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Chapter 2: Watching A new chance
Izuku Midoriya had lived a short life full of disappointment and despair, first by being born quirkless in a world where 80% of the population had a quirk or power, second by being denied of support from his mother when she didn't give hope to his dreams, and the most painful of all, meeting his idol, and being shot down like the worthless person he is; he had to admit that his mother didn't know at that time what to say, especially when he was a crying mess, and her gain on weight was the result of the guilt she still carried from that day… and All Might had been just real about his situation, as maybe his suggestion was not wrong about becoming a cop, but it still hurt.
This introduction surprised and worried Izuku's friends. While they had known that Izuku's life was not sunshine and rainbows, they had not expected it to be somewhat depressing. The teachers seem to be less surprised as they knew a quirkless person's life is tough. It is why suicide rates are so high for quirkless people.
"Wow, I..." Denki seemed to want to say something but just went quiet.
Inko just had tears in her eyes, hearing about her role in the negative parts of his life.
"What was I thinking? There is no way someone like me could ever be a hero." Izuku muttered to himself as he reached the entrance of an alley, where a crowd had formed, and a commotion was taking place… it was a villain attack.
He had done it again, even when he said he would give up, he had walked toward a place where heroes will show up; he had done it so many times it was like a second nature, and he will always take notes to help himself become a good hero, but with what All Might had said to him, he just couldn't understand why he walked here… until he saw the villain.
"Wait… that is the same villain that… and he has Kacchan!" Izuku nearly screamed as he saw the scene, then he began to drown on guilt as he realized that this was his fault; if only he hadn't cling to All Might when he leaped with the villain in the bottle… if only he hadn't cling to his dream so stubbornly… if only he hadn't been born…
"NO, don't think like that Deku! You're worth more than you realize and you are the most heroic person I know!" Shouted Ochaco. The rest of Deku's friends nodded along with her words.
Inko grew more worried about her son having so little self-worth.
"Hey, Baku-bro, how did you get caught by this villain?" Kirishima asked. However Bakugo was too busy fuming at having to see himself looking weak.
Time seemed to stop for Izuku as he caught a glimpse of Bakugo's face, how he seemed desperate, as if asking to be saved, eyes pleading for help; before he could come up with a plan, or an excuse to leave, his heart had began to work overtime, his legs moved him forward, first with two shy steps, and then a full sprint. For Izuku, it wasn't a matter of being able to do something or not, it was all about saving someone in need, not for glory, but because it was the right thing to do.
Everyone who knows Izuku smiled at this. "Now that is the Deku I know, willing to run into a tough situation, even if it ment only helping one person out." Exclaimed Ochaco, smiling at Izuku's bravery and determination to help.
"Leave him alone!" Izuku shouted as he threw his backpack at the villain, managing to hit his eye with some of its contents; the villain wailed as the pain was too much to bear, loosening his grip in the explosive boy, and giving room for the green haired boy to try and grab his tormentor.
"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?!" Bakugo screamed in outrage at being assisted by not other than the one he called useless.
"I'm sorry, but you looked as if asking for help." Izuku meekly replied as he kept pulling the blond troublemaker, even as the villain regained control of himself, and began to wrap itself around Bakugo again.
"DETROIT SMASH!" All Might's voice resounded with the power of a thousand heroes, and was quickly followed by a blast of compressed air that dispersed the villain like it was nothing, unfortunately, this had the effect of sending Izuku flying; the last thing he saw before blacking out, was the image of fast approaching pipes in a thrash can…
"NO!" Screamed everyone in the audience. Having to witness someone so young die so fast is not something everyone can stomach. It doesn't make it better that the young man in question was someone who everyone knows or is acquainted with and has some great bonds with. Inko started crying from seeing her son have such a sudden death.
Toshinori looked shocked and ashamed of himself. He knew this was another world and not theirs, but that meant in another world Izuku, his protege had died because of him. He then came to the realization that this could have happened here and it was luck that Izuku had not been seriously harmed when he had punched the sludge villain away.
Izuku blinked a few times… wondering how did he ended in this dark room; he was still wearing his school uniform, although now he had his backpack and no trace of the nauseating slug was on his body, in fact, he felt as if recently cleaned, he also noticed that he was sitting in what appeared to be a wooden chair, and the only visible object was a fancy chair in front of him, although it could also be called a modest throne.
Quickly, everyone's shock and horror faded away into confusion. They had just seen Izuku die, so how is he fine and where was he.
"Where am I? What happened?" Izuku asked to no one as he tried to look beyond the darkness of the room, but couldn't see anything else; the sudden sound of footsteps caught his attention, and soon another figure appeared in the room.
