Disclaimer: I do not own anything from My Hero Academia, nor do I own concepts of any other anime, manga, videogame or TV shows used in this story.
Author's note: I realized I forgot to add a paragraph in chapter 3 from my draft because I'm too lazy to proofread my work properly. It's about Izuku demonstrating how he acquires mutations.
This story is simply written for fun, I expect I would make plenty of amateur mistakes.
Texts like this are Izuku's voluntary thoughts from his perspective.
[Texts like this] represents thoughts that comes from his subconscious, where the majority of his quirk manifests. All of Izuku's subconscious thoughts are not actually verbal. To Izuku, they're merely flashes of notions that happen in very short moments. After all, they come from his intuition.
Chapter 10: Unforeseen
Class 1-A had just departed by bus from U.A.'s main school building after they had just finished changing to their costumes. Most of the class were seated at the middle compartment with the seats along both sides of the bus facing each other, while a few seated in pairs at the rear section.
Most of the students were passing time chatting about the school emergency that morning, when Kirishima turned to Izuku and said: "Hey, Midoriya! Good job in the cafeteria dude! I never thought of using my quirk like that before!"
Izuku could only chuckle awkwardly at the complement. "Oh, uhm… Thanks?"
Ashido giggled at Izuku's response. "You know… I thought you're a pretty shy guy, but you looked really confident when you started shouting out orders!"
"Well… I actually felt kinda bad yelling at people like that, but I had to do something. Someone was going to get hurt if I didn't act fast." Izuku said apologetically with a shrug.
"I generally say what's on my mind, Midoriya…" Asui said.
"Hmm? What is it, Tsuyu?"
"With that powerful quirk of yours, I think you're going to be the number one hero someday." Asui said to Izuku with a smile.
"Heh, yeah right, Frog-face! I'm the one who's going to be the number one hero." Bakugou snickered as he sat beside Izuku.
Kirishima raised an eyebrow at Bakugou's comment. "But Bakugou, Midoriya can already use your quirk, and many others! How are you going to compete with him?"
"I don't have to, because this idiot doesn't care about fuckin' rankings. I know him better than anyone else, you think I'd even bother aiming for first place if I knew he was going for it?" Bakugou said with a grin.
"Huh? If you didn't come to U.A. to be the greatest hero, then what else are you planning to do, Midoriya?" Kaminari asked with a look of confusion.
"Well… I'm sure you've heard of this saying: If quirks and superpowers had not emerged, humanity would be enjoying interstellar travel right now…" Izuku started explaining as Bakugou looked at him with a knowing smile.
Izuku and Bakugou, age 13
The two best friends were hanging out in Izuku's room as usual. They had just finished their study session and were just playing a fighting game against each other on Izuku's game console.
"Hey Kacchan, you remember when I said we were both going to become the greatest heroes ever?" Izuku said while tapping the buttons on his controller, eyes still focused on the screen.
Bakugou replied in a similar manner, seemingly accustomed to chatting like this. "Yeah, you're going to be number one, and I'll be number two right?"
"I've changed my mind, you can have the number one spot now." Izuku's reply made Bakugou put down his controller in shock as he looked into Izuku's eyes with concern.
Forfeiting a match in a videogame was something Bakugou would never do, yet he couldn't care less about the game at that moment. "Wait, what the fuck do you mean? You don't want to be a hero anymore?"
Izuku stopped playing and answered Bakugou with a slightly somber expression. "No, not really… but I'm going to become a different kind of hero."
"What? What the fuck are you talking about?"
"You know how I've started reading those educational books for a few years now?"
"Yeah, what do they have to do with this?"
"I've been thinking, what All Might did as the Symbol of Peace, he only managed to drastically reduce crime rates, but not eliminate them. Then I realized, what if we didn't have crimes anymore? So I did some research, and I think I may be able to figure out a way to stop crime completely. Or more specifically, eliminate the conditions that cause people to commit crime in the first place."
"Wait, what the actual fuck?! You can't just stop crime altogether, that's impossible! It's human nature!"
Izuku chuckled at Bakugou's reaction, as if he had expected it. "Is it? You'd be surprised how many abstract and hollow concepts are still ingrained within languages and societies everywhere. 'Human nature' being one of them, there's no such thing."
Bakugou stared at Izuku as if he had gone mad.
Izuku scratched his head and frowned. "Yeah, I know, it sounds crazy. I'm starting to understand the frustration of those authors too. I'll try to explain the short version to you, but know this: I did consider all of this thoroughly, even with my quirk, and it all just makes sense, so I ask that you at least try to listen with an open mind. Ready?"
