspense. but after the fight, people will be able to see the effects.
To BlackDragonShinigami: I'm not actually sure what his fire quirk would be named. I'll have to think about it
To OriksGaming: I'm actually a little confused as to your review. If your comment is to the part I think it was. It was just a little part to confirm in my fic that OFA can only pass on via hair. I might have worded it poorly for you I guess. Sorry.
To HonnieIsAnOtaku: Izuku's upper and lower limits to his Telekinesis hasn't been confirmed and I don't plan to have him just say it. Izuku is getting stronger each day he trains his powers. You'll see a little bit of his upper limit eventually.
To NyaNyaKittyFace: Glad to have you reading my work again. I hope you enjoy it.
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Chapter Start!
Everyone stood stunned. Nomu's body fell to the side unmoving as Izuku stood taking slow long breaths. Clenching his fist he looked to Shigaraki and Kurogiri. Wait... Had he always been in a hole?
It was then he noticed. His feet were wet. Water was rising around him. The crater wasn't the only thing Nomu and he had made. He could see cracks. Splits deep and far in the crater. Several of them reached the edge of the Flood Zone. Others reached the walls of the square.
As he stepped out of the crater he could see the full effects of his short fight with Nomu. The walls of the square were collapsing thanks to the fault lines in the earth. Water rushed in from the edge of the flood zone. Mixing with the blood and body of Nomu.
Izuku steadied his hand. Nomu was a Monster, not a man. Whatever it had been was long gone. It had thrown everything away to kill All Might.
"You...," Izuku looked to see the villain with hands on his face shaking in rage. Shigaraki if he had heard it right. "You used cheats! You cheated! Nomu was supposed to be strong enough to kill All Might! Not lose to a child," Shigaraki screamed in rage. Izuku could see he was ready to charge. If he could push him a bit more he could capture him and the mist man, Kurogiri, now. Time to poke a bear.
"By all means," Izuku said as Full Cowl sparked back to life around him. "Come at me," Izuku rose a fist. Clenching his fists sent shocks of pain through his arm. He hadn't noticed it in the heat of the fight. But now that he was coming down he could feel it. Cracks. Not in the earth but in his arms. Going all out as hard as he had against Nomu had done damage.
"Shigaraki," Kurogiri spoke. Before another word could be spoken a hand grabbed Kurogiri and slammed him into the ground while Ice shot up and froze Shigaraki from the waist down.
"Gotcha now," Katsuki smiled as he popped off a very small explosion to intimidate Kurogiri.
"Don't move or I'll freeze the rest of you," Shoto spoke.
"Last chance. Perhaps you should surrender," Izuku said as he took a step towards Shigaraki.
"Kurogiri," Shigaraki said slowly.
"Void," Kurogiri said sending blackness out.
"Nope," Izuku said as he shot forward faster than anyone could see and grabbed both Shoto and Katsuki moving them away.
"I'll save here and try again later," Shigaraki said as the two vanished.
"Why'd you pull me away Deku?" Katsuki growled.
"The last thing we need is you slipping away with them and getting kidnapped," Izuku said not even looking at him.
Izuku took a moment to look around again. All the remaining villains had surrendered seeing Izuku beat Nomu. They were finally safe.
~Outside: Forty-Five minutes later~
The police and teachers arrived shortly after the villains gave in. The class had been gathered and almost everyone was ok. Ochaco had been taken to the hospital with how low on blood she was. Izuku sat at the end of an ambulance having his arms checked.
"Midoriya?" a voice spoke. Said green boy looked up to see an officer looking at him.
"Yes?" He had given his statement what was this about?
"Could we speak with you in private," The officer said.
"Sure," Izuku stood up brushing off the paramedic that had been checking over his arms.
~With the other students~
"Where are they taking Midoriya?" Denki asked seeing Izuku walk away with an officer.
"Maybe they still need his statement?" Tenya replied.
"He was the first to give one. So it's something else," Eijro said.
"Hey, Mezo can you hear them?" Mina asked seeing Shoji's face had started to pale.
"Midoriya killed someone," Shoji said slowly his mind trying to process the knowledge.
"Yeah that Nomu monster we know," Eijiro said.
"No... Someone else. They found a body outside of the squall zone," Shoji retorted.
"Oh man," Ejiro said his eyes wide.
"Midoriya... No way," Denki said slowly.
"Why would he," Momo said trying to process what they learned.
"It had to be to protect Uraraka right? Kero, She was the only one that got hurt," Tsuyu said trying to rationalize the kill.
"Still killing is kinda overdoing it," Kyoka said nervously.