"Who is that?" Mina asked the million-dollar question on everyone's mind.
"Izuku Midoriya, welcome to the afterlife." The voice belonged to a girl, her light blue hair, long to the waist and adorned with what appeared to be a loop of hair on top, matched her eyes perfectly, her body was lean but enriched with very feminine curves, and her blue blouse and mini skirt, adorned with yellow trim, only enhanced how beautiful she was… Izuku would have preferred if her skirt wasn't that high though…
"Woah, she is hot!" Mineta and Denki shouted but quickly silenced by Jiro and Tsuyu. The other males of the room couldn't help but agree with the duo. The teachers, however, were analyzing what she had said.
"Unfortunately, you passed away just moments ago." The girl continued as she reached her chair, taking seat and crossing her legs… right in front of a now flustered Izuku; while he hadn't seen anything, he still wished that the opportunity hadn't presented itself like that.
Since this was being told from Izuku's point of view (somewhat), the audience also didn't see anything. "Oh come on, just because Izuku doesn't see anything, means we can't either! That's unfair." To say Mineta and Denki (and secretly most of the males) where disappointed, was an understatement. The females were wondering why this girl wasn't being more careful with her mini-skirt. And Ochaco was extremely jealous that Deku was getting flustered by another female.
Then the mysterious lady's words caught up to them. "What! Izuku actually died, I thought Izuku was going to be fine! There is not even a scratch on him!" Despair quickly settled into the audience knowing that Izuku did die and that wherever he was currently at, was not the living world.
"Your life was a short one, but in fact, you are dead." The girl continued, with a voice that sounded as if mourning him, a solemn voice reserved for a temple; Izuku didn't need to ask for proof, his mind had been going over the last few seconds he remembered, and there was no way to have survived that, now he only had to make sure of one thing.
"Just one question… is Kacchan safe?" Izuku asked with fear on his voice, afraid to hear that his tormentor and former friend had his same fate.
"Kacchan? Ah, you mean Katsuki Bakugo. He is alive." The girl answered, lifting a great weight from the green haired boy.
"Thank goodness!" Izuku said while grasping his chest, showing tears and a relieved smile, making the girl before him eyetwitch, not that he noticed.
Smiles broke out at this. Ochaco too, "That is just like him alright, even though he is not fine, he is still glad that he managed to help/save someone." Kota was smiling too, as this reminded him of their fight with Muscular and how Izuku had saved him.
Though, the eye twitch confused them.
"Although he would have been fine even if you hadn't intervened." The girl added as she seemed to take a peek at a book at her side, as if the information was written there.
"I know…" Izuku replied absentmindedly, earning a few blinks of surprise from the girl, who admittedly expected some outrage from this boy.
"There were a lot of heroes around, and one of them would have eventually helped him, or, knowing Kacchan, he would have found an opportunity to escape himself. I know I wasn't needed, but I couldn't help myself… and his eyes looked as if asking for help." Izuku explained while looking at his fidgeting hands; the girl looked annoyed at his behavior, as if being denied the chance of having fun at his expense.
The students and kids were confused at the girl's annoyance, but the adults were starting to draw some conclusions that made them feel some anger. Inko looked and felt the most anger she has ever felt before.
"I guess my only regret is that mom is going to cry a lot, but at least she won't have to keep worrying for me…" Izuku continued, failing to see how the girl was now glaring at him.
The younger part of the audience was now starting to figure things out, while the adults were getting increasingly nettled. Inko looked like he was about to unleash hell on earth.
"SHUT UP ALREADY!" The girl shouted as she couldn't tolerate him anymore; Izuku reeled back at the sudden outburst, not understanding the reason why.
Inko then exploded, "THAT BITCH! HOW DARE SHE YELL AT MY BABY BOY AND TRY TO MAKE HIM MISERABLE FOR HER AMUSEMENT. I SWEAR IF I EVER MEET HER, SHE IS GOING TO REGRET EVER EXISTING. I WILL TIE HER UP AND-" (Going to cut that part out to make sure this doesn't somehow go beyond M rated).
The rest of the audience, while terrified of Inko right now, believed her anger was somewhat justified. The students looked like they wanted to break something, the teachers looked pissed that someone wanted to try to get someone who had died, riled up or miserable, just for her amusement.
"Ahem! My name is Aqua, and I'm a goddess who guides humans who die young into the afterlife." The goddess Aqua returned to her solemn voice, as if her outburst never happened, gaining the attention of the green haired boy.
Inko was calming down but still pissed.