Bakugou sighed and face-palmed in defeat. "Fuck it, this is probably the most insane thing I've ever heard from you, but your instinct's never been wrong, so why not?"
Present day, en route to training facility
Izuku cleared his throat after being reminded of that memory by Bakugou's expression, then he elaborated on his statement. "The entire world has been stagnant in terms of societal progress since quirks appeared, we haven't changed much for more than a century, constantly stuck in this unending cycle of heroics and villainy. I want to help the world move forward from this. I don't know what I should do to make that a reality yet, but I felt learning how to be a proper hero is the first step to that, and what better place to learn it than at U.A.?"
"Assisting the progress of civilization? That sounds like quite a noble cause, I hope you can achieve your vision one day, Midoriya." Iida said with genuine admiration at Izuku's answer.
"But for now, I'll just focus on learning how to be a good hero, it's a dream for the far future anyway." Izuku said as he waved a hand in dismissal.
"Yeah, you wouldn't want him to explain it to you, trust me. It took him at least three fuckin' hours to describe the details to me, and I barely understood half of it. I doubt any of you chumps here could do better," added Bakugou with a sneer as Izuku subtly glared at him.
"Perhaps your lexicon is the equivalent of a steamed turd, therefore inadequate to comprehend the magnitude of his grandiose scheme." Kaminari said with a snobby tone at Bakugou.
"Oh yeah, Mr Vocabulary?! How about I pound you into the fuckin' ground?!" barked Bakugou as he stood up from his seat to lunge at Kaminari, but was stopped by Izuku restraining him.
At one of the back rows sitting beside Uraraka, Yaoyorozu watched the exchange between Bakugou and Kaminari with a look of disapproval. "What a vulgar conversation…"
"Hehe, I think this is pretty fun though!" Uraraka giggled as she continued to watch the banter between her classmates.
"Fortunately for all of us, Midoriya's manners haven't been influenced much by Bakugou…" Yaoyorozu remarked nonchalantly.
"Alright, settle down, all of you! We're here." Aizawa announced as the bus slowed down to a halt.
"WHOAAAAA!"
"This looks like a theme park!"
Exclamations of awe could be heard from the students of 1-A as they entered the massive dome that housed the training facility.
The Space Hero, Thirteen, was waiting for them just within the entrance, clad in a costume that resembled an astronaut's spacesuit. He greeted the students with a warm reception. "Welcome to the Unforeseen Simulation Joint! This facility is of my own design!"
Aizawa looked around the area and walked up to Thirteen. "Thirteen. Where's All Might? I thought he was supposed to meet us here."
"Ah, about that…" Thirteen replied, then he continued a whisper that Izuku couldn't hear, as he put up three fingers towards Aizawa.
Three?
Does that mean All Might's three hour limit?
Maybe he's reached his limit today?
"Hmm, so be it. Let's get started." Aizawa stated as he turned around to face the class, standing alongside Thirteen.
"Now then, as I'm sure many of you are aware…" Thirteen proceeded to make a speech about the dangers of quirks, and how careful use of it is absolutely necessary in a hero's line of work.
"…I hope all of you can leave here today with the understanding that you're meant to help people with your powers and save lives. That is all! Thank you for listening!" said Thirteen as he ended his speech with a bow, and all the students clapped their hands in excitement.
[ALERT: Anomaly detected]
Izuku felt goosebumps throughout his entire body as his attention was immediately drawn to the fountain at the central plaza a distance away, then he yelled and pointed towards a purple mist that had just fizzled into existence. "SENSEI!"
"EVERYONE HUDDLE UP AND DON'T MOVE!" Aizawa yelled with a voice of urgency.
In the distance, dozens of people emerged from the expanding purple mist, and more than half of the figures could been seen carrying weapons on their person.
"What the hell is that? Are those training targets, like the entrance exam?" Kirishima said as he squinted at the direction of the commotion.
"STAY WHERE YOU ARE! THOSE ARE VILLAINS!" barked Aizawa as he put on his goggles. "Thirteen! Begin evacuating the students!"
[Assessing situation…]
The lights in the dome are all shut off…
And the intruder alarm isn't going off, that means its disabled too.
These guys aren't just common thugs, it's an organized ambush!
[Analyzing optimal course of action…]
We need to call for backup, Aizawa-sensei and Thirteen won't be able to hold them off for long!