"I don't know what to think... killing even in defense is far too extreme," Tenya said waving his arms.
"I-" Katuski started.
"Class it's time to go," Nozomi said as Izuku walked up to them alongside the principal. He slowed when he saw the class look at him. Something was wrong. Why were they looking at him like that? He knew that look well. It was one he used to have a lot. Fear. Why were they afraid of him?
'Wait... did Shoji hear and tell them?' Izuku thought. Without a word said the class simply boarded the bus.
The entire trip back nobody spoke to Izuku. Izuku wanted to ask if everyone was ok but at the same time, he knew he'd get no answer. So in silence, they sat.
(I know this may seem out of character for the class but learning a classmate killed someone, villain or otherwise, could cause someone to think irrationally. Also, it's a FanFic go with it.)
~The next day in class~
The class was very odd. Izuku sat alone. The class had all but ignored him. He wanted to ask why but he knew. No answers. Nobody wanted to talk to him. His eyes moved to the sole empty seat. Ochaco was pulled out of class for a week by the request of her parents. With a simple 'I'll be back' promise she was gone.
Izuku looked around a bit. He saw Denki and Ejiro talking with Katsuki. Mezo was sitting unmoving. Tenya, Momo, and Masami were talking in front of the class. Tsuyu and Mina were off to the side talking quietly.
The only time any of them came near him was during class and that was only because they had to sit near him.
He was alone again. It was like the universe set everything back. Back to middle school, back to grade school, back to when nobody wanted to be his friend because he was quirkless. But now it was because he killed. He had ended a life.
"Alright, class," Aizawa stepped in waiting for everyone to reach their seats. Looking at the class he could feel the tension. A quick glance told him everything he needed to know. The class was avoiding Izuku.
"Sorry to drop this on you so quick but your fight isn't over," The class froze. What now? More villains? more fighting? more death?
"The U.A. sports festival is coming up," the class sighed in relieve. Something ordinary.
"Uh sensei. We just had a villain attack should we really be having the sports festival?" Masami asked.
"It's important to show that U.A. is still strong even after the so-called League of Villains foolishly tried to attack us," Aizawa explained.
"I don't know what you're afraid of! I'm totally stoked!" Eijiro said with a big smile.
Izuku didn't speak up. He only looked at his hands. What was he going to do? He stood so far above his fellow students. The sports festival would most likely be a breeze. But that could only make his class more afraid of him.
"Our Sports Festival is one of Japan's biggest events it's important to keep it going," Aizawa said.
"It's very important to participate as well. many pro heroes watch to see possible candidates," Momo added.
"Yeah, they'll totally be looking for side-kicks," Denki said with a big smile.
"Naturally you'll gain valuable experience and notoriety if you're picked by a pro. But your time is limited. It's time to step up and show the pros what you're worth," Aizawa said as he looked over the class.
"Uh, Aizawa-sensei, What about Uraraka?" Tsuyu asked.
"The Festival is in two weeks and an E-mail has been sent to Uraraka so she can start getting ready herself," Aizawa answered as he turned to leave. "Remember your time is now," And with that, the class was done.
~Lunch time~
Izuku sighed happily as he sat in the teacher's lounge with Mr. Yagi. This got him away from his class and their fear for a little bit. "So I think I should tell you this," Mr. Yagi started. "My time limit has started to shrink,"
"How long?" Izuku asked.
"I can keep the form for about two hours. But it's getting shorter each week," Mr. Yagi explained. {1}
"What does that mean for you?" Izuku asked.
"For me, time is almost up. But more importantly, it's time for you to show the world who you are. The Next Symbol of Peace," Mr. Yagi said. Izuku looked down at his hands once again.
"Am I really the right pick?" Izuku asked.
"Young Midoirya?" Mr. Yagi asked he'd never seen Izuku look so lost.
"I killed someone," Izuku said as he looked to Mr. Yagi.
"I know," Mr. Yagi replied without blinking.
"How can I be a symbol of peace if I've killed?" Izuku asked.
"Young Midoirya, Do you think you're the only hero to have killed?" Mr. Yagi asked. Izuku looked to him his eyes filled with pain.
"Name a hero," Mr. Yagi said.
"What?" Izuku asked in confusion.
"Name a hero," Mr. Yagi said again.
"Eraserhead," Izuku said.
"Very few times but I remember hearing about one. The first year he started using his capture weapon. He used it perfectly at first. But then during a fight with a particularly troublesome villain with clawed fingers he caught them around the neck and jerked a little too hard and broke their neck killing them instantly," Mr. Yagi explained.
"Oh," Izuku replied his mind wrapping around the new information.