"You are presented with two choices, Izuku Midoriya: You can start from square one with a new life, or you can go to heaven and carry on like an old man." Aqua explained to the attentive Izuku, who quickly began to weight his options.
"I see… going to heaven and rest surely sounds nice, and being reborn could give me the chance of become a hero again, maybe this time I'll have a quirk and…" As Izuku began to mutter, Aqua began to panic; she knew that a soul like this would immediately become an angel if going to heaven, and being reborn would net her no gain at all, so, she decided to take action to have her way.
And just like that Inko exploded again, "THAT WHORE! I WILL- (cut here) AND- (more cuts) WITH A GOD DAMNED RUSTY TEASPOON. AND LASTLY- (Nothing more powerful than a mother's righteous fury. Oh and also another cut here)." In the main world of Konosuba, Aqua feels Impending doom approaching.
Everyone else was processing that this was the person who guides young people into the afterlife, a person who would willing trick someone from heaven just for her own gain.
"To tell you the truth, heaven is not the dreamy place you mortals believe it to be." Aqua quickly took a gossiping tone, breaking the muttering of the boy.
"Is it not?" Izuku innocently asked, wondering what kind of place it would be… maybe heaven needed heroes too?
"It is very boring, with no entertainment whatsoever, and you won't have a physical body, meaning that you'll never have sexual action." Aqua explained, trying to push the buttons of the boy; had Izuku been a shut in, she would have mentioned videogames and manga, but she knew better than trying that.
Everyone was mad, "What disgraceful conduct, she is actively lying to Izuku to manipulate him into a choice that benefits her and her alone!" Stated a furious Tenya.
"What? Why would I want to have…" Izuku was flustered at the idea put on his head, but not enough to not think that this was suspicious; the idea of being the victim of a prank after his pitiful attempt at saving Bakugo began to enter his mind.
"I also have to warn you: There is no guarantee of you being reborn with a useful quirk; most of the time, souls like you just get a minimal upgrade when reborn, which in your case, it may be a lesser quirk, like changing the color of your hair, or breathing under water at best." Aqua's words struck deep and hard at poor Izuku, leaving him with only poor choices… although the idea of not being quirkless was still worth considering.
"NO, she is lying to you, Izuku, don't listen to her," Mina shouted at the screen, trying to convey to Izuku that he had better choices then what Aqua was telling him.
"Wouldn't mind erasing her from existence." Muttered Eri, who was mad at Aqua for lying to her savior and making him sad.
"Now, there is a third option that not many have, but before telling you what it is, I need to ask: Do you still want to be a hero?" Aqua asked now, and for the first time she saw a pure heart shining with blinding determination.
"Yes." Izuku answered without falter, sowing fierce eyes that could not match his will; Aqua smirked just slightly, knowing that the bait was taken, and maybe this time, she had the proper soul.
"There is another world, where quirks do not exist and magic is as common as a sword, a place that had enjoyed relative peace for many generations; however, a Devil King has appeared, endangering the lives of innocents and destroying the hard worked peace. Those who were strong to oppose him have decided to not be reborn there after dying at his hands or the hands of his minions, thus, the number of souls that could stand against him is in decline, leaving this world as easy prey for the Devil King." Aqua explained, enthralling the green haired boy, who already seemed interested at the possibility of helping people.
Ochaco just sighed, "Of coure he would." Even though Izuku is being led into a trap, he always wants to help people.
"In order to save this world, the goddesses of both worlds have decided to invite worthy souls to be reincarnated into this world, allowing them to retain both body and memories!" Aqua continued her speech, although this time Izuku had concerns.
"But, what can I do? I'm quirkless." Izuku stated the obvious, thinking that choosing someone with a strong quirk would be the best idea… then he remembered what she said earlier, about Quirks getting better after being reborn… meaning that strong quirk users would rather remain as a new generation of heroes.
"True, and that is why I'll give you a boon of your choosing; it could be anything, from an artifact of tremendous power, to a talent of unlimited potential. Think about it! You'll finally be able to become the hero you always dreamed about, and the people of this world will get the hero they need; isn't this the best deal?" Aqua continued her selling speech, not failing to notice the hope in the eyes of the green haired boy.
Inko was still trying to calm herself, "I hate having to watch my baby boy being manipulated like this and not being able to do anything about it. Everyone else was in the same boat.
"What about the language barrier? I know a little bit of English, but I don't think that would help me in this new world." Izuku was quick to ask, hoping to not have to choose a multi-language quirk as his boon… although the idea of having a quick learning quirk was enticing, especially with the idea of grasping magic.
"Wouldn't that suck, having your chance of better powers being stripped away due to having to choose something else because of a technicality," Mineta said.