"Kaminari! Signal the school for help with that transceiver on your ear!" Izuku shouted.
"O-okay!" Kaminari put a hand to his gadget and concentrated, then he looked at Izuku and shook his head. "It's not working, I can't get a signal out!"
"One of these villains must be an electric-type that's causing the interference." Aizawa said as he readied his alloy scarf for combat and billowed it around him. "Get going, all of you! I'll hold them off!"
"Everyone, let's go!" Thirteen exclaimed as he ushered the students towards the entrance.
Izuku watched as Aizawa leaped towards the large group of villains and skillfully dispatched them in close combat, taking on multiple opponents easily with his scarf.
[Updating combat routine data…]
Huh… So that's how I should pull the scarf when-
"Midoriya, we have to go!" Iida yelled at Izuku who was staring at Aizawa's fight.
"Afraid I can't allow you to leave…" said a disembodied voice as the purple mist with two glowing eyes appeared in their way in an instant, halting the escaping group in their tracks. "Greetings. We are the League of Villains. Forgive our audacity, but today, we've come here to end the life…"
"…of All Might, the Symbol of Peace."
Crap! I have to do something!
[Analyzing target…]
[Structural weakness found]
This guy's intangible! Must be his quirk…
But there's a small part of him that's wearing that weird plate armor…
Maybe he has a solid body, but he's using that mist to protect it?
[Assessing situation…]
A few of us can hit that target, however…
The best quirk to deal with him here is Thirteen's, I can already sense him ready to-
[Alert: Target obstruction imminent]
Huh?! I have to stop those two from getting in Thirteen's way!
[Activating quirk: Lumber]
Izuku realized just in time that Bakugou and Kirishima were about to leap into action, as he reached out and coiled tree trunks around their waist to stop them before they stepped in front of the Space Hero. "Now, Thirteen!"
"Quick thinking, young man!" Thirteen immediately activated his Black Hole quirk through his finger, rapidly sucking in the purple mist.
The purple mist retaliated by opening another portal behind Thirteen, causing him to shred the back portion of his costume into dust. The Space Hero slumped to the ground unconscious from the shock of the damage, causing Ashido to scream in horror. "Thirteen! No!"
Fuck! I didn't think that teleport quirk could work like that!
The fastest way to get help now would be…
"Run Iida, RUN! We'll distract him!" Izuku shouted as he started to Electrify his arm while charging an Air Cannon shot at the mist, which prompted Iida to sprint towards the door while avoiding the villain. Bakugou and Kirishima also dashed towards the villain after hearing Izuku's command.
"I DON'T THINK SO!" echoed the villain's voice as his misty body spread out to envelop all of the students at once. "BEGONE!"
Iida, being the one nearest to the villain and running towards the door, was teleported away first, along with Bakugou and Kirishima who were within close proximity of him.
Shoji, with his Dupli-arms, used his wide reach to protect Ashido, Sero, Uraraka, and the unconscious Thirteen from the mist.
After that, Izuku's vision was shrouded by the purple mist before he could see what happened to everyone else.
A sense of vertigo filled Izuku's mind as he opened his eyes to find himself plunging into a large lake.
Water… I'm at the Flood Zone!
That mist guy must've scattered everyone across the zones to reduce our numbers!
Looking around underwater after he oriented himself, Izuku saw a humanoid with a shark-like face diving towards him, ready to attack with its razor sharp teeth.
[Advanced combat protocols initiated]
[All quirks ready to deploy]
Izuku immediately Hardened his arm to meet the massive bite. He heard the shark villain's teeth crack and break against his skin as it howled in pain.
Whoa, Kirishima's quirk came in handy, I barely felt that!
"Midoriya!" Just as Izuku was about to wind up another Hardened fist to strike the villain, Asui swam into his field of vision to kick the villain away with her powerful legs, and pulled him along towards the surface with her extended tongue. Within moments, Izuku was tossed onto the deck of a ship along with Mineta, then she joined them by climbing up the ship's hull.
"Thanks, Tsuyu." Izuku said as he coughed up some water.
"No problem, ribbit. But we seem to be in trouble here, Midoriya."
"Yeah, I didn't hear it wrong, did I? They said they're here to kill All Might?"
"B-but there no way, right? He'll thrash 'em once he gets here!" said Mineta Minoru, a short boy with grape like growths on his head.
"We don't know that for sure. If they organized an operation this big they must have a way to kill him." Izuku said as he shook his head at Mineta.