"Want to try another?" Mr. Yagi asked.
"Midnight?" Izuku asked.
"Her's is easy. She was like you," Mr. Yagi started.
"Like me?" Izuku asked.
"She was a student on her first internship. She was patrolling alone when a woman with a wolf quirk tried to kill her. She ripped off a sleeve and thanks to the wolven woman's heightened senses Midnight's Somnambulist quirk effected her more and stopped her heart rather than put her to sleep. She was dead before she hit the ground," Mr. Yagi explained.
"You," Izuku asked.
"Well that's easy," Mr. Yagi started. "Let's go with one of the ones in America. I was over there training myself and making a name for myself. A friend of mine, David, got captured after a villain noticed me talking with him. The villain's quirk was 'Blood Fever' If he bit someone he could affect the victim's blood in a multitude of ways. His personal favorite was to slowly boil their blood,"
"That's a terrifying quirk," Izuku said.
"Very much so," Mr. Yagi replied. "As I was saying. My friend was captured and the villain had bitten him. I had to act. To save my friend I lashed out with my full power... The villain was killed instantly. And New Mexico got a new crater,"
"Do you regret it?" Izuku asked.
"The only thing I regret is that my friend got grabbed in the first place," Mr. Yagi said without hesitation. Izuku could see he didn't hold a single moment of regret for killing the villain.
"But the class," Izuku said.
"They'll come around. They are all smart kids," Mr. Yagi said.
"You're right," Izuku said trying to bury his fears.
"It's almost time for class. You should get going," Mr. Yagi said as he glanced at the clock.
"Right. Thanks for the talk," Izuku said as he left.
~Study Hall~
Izuku sat his mind stuck on the sports festival. He needed a way to show he was still the person the class had known. But how? He didn't have the slightest clue as to how.
"Goal!" Izuku's mind snapped back to reality. His eyes moved to see Kirishima, Kaminari, Sato, and Sero playing a game together. He knew it pretty well from middle school. Paper Football. he watched as Kirishima flicked the 'ball' throw the 'goal' Sato had up.
"Goal!" Kirishima shouted happily. Izuku looked down to his hands. Idly he flicked a finger a few times before the idea fully formed in his mind. He could send his power through his fingers rather than his whole hand. That could reduce the power output and possibly give him quicker more accurate strikes.
'I'll have to train this after school,' Izuku thought before he felt eyes on him. He looked up to see Bakugo glaring at him.
"What?" Izuku asked. Bakugo didn't reply and simply turned back around. Izuku looked down to his desk. Even Bakugo wasn't saying anything to him.
'I can't let myself get discouraged,' Izuku thought as the face of Mr. Yagi flashed through his mind followed by the almost loving smile Ochaco gave him before he left. The rest would come around or they weren't his friends in the first place. With a slow breath, he looked to the front of the class. Snipe sat there reading a magazine. Perhaps...
Izuku stood and moved to the front of the class. "Snipe-sensei," Izuku spoke getting the man's attention.
"Whatcha need little cowpoke?" Snipe asked.
"Is it possible to request a training ground to use before the sports festival?" Izuku asked.
"Of course," Snipe replied before he grabbed out the hall pass. "Head to the principal's office and talk with him... I'll call ahead," Snipe handed off the pass and Izuku left.
~Nezu's office~
Izuku stepped in to see the principal sitting behind his desk drinking tea and reading. "Nezu-Sensei?" Izuku asked.
"Ah Midoriya-kun... come in Snipe informed me that you wish to make use of a training ground," Nezu said as the boy stepped in and sat down.
"Yes I got an idea for an attack and I was hoping to get a little time to work out the power and aim," Izuku explained.
"What's the attack?" Nezu asked.
"My idea is to use finger flicks to shoot powerful but accurate bursts," Izuku explained.
"Ah, mini Detroit smashes?" Nezu asked.
"I was thinking something more like 'Tornado Burst' for the basic attack and 'Typhoon Rush' for quick succession bursts," Izuku replied.
"I like the names... Come I'll show you to a training ground you can use after and before school to work on it," Nezu said as he hopped off his chair and lead Izuku out.
~End Notes~ I know it took a long time to get this chapter out. It's also a little short... sorry. Also sorry for the hard turn on the class shying away from Izuku. But when a Cinnamon Roll kills someone it'll make you rethink about that roll... I hope you guys/gals go with it and it doesn't turn you away.
P.S. I got a wickedly fun idea for the Sports Festival so now I really can't wait to get to that.
{1} He didn't have to push himself against Nomu so his time didn't shrink as much.