"Don't worry, with our divine and kind aid, we'll fill your brain with all the knowledge you need to head in into this new world!" Aqua cheerfully answered while showing a pamphlet to the green haired boy, it detailed the parts about the knowledge and the boon, but when he was about to read a warning label, the goddess took it away from him, covering said label with her hand in the process.
This action had everyone narrow their eyes. "What is she hiding now?" Questioned Tetsutetsu. It was already infuriating to everyone that she manipulating Izuku for her gain, but now it looks like she is hiding something that is potentially dangerous.
"I was reading that." Izuku gave a mild complain, unable to raise his voice against a woman.
"Now you only need to choose your boon and you'll be ready to go; choose now, and become the hero you always dreamed to be!" Aqua cheerfully said as she threw up a bunch of sheets of paper, all of them containing detailed descriptions of an artifact or a special talent, akin to a powerful quirk.
"What are you doing?!" Izuku nearly screamed as he quickly began to gather the scattered papers, how was he expected to make such crucial choice while facing such disorder?
"She seems to be trying to get this process over with and hoping Izuku doesn't have the patience to sort through all the papers and just chose the first powerful looking one," Shoto analyzed.
"She could at least be patient with Izuku, she is already manipulating him," grumbled Kota. He didn't like that his hero was being put through this but Aqua could at least make it easier for him, not harder.
Aqua returned to her chair and sat with the idea that this won't take long; she has done this enough times to know that those born quirkless had a tendency to select the first thing they saw as remotely powerful, be it an artifact or otherwise, that's why she didn't pay any attention to the fact that the boy had gathered all the pages she had thrown, as that couldn't prolong his choice by much… then she saw him carefully reading each page.
"Heh," Bakugo chuckled, "She clearly doesn't know that damn nerd will read everything."
"A mace that only the owner can lift, it is made with the heart of a savage storm and enables…" Izuku muttered as he read one of the descriptions, listing pros and cons at a fast rate.
"Could you please choose quickly? All of that is pretty much the same." Aqua tried to speed up things, not liking being away from her fancy suite in heaven.
"Well fuck you too, you bitch." This surprisingly came from Ochaco, who was thoroughly down with Aqua and what she was doing to Deku. Tenya wanted to reprimand her but couldn't find the will to since he inwardly agreed with Ochaco.
"I'm sorry, but I need to think this carefully, it is a life changing choice after all. Why is this named 'crown of intellect' when it only reduces mana costs for magic?" Izuku excused himself and continued his muttering, to which Aqua decided to summon a large bowl with potato chips, because this seemed to be a long session in the making.
"Turning your entire body into a steel-like material? Sounds like an amazing quirk!" Izuku seemed excited about becoming a man of steel, to which Aqua sighed in relief, because she was about to finish all the chips, and the boy had kept his muttering for far too long.
"There is no data about the magnetic properties of this material… or the fusion temperature or…" Izuku's muttering returned full force, earning a groan from the goddess, who was at her limit.
"And so are we." Came from the audience, though about Aqua and not Izuku.
"I have more people to attend, you know?" Aqua finally pushed an issue that the boy would have to heed, it was a lie, but she didn't want to spend more time in this place.
"I'm sorry, Aqua-sama! It wasn't my intention to stop you from doing your job." Izuku was quick to apologize, making that sorry face that was able to melt away any anger.
"Just… just choose already." Aqua weakly demanded, unable to stay angry against such pure heart.
"I don't think anyone can, well except for Bakugo." Stated Denki. Everyone agreed with him as they felt like they need to go to Izuku and tell him that everything is fin and not his fault. Hell, it's probably genetic, due to Mrs. Midoryia having the same anger-crippling effect when she is sad.
"Of course; I'll find a corner to study all of this while you tend to the others, no need to keep all your precious attention on me." Izuku proposed while starting to stand up, obviously about to wander off to find a place where he could read and mutter while not bothering her… this made Aqua snap…
"JUST PICK UP ONE!" Aqua finally screamed, unable to keep up with the nerd before he.
Third times the charm as Inko exploded once more, "I WILL KILL HER, I DON'T CARE IF IT IS WRONG OR THAT SHE IS A DEVINE BEING. I WILL KILL HER AND-(CUT!)"
"I can't! There is too much to consider, and…" Izuku began to panic, not wanting to antagonize the goddess before him; yet unable to go against his instincts, for he felt that making a mistake was far too probable for his liking.
"Just ask for the most powerful thing in the bunch!" Aqua continued to push the green haired boy, cinnamon roll or not, he was too annoying for her.
"AFTER THAT HER LEGS WILL BE NEXT AND- (CUT! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! CUT)"
"Wouldn't that be you?" Izuku asked in worry, not wanting to say something so imprecise.
"JUST DO IT!" Aqua screamed once more, just wishing for the boy to disappear.
"THEN ONCE SHE FEELS SAFE I WILL- (IS THIS WOMAN PART YANDERE!)
"I'll take the most powerful thing available!" Izuku finally surrendered, unable to face the now angry goddess, just as he said those words, the pages on his hands vanished, making the goddess give a sigh of relief.
AND AFTER ALL OF THAT IS DONE, I Will enjoy a nice glass of wine." With a sigh, Inko finished her rant. While everyone else was just gotten their new nightmares for the next week, or month, or year. Thankfully Delekmaster, who everyone forgot was there, spawned some noise-canceling earmuffs for Kota and Eri. Also, on an unrelated note, everyone has decided to make sure to treat Izuku particularly nice.
"Now stay in the magic circle and don't move, whatever you have chosen will either appear in your hands, or become a part of you." Aqua spoke again in her solemn voice, but the moment she made the circle appear at Izuku's feet, another circle appeared at hers.
"Wait, what?" Itsuka and everyone were confused. Why was there a circle appearing under Aqua? Isn't here only supposed to be one for the purpose of sending Izuku to a new world. Then they paled when a thought came to mind.
"Eh? What is happening?" Aqua asked in alarm, making the boy worry at her words.
"Is something wrong?" Izuku asked full of concern; then an angel descended from above, her beautiful visage brought peace to the boy, but dread to the goddess, who looked about to cry.
It also brought a mix of peace and dread to the audience. Peace because of the beauty of the angel. Dread due to realizing that Aqua is going to be taken alongside Izuku. And for some reason, they felt as if Aqua held no usefulness, maybe even less.
"Aqua-sama, we are all moved by you selfless sacrifice; in venturing to volunteer to accompany this pure heart, you have made way for redemption and compensation." The beautiful angel spoke, greatly confusing Izuku.
"I wasn't volunteering! He was supposed to get one of the trinkets!" Aqua's words actually surprised Izuku, who didn't know what to believe anymore.
"Fear not, Aqua-sama; once you defeat the devil king, you'll return to us with a higher rank as reward. As for this pure heart, any wish he has at the end of the journey will be granted without fault." The angel spoke again, gaining Izuku's attention.
"Does that mean I can return home with whatever skills and artifacts I gain?!" Izuku's hope was that of returning to his mother, and become a hero as he intended, a dream so pure that without noticing, he was the most luminous being in the room.
Everyone was in awe at the heavenly light that Izuku shone and at his pure dream with no greed attached to it. Inko teared up hearing that her son, even though he might become incredibly powerful, would wish to return to her.
"If that is your desire, so be it; now go, and bring peace and light to this troubled world." The Angel confirmed, and the light began to grow in intensity.
"No! I don't want to go there!" Aqua kept screaming and banging on the walls of the magic circle, obviously afraid of setting foot in the mortal world.
"I hope she receives her comeuppance," said Momo, who felt a satisfaction watching this terrible goddess make a mockery of herself. "Trust me Momo, all of us do." Jiro supported her.
"Don't worry, Aqua-sama; with your power and a good plan, we can overcome anything, and I'll work really hard to return home, and bringing you back." Izuku's words were pure and courageous, but to Aqua they were empty, for no one has managed to accomplish the task.
"WHAT!" Everyone was furious. "You mean to tell me that this she-devil sent my son on an impossible quest!" Inko was nettled, but less explosive due to using her angered energy beforehand.
Within seconds, the boy and the goddess were enveloped in light, and then transported to the other world, a world where they'll have to learn a lot of what it means to be a hero, what it means to be a friend, and what is the meaning of being human. As the light faded, the angel looked at the empty chairs, and gave a longing sigh.
"Please, oh radiant one, teach divinity to that failure of a goddess." The angel softly prayed, wanting the best for who was her superior not too long ago, and wishing for the day the boy will gain his wings, as she, and many others were waiting for him in heaven.
Alright, the second chapter is done. Sorry for the wait, but something came up with the family and Online Learning has just started for my district. Anyway, Inko Midoriya may be a little OOC in this but I fully believe she would have this reaction if she saw someone toying and manipulating her son as Aqua did. Tried to include most people here, missed some, will try to get them to talk later. If you are wondering on how they are watching words, they aren't. A voice is narrating the words. You think of the voice that is narrating, not my job. If you have comments, post a review. To that one guest review, How would I make a story with that idea. Leave Constructive criticism and that is all. Stay Safe.