A/N: I don't own MHA
Wow it has been a good minute since I updated this. Sorry guys I won't lie I got heavily distracted by the other five stories I got. I should really work out a better updating schedule than the randomness I currently work with.
Quirk Name': Saint's Flow
Abilities:
Halo Veins: When activating his quirk Izuku gains two sets of glowing lines that loosely resemble a nervous system all over his body. One set is lime green while the other is a dark violet. When his quirk is turned off all the way the glowing lines, which Izuku has nicknamed Halo Veins, have faded out mint green and and faded out light violet glows to them.
Super Strength: Unknown limit but allows to jump around at incredible distances. Increased durability as result. Can channel more energy to attacks to give more power but can result in pain or injury for Izuku.
Super Speed: Currently can run at Max speed of 120 kilometers per hour. (33.3 m/s)
Healing ability: Can focus energy to heal self faster and others but can leave the Izuku is used on tired after. Can give headaches if used too much in a short time.
Blast: Charges up energy that user can throw like a projectile with different effects:
Green blast: Energy forms into a green ball that when it is thrown breaks upon impact with force and sends a small shockwave of force that pushes everything slightly away from where it hits.
Supercharged Green blast: Izuku forces more energy into a green blast that can multiply it's affects. Can strain his arm and make his arm unusable for a bit if strained too hard. Requires two hands.
Supreme Green blast: Izuku uses different flowing strands of green energy that he shoots out simultaneously that create a green blast that has the power of forty green blasts combined. Extremely dangerous to use as even the slightest bit of a misstep could result in the energy releasing early in Izuku's arm and injuring it gravely.
Purple blast: Energy forms into a purple ball surrounded by purple flames. Flames do not burn user and burn out in a flash once blast impacts something. Flames disappear instantly but do burn anything near where the blast impacts.
Supercharged Purple Blast: Izuku forces more energy into a purple blast that can multiply it's affects. If used too often in a shirt span it too overloaded with energy can lead to danger for burning his arms. Requires two hands.
Mold: Blue energy that can be held like a solid object and molded into many things. Dense but light weight. Can be used to bring things closer to Izuku or swing from object to object. If used for too long or the mold takes damage can lead to a mental strain on Izuku that begins with a nosebleed. Over time as Izuku has used it bright blue lines gave formed the ridges and lines on his hands and lower forearms.
Electricity: Izuku can conduct yellow electricity inside of himself that he can release in any direction. If he charges up too much to release he will shirt circuit his bodily functions and be paralyzed momentarily. Usage has caused yellow arcs of electricity to start shooting around in his sclera. Can be used to give Izuku a quick boost of energy.
Wings: Izuku has a pair of wings that can be materialized with a flown of energy or vice-versa. Wings are green in color and most feathers have small purple flames that are mostly harmless but give feathers a burnt appearance. Wings have own senses of feeling that Izuku gains instantly. Wingspan is 6 meters Izuku has lost his wings since having them ripped out in the attack at USJ
Devil's Sight: In Izuku's left eye there is an infusion of red energy stolen from the Nomu at USJ. Red halo veins cover the left side of his face in a crack like design, even running through his left eye, leaving res cracks of energy through his sclera and iris and leaving his pupil blood red. Through using this energy his left eye can see better in the dark, but everything is in shades of red. A flash of light will be more blinding than usual and will shut off the eye momentarily.
Ping: Izuku can release a small amount of energy using his red halo veins and locate any nearby Saints or demonic powers. However when he does this every person with powers like his in the area can feel his energy as well. Only Izuku can see where the others are with this, anyone caught under it is just aware of his ping and general area.
Transformations: Izuku channels more energy from the halo that activates a new state or transformation. Currently Izuku has two transformations and one unknown:
Transformation - Saint's Rage: Izuku activates all abilities at once, forcing him and the halo into a state of higher work. Can cause extreme exhaustion in Izuku and requires a long cool down. Physical changes involve purple flames coming from his eyes and his skin taking on a purple hue.
Transformation - Saint's Demons: Only accessed by extreme stress or anger. Izuku loses all sense of reasoning and control and becomes extremely violent. All of Izuku's abilities are locked off and he only has access to increased super strength, super speed and healing ability. Gains long claws for fingers that are extremely sharp. Physical changes include black leathery skin, halo veins all become thicker with only a dark purple fluid, horns that go back across his head and his eyes become solid black orbs that cause fear in anyone who sees them from all of the malice Izuku gives off in this state. A flat part of the left horn is permanently sticking out of Izuku's skull, believed to be there because of the ted energy. This transformation is extremely dangerous for Izuku to use because he has no control over himself and will attack anything he sees.
Transformation - ???: Nothing is known about this transformation yet except that it might be triggered by inverse emotions of his Saint's Demons transformation. Theorized to be an angelic transformation.