"I agree, ribbit. Otherwise, why come all this way just to get beaten up?"
A harsh voice could be heard from the water as the shark villain resurfaced, accompanied by many other figures. "Come back here, you brats! I'll kill you all!"
Mineta started screaming in panic at the sight of the villains. "There's a whole school of them! We're gonna dieeeeee!"
[Analyzing targets…]
[Assessing situation…]
These guys are all suited for aquatic maneuvers…
That means they knew about USJ's layout…
But they teleported Asui here, who's perfect in this environment…
Therefore, they don't know about our quirks…
[Analyzing optimal course of action…]
Asui and Mineta watched as Izuku scanned the villains with a quick glance and ducked back behind the railing, then his eyes started rapidly darting about in a disturbing manner.
"Mi-Midoriya? Are you okay?" Asui said with a growing concern in her voice.
"Yeah. I just figured out how to get us out of this mess." Izuku's gaze stopped and focused on Asui as he gave her a nod.
"How can we possibly fight, dumbass?! These guys might be even tough enough to kill All Might!" Mineta continued to shout frantically.
"Yes, we can. Or more specifically, I can. They don't know about our quirks, which means they sure as hell don't know what I'm capable of either. Fortunately I have something that's perfect for this situation. Here's what we'll do; but before that, just to keep our options open, tell me about your quirk Mineta…"
"Okay, looks like we're still going with plan A. Ready? On my signal…"
Izuku stepped over the railing and leaped towards the water while making a wimpy scream. "Aaaah! I'll kill all of you!"
Pretend to panic like Mineta, lure them in like shark bait!
As soon as Izuku hit the water, he started to splash around and sink slowly as he pretended to be drowning. The moment she heard Izuku hit the water, Asui carried Mineta and leaped to the highest roof of the boat which was made of an insulated plastic.
Izuku gradually bubbled out air underwater while looking about, he could see the villains had fallen for his ruse and were diving straight for him. Just before they reached him, Izuku gave them all a cunning smile.
He unleashed Electricity through his entire body and the Flood Zone was enveloped in a flashing yellow light. Moments later, the villain's bodies floated up to the surface one by one. He then lashed out Lumber to round up all the villains together in a restraining bind, making sure their heads were above the surface while the wood kept them afloat.
They're gonna be unconscious for a while…
Good thing it didn't take much Electricity to knock them out underwater.
Izuku then floated to the surface by temporarily transforming his arms into wood, then Asui picked him up with her tongue as she bounded away in a mighty leap with Mineta in her arms.
The three classmates trudged through shallow water towards the shore as Izuku noticed Aizawa was still in combat near the central plaza.
"What should we do now?" Asui asked as she dragged Mineta by his scarf.
"For now, getting help is our top priority. I think I saw Iida disappear the same time as Kacchan and Kirishima. I've been watching the stairway to the entrance for a while, no sign of any of them. I think we should assume that he hasn't been able to escape yet." Izuku said as he wringed his clothes to remove some of the water. "We should try to avoid the plaza by skirting around the shoreline and head for the exit."
"Alright, ribbit. But it looks like Aizawa-sensei is still fighting a large number of villains over there…"
"Aizawa-sensei jumped in to keep them occupied, we have to make use of the time he bought for us. There's no telling how long he can hold out, too many variables for my quirk to predict the outcome."
"Your quirk? What are you planning, Midoriya? Don't do anything stupid…" said Mineta as he looked at Izuku nervously.
"I'm not saying we should dive into the fight to help him, but maybe we can watch for openings to lighten Sensei's load for a bit. As far as I can tell most of the villains here are just common thugs, there's only about three or four of them that could be serious trouble. Now let's start moving…"
Just as Izuku finished his sentence, the blue-haired slender villain that was covered in numerous detached hands lunged for Aizawa. After trading a few blows, Aizawa's arm could be seen bleeding and hanging limp at his side.
"Move, move! We have to go get help…" Izuku said hurriedly with a tense whisper, careful not to let his voice be heard by the villains in the distance.
Aizawa was slowing down significantly, yet still putting up an impressive fight with a crippled arm. Just as Aizawa knocked out the most of the thugs in the plaza, a towering muscular figure with dark skin approached him from the back.
It took everything out of Izuku to not warn Aizawa or else he could risk drawing attention to his friends. He could only watch helplessly as the massive villain slammed Aizawa into the ground and broke one of his arms.
At what seemed to be the worst timing ever, Izuku also spotted Bakugou, Kirishima and Iida exiting the Collapsed Zone off in the distance, close to the entrance stairway.
[Assessing situation…]
That giant villain could easily kill Aizawa-sensei at any moment, he's most likely their weapon against All Might…
And I can see Iida over there, he can escape to get help if they're not spotted…
But how do I fight something that could kill the number one hero…?
Do I even stand a chance…?
[Insufficient data]
I can't see any other options… I must do this… For everyone's sake…
Even for a few seconds, I have to distract the villains right now, or we're all going to die here…
Clenching his trembling fists to steel himself, Izuku turned to Asui with a determined expression. "Tsuyu… take Mineta and escape from the far side of the lake, avoid the main plaza no matter what… I'm going to make sure those villains don't notice Iida, he's the best chance we have of getting backup. The others may not be as lucky as us, any delays could be deadly."
Mineta tried to object with a strained whisper. "B-but you'll die, Midoriya! Can't you just-"
"I'll be fine, it's going to be okay." Izuku gave them both a reassuring smile, his body language betraying no hint of the primal fear within him. "Now go."
"Midoriya. Thank you…" Asui said with a nod as she made a quiet splash back into the water with Mineta and swam swiftly across the lake's surface. After they were a safe distance away, Izuku started running at a full sprint towards the two villains.
"HEY!"
Electricity surged and crackled around Izuku's arms as he infused the lightning into Air Cannon shots and fired it towards the remaining villains. The orbs of supercharged plasma electrocuted and knocked out the few remaining thugs who were watching Aizawa getting beaten up, but they barely made the giant villain flinch, while the slender figure beside the large brute dodged the attacks easily.
Damn, Plasma Cannon didn't work on those two…
I was right, those two are serious threats…
Might need a bit more juice to knock the big guy out…
[Infusing Stockpile energy…]
Green sparks mixed into the vortex of air as a green glowing orb started to coalesce on Izuku's left palm, but right before he could shoot, the blue haired villain rushed towards him and grabbed his firing arm. It made his attack go wide and destroyed half of the central fountain in a burst of green light.
A spine chilling voice came from the face behind a detached hand: "Well, well… What do we have here? That's quite a flashy quirk you have… Where have I seen it before?"
Shit! This guy's fast!
Izuku released a burst of Electricity from his other arm to shock the villain, but his counterattack went wide as the villain retreated with a maniacal cackle.
He touched me, but I didn't get any information about his quirk?
[ALERT: CRITICAL TRAUMA]
Izuku moved to realign another Plasma Cannon shot at the other villain, then he realized in horror that his left arm had withered away at the elbow with a huge chunk of flesh and bone missing, and what remained of his arm dangled on a few strips of tendons and muscles.
FUCK! He decays things on contact?!
My nerves couldn't even fire off a signal before they got disintegrated!
"Oh my, no screaming? You're a tough little hero, aren't ya? I may have gripped a little too hard there, it's your own fault for interfering with a boss fight like that…" The blue haired villain said with a deranged reptilian voice. "Hmm, no matter… Since you want to fight the boss so badly, I'll let you have a taste too. Nomu, c'mere and show this little noob how you fought Eraserhead, but give him a handicap, will ya?"
Okay, calm down…
I know the damage is already there…
Don't let the pain overwhelm me…
Despite his injury, Izuku managed to keep his cool after taking a few deep breaths. He watched as the large villain released its grip of Aizawa's now shattered arm, and slowly walked towards him. At this angle, Izuku could see that the villain's brain was completely exposed with the top of its skull missing, and lifeless eyes poked out from the brain where the eye sockets should be.
What the fuck is that thing?!
Shit, I wasted the entire Stockpile into that last shot too…
Can't use Flak Cannon yet, I have to lure that thing to move further away from Aizawa-sensei!
With his remaining arm, Izuku fired multiple Plasma Cannon attacks at the villain named Nomu. The resulting blasts hit dead center on Nomu's chest and charred some of its flesh, yet the wounds healed up within a matter of seconds. The impacts from the attacks barely affected it, merely causing ripples across its skin.
What?!
How the hell am I supposed to damage this guy?!
"Did I mention that he has super regeneration and shock absorption? He's designed to withstand All Might's attacks, try anything you like, he'll just heal back up." said the slender villain with a sinister chuckle.
Two quirks?! What the hell? How?!
Unless…
"Oh yeah? How about you then!" Izuku then fired a barrage of Flak Cannon shots at the slender villain, but the Nomu moved with blinding speed to intercept the projectiles, protecting it's master from harm. This time the explosions burned and ripped apart a large portion of flesh in its stomach, yet the wounds were insignificant against its healing.
"What?! That's completely different than what you did before!" The slender villain exclaimed as he started to scratch his neck in agitation. "No… I remember now! I've seen Sensei use his quirks like that! That isn't just one quirk, is it?! Get him, Nomu! No more games!"
Before Izuku could even blink, an immense force pushed his head backwards into the ground, he felt the entire world crack and shatter as his skull was wrought with agony.
"What the hell are you?! Huh?! You can't have a quirk like Sensei's! That's impossible!" The slender villain approached closer as his tone was laced with madness and disbelief. "Nomu, hold him up! I want to have a better look at him!"
Izuku felt the massive hand on his head reach around his waist, and it squeezed him with an inhuman strength as it lifted him up. He reflexively Hardened his entire body, but even so his skin still cracked and his eyes went bloodshot from the pressure. Then, he unleashed every ounce of Electricity he had within him just enough to not overload his brain, yet the damage was insignificant against this titanic foe.
That barely even tickled it!
[Analyzing target physiology…]
This thing's as tough as All Might! But how?!
[Mutation quirks detected: 4; Data acquisition complete]
He has super-strength and super-speed quirks too?!
The Nomu creature held up Izuku in front of its face as its master walked up to its side. "A brat like you doesn't deserve that power! You're All Might's disciple, aren't you?! He's raising you to rival Sensei!" The man-child shrieked with a hysteric tone as he continuously scratched his neck to the point of drawing blood.
Sensei? He could be talking about All For One…
No time to find out, I have to get away from this monster!
[Formulating countermeasures…]
Can't use Zero Gravity, it might float off into another zone and hurt someone else, I have to keep it here!
I can't risk harming my one remaining arm with Acid either…
Anything weaker than Explosion isn't going to make a dent in it…
[Structural weakness detected]
[Target assessment: Destroy exposed neural network]
Maybe I can at least knock it out long enough to get away…
Izuku reached out his uninjured arm towards the Nomu's exposed brain with every ounce of remaining energy he had, ready to splatter it with an Explosion. However, the moment his hand made contact, he was instantly overwhelmed by an excruciating headache that incapacitated him.
[Neural network datamass detected]
[Interpreting datamass…]
What… happening…
can't…
…think…
From the Nomu's eyes, if it had any sentient thought at all, it merely saw Izuku reach out a trembling hand that brushed across the top of its head, then he started twitching with his eyes rolled back as if he was having a seizure.
Izuku vaguely caught a glimpse of the purple fog villain appearing before slipping into an agonizing stupor. The headache felt like it lasted an eternity as Izuku could barely perceive anything through the pain.
"Crush him! You're just an inferior piece of filth! You will never be as great as Sensei, you hear me?!" The slender villain's screams were reaching the point of mania as he visibly trembled in a tantrum.
The Nomu tightened its powerful grip around Izuku's body, crunching his entire Hardened torso like a twig. Izuku was still so crippled by the headache that he could barely comprehend the immense pain as blood gurgled from his mouth.
[Interpreting datamass…]
[Operator condition critical; Rerouting all resources to current task…]
I can't… die here…
[Primary quirk factor mechanisms found]
[Integrating data…]
"Pulverize him with everything you've got! All Might thinks he can raise a hero that can match Sensei?! I want him to see how much of a failure he is!" The Nomu then slammed Izuku into the ground again, deepening the shallow crater that his head had smashed into previously, then it repeatedly pummeled his Hardened body further into the concrete with all its might.
I hope Asui and Mineta got away…
Iida, Kirishima and Kacchan too…
I'm sorry… everyone…
I tried…
…my best…
[Primary quirk factor data integrated]
[Complete mutation growth framework generated; Developmental period bypass available]
[Quirks: Shock Absorption, Super Regeneration, Amplify Strength, Amplify Speed; Assimilation complete]
It took a while to write this chapter, I wanted to make sure I was satisfied with the story. I had the USJ arc drafted since before I wrote chapter one, it's the main reason why I put the 'OP Izuku' label on this fic. I've also taken some liberties on the fact that the Nomu has 4 other different DNAs in its body, but it's never really stated what other quirks it had.
I'd love to know if there's anything I can improve on. Thanks for reading!