Izuku was nervous as an understatement. Today was the day he would tell Momo exactly how he felt about her, how amazing ahe was and hiw hot it was that she could make a gun out of thin air. For any giy in Izuku's blood line that was pretty much the hottest thing a girl could ever do.
He tried to fix the bow tie again but Izuku really couldn't do it at all. He sighed before he left the room and wejt to the room two rooms away from his, Aoyama's. Knocking on the door he waited for a minute before he remembered that Aoyama had left the night before.
"Ah damn." Izuku sighed as he went to the door in between his and Aoyama's room, Shoto's room. Knocking in the door he onoy wauted a few seconds before the fire and ice user opened the door.
"Hello Midoriya." Shoto greeted him. "What do you need?"
"Please tell me you can tie a bow tie." Izuku said as he pointed to the poorly tied cloth around his neck.
Shoto blinked, not expecting that. "I do. Give me one second." Shoto said as he grabbed the bow tie. He began to tie it correctly. "Do you two know when you'll be back?"
"I didn't actually think to ask." Izuku admitted. "Kinda too busy preoccupied with other things."
"Like admitting your affection for Yaoyorozu?" Shoto asked.
"When did you get involved in emotional stuff?" Izuku asked.
"Spending time here kinda makes that happen to all of us." Shoto said. "Plus Ashido was saying something about it last night."
"Figures she would." Izuku sighed.
"If you're nervous about it I think you shouldn't be. You both obviously like each other and nothing negative would come of it." Shoto finished with tying the bow tie.
"You know after this I should help you get a romantic partner." Izuku made a smirk.
Shoto shook his head. "No. I only talk in nore than oassing to two girls in this class as it is and one of them is Ashido."
"Well who's the other?" Izuku asked even though he knew it was the frog girl of the class.
"Asui." Shoto answered.
"Why not ask her on a date?" Izuku figured he could get that ball rolling for Tsuyu since he did say he would.
"I doubt she would want a date with the guy who has father issues he is working through, even if I were at a place of readiness to have a relationship." The white and red haired boy replied.
"That's fair reasoning." The leading Saint nodded. "Well if you wanna talk about girls I would say talk to me but I apparently don't know what I am doing."
"I'll talk to Neito or Kirishima. They are the only guys here in relationships."
"True." Izuku exhaled. "I'm still nervous as fuck."
"You beat a thing meant to kill All Might into the ground. You run a group of the possibly most powerful people in our generation."
"Your monotone voice is good for motivational speaking surprisingly."
"Perhaps because what I am saying is factual and the monotone supports that."
"You're gonna use that a lot aren't you?"
"If it calms you down like this then perhaps."
Izuku smirked as they both left the room. "Can't argue with that. I'm dumb so as many people as possible being there to use sense and such is smart."
"You call yourself dumb but you built a weapon and are in the most prestigious school in the country in the top course and have one of the highest scores."
"Um I lack common sense then."
"That is plausible."
"Aw thanks"
They both entered the commons and only four other people were down there, Ochaco, Hanta, Eri and Katsuki.
"Well fuck that's a good suit." Hanta remarked as he saw the purple clad leader of the class.
"Trying to do something today?" Ochaco raised an eyebrow and smiled.
"Not something... someone." Hanta grinned
"I don't like what you are insinuating." Izuku said. "This suit is for business."
"Are you really taking your necklace and sunglasses?" Katsuki asked.
"I can tuck the necklace in and the shades are non negotiable." Izuku stated.
"When will you be back?" Eri asked.
"No clue but it will be tonight." Izuku smiled at the girl for reassurance.
"Who's in charge while you are gone?" Hanta asked.
"Neito." Izuku didn't hesitate to answer. "He is responsible."
"Saying that like some of us aren't." Hanta replied.
"I caused a power outage, broke down that door, accidentally got three of us faded as all hell, all in the past week." The leading Saint replied.
"That sounds like a fun time." Ochaco joked.
"The power outage was fun." The tape elbowed teenager nodded. "We should do that again."
"No." Katsuki wacked Hanta over the head. "We have to stop being stupid."
"Feel like we kinda just nose dived into the stupid side of that and it is unavoidable at this point."
"You know it bothers me sometimes that we are kinda stupid but also probably the strongest of our generation because of the Saints." Katsuki stated.
"That's the thrill of being a Saint." The leading Saint chuckled.
"Try to actually get somewhere in your relationship for once."
"Hey I don't question your relationship status!"
"Because I don't have one."
"Let's set Katsuki up with the kitchen." Hanta laughed.
"Or a anger management class." Ochaco giggled.
"I'll find a pot to throw at you two." The explosive teen replied.
Suddenly a sound of something hard hitting the ground by the stairs made everyone look and see Mina, looking like she just threw a chair to get their attention.
"Hello!" The pink girl said with excitement. "We spent many hard working hours to make this happen!" She pointed up the stairs to show Momo walking down, looking absolutely stunning.
Momo's hair had been taken out of her usual spiky ponytail and was cascading down over her left shoulder. She had put on an elegant crimson red dress that would definitely make people look twice with matching heels and she had her signature Morningstar pendant hanging around her neck. She had light make up on that accented her onyx eyes that had a red ring around the irises.
Izuku was the first one to say anything. "Fucking hell you're beautiful." It dawned on the teen after he spoke exactly what he said, turning red from embarrassment. Momo had also turned red from his comment.
"I told you!" Mina clapped gleefully. "She doubted my skills!"
"I only said you were trying to do too much."
"Nonsense!"
"You two should get going." Shoto decided to save the two from Mina saying anything more to be... well Mina.
"For sure." Izuku nodded, his face now back to its regular color. He patted Eri on the head. "We'll be back tonight for sure."
"Bye Izu!" Eri waved.
"Bye guys." Momo waved to them as the two began to leave.
Izuku opened the door to the commons and motioned for Momo to go first. "Ladies first."
"Why aren't you going?"
"That's rude ma'am. For one I am a man. Secondly I am your bodyguard for the night."
"Is that a black licorice in your ear?" The girl looked at Izuku's ear.
"No that's my earpiece as a bodyguard."
"That's a black licorice."
"No it's an earpiece." The piece of black licorice fell out of Izuku's ear at that moment, hitting the ground because Izuku didn't bother to catch it. "Okay it was black licorice."
"You're an idiot." Momo laughed.
"Well I am the idiot who is your bodyguard. What does that say about you?"
"I'm being guarded by an idiot."
"Wait." Izuku didn't think of that option when he first asked the question. "You know I will cry. I am not above it."
"You cried over a chicken you killed with Neito a few weeks ago." Momo remembered the story Kyoka told her about the chicken Izuku dropped from a rooftop to see if it would fly.
"William was a great man... Er, Chicken." Izuku defended.
"You killed him."
"That was gravity!" Izuku continued to defend himself as they exited U.A.'s campus.
"Izuku... you dropped a chicken... from a rooftop." The girl gave him a flat look.
"His name was William." The Saint's leader stated.
"Doesn't change that you dropped William."
"William got killed by gravity. I will avenge him."
"How?!" Momo gave Izuku a dumb look. "You can't fight gravity!"
"When you are stupid you can do anything!" The halo user declared like it was a proverb.
Momo ignored that statement to point to the limo her parents sent to transport the two.
Soon the two were at Momo's estate, a few groundskeepers tending to the yard.
"Miss Yaoyorozu." A servant greeted the two kids. "Master and Mistress Yaoyorozu are expecting you in the parlor."
"Thank you." The teen nodded as she made her way through the large estate, Izuku following.
Upon getting to the parlor the two parents of Momo were found talking together by a window overlooking their extravagant garden, the adults turning when they saw the two teens. Both adults were dressed lavishly in black with dark red trimmings. Miss Yaoyorozu having an elegant dress that was black with red circling the ends of her dress and the one sleeve it had over her left arm. Mister Yaoyorozu having a black tuxedo with a red shirt under his coat.
"Hello Momo. The ride was well?" Her mother asked, gaining a nod from her daughter.
"How has my sweet pea been?" Mister Yaoyorozu had a large smile.
"I have been well."
"Splendid. How about you Midoriya my boy?" The man turned to the teen next to his daughter.
"I got banned from an event at school and then unbanned." Izuku replied.
"I was the same way in my youth." The man gave a hearty laugh. "Did you start a gambling ring at your high school like me?" He was curious if he and Izuku had more parallels.
"No but now that you-" Before Izuku could continue Momo covered his mouth with her hands.
"No gambling." The girl said flatly.
"Buzz kill." Izuku grumbled as the girl removed her hands from his face.
"Same for you dear." Miss Yaoyorozu suddenly having a darker edged tone of Momo's tone she had just used.
"Of co-urse." Mister Yaoyorozu nodded hard. "I don't gamble anymore."
"Wonderful." The matriarch had an instant smile. She turned back to the two teens. "Guests will start appearing in an hour. I am glad you are both presentable." Izuku felt that the second part was aimed at just him. It wasn't really as questionable when the woman did say he comes of as a hoodlum last time they saw each other. "I would like to have a private talk with my daughter."
"Ah I can show Midoriya around." Mister Yaoyorozu said as he patted Izuku's shoulder.
"Oh cool." Izuku went along with it."
"See you Izuku." Momo waved as Izuku was led out by the patriarch Yaoyorozu.
"Tell me Midoriya." The man said as he was guiding the boy through the main hall. "What was your emotions upon seeing my daughter at USJ?" He was actually curious bro hear it from Izuku personally.
"Right before my transformation?"
"Yes. I just want to hear more about it. I admit your transformation is something of interest."
"I was thinking... " Izuku paused to try to gather every thought he had felt at USJ in the moment he thought Momo was dead. "That I failed. That I was useless and too worthless to protect a friend... it made me made at myself so much that my transformation happened and all of my anger was targeted at Nomu."
"You are a good kid." Mister Yaoyorozu stated. "I believe that those words your father said are completely off."
"What?" Izuku got confused, how did this guy know about his poor relationship with his own father? Only Nezu, his mom and the Saints should know about that.
"Midoriya The Syndicate is very resourceful. I know your father is Spitfire." The man seemed to grow a said frown. "The stuff me and my wife learned were not good. That man is a good example of someone who deserves a good beating."
"How-"
"Syndicate." The man answered. "My wife wanted to out this man for his abusive nature to a mere child but I asked her to wait til after I had a talk with you."
"Why?" Izuku looked at the man in confusion.
"I wanted to see if you have that same problem I did. I see it in your eyes son. You feel that outing him as the abusive person he is isn't what would be the most rewarding thing you could do. You want to desperately prove that he was wrong, that you aren't worthless. You want to win his approval deep down despite what he has done should make his opinion not matter anymore... I was like that with my parents." The man stated. Izuku was listening intently because he knew everything the man was saying was true. Part of him felt a need to get his father's approval despite how much the rest of him feared his father or hated the man to his core.
"Wait your parents?" The teen asked.
"I wasn't born in this life of luxury like my beautiful wife. I was born to poor parents who didn't want a child and never bothered to be parents. They didn't care for anything I did at all. I wanted just one thing I did to make them say that they were proud of me but nothing came of it. They were not good people and it took me years to understand that constantly wanting their approval was unhealthy. After that I decided to find something that actually matters to fill that find of self worth."
"What helps?" The teen was curious.
"Well I met this charming woman who scared the bejesus out of me." The man laughed. "She saw what she wanted in life and took it. She decided she wanted me. That was the only point of approval that mattered to me after that and I can say that Kurenai is the best thing that has ever happened to me."
"Miss Yaoyorozu?"
"Yep. She was that help for me." He tapped his fingers on Izuku's shoulder. "Forget about your father's approval Midoriya. He is honestly scum in my opinion. If you need approval I suggest look to those that already give it. Seeking approval where it isn't will only make you hurt yourself." The man spoke from experience.
"Did your parents ever apologize?"
"No. I haven't talked to them in years. I don't even know for sure if they can even remember the fact that they had a son."
"But aren't you Yaoyorozu? The CEO of the Syndicate?"
"I am originally named Jin Shiraishi. I took Kurenai's last name because it is a better name than mine. That one only has pain with it."
"I don't know if I can just... forget that." Izuku admitted. "It was tough."
"It took me until my twenties to truly realize and get past my family issues. Don't try to rush yourself believing that because you can think you are over it that you truly are. It takes time. I do suggest however that you should expose your father for what he did. I doubt it was just him that has that mindset and this could be a way to get attention on others that think like that. It could help others who get out in situations like you were."
Izuku nodded. "I will think about it."
"You'll do the right thing." The man gained a more cheerful mood and patted Izuku's shoulder again. "I can tell you have a good heart."
"I kind of have a demonic transformation." The halo user pointed out.
"Yes but you used that to avenge my cupcake, that's some good actions right there."
"Remember to just make sure that they are who they appear to be." A woman said to the girl in front of her, a teen with bluish lavender hair and eyes.
"I understand."
"We will not engage at all yet, do not let slip your purpose nor your true identity. Make sure that it is true that he is in fact the type of Saint that is the enemy."
A little bit later Izuku and Momo were at a table talking while Momo's parents both went about mingling with the arrivals to the event.
"So what did my father say?" Momo was curious, especially since Izuku looked a little hard pressed.
"We just talked about life."
"Really?" Momo asked. "I figured he was asking about... your father." She wasn't sure if it could be mentioned yet around Izuku.
"Did your mom ask you about it?" Izuku wouldn't be surprised if Miss Yaoyorozu did ask Momo about it.
"After a bit she did." Momo admitted. "She asked about my health since returning to U.A., and then you. She said it took a lot of willpower and father to not just go after your father." Her mother really had an intense hate for Izuku's father after she found out what happened between Izuku and him years ago. It also made the woman gain a newer image of Izuku.
"Your dad did say that."
"Mother doesn't get that mad over many things. She still believes that she should just use every resource of The Syndicate to go after him."
"I kinda wanna see that." Izuku stated. "However I think I want to just drop it... I don't want to act like it never happened but I want to just... stop letting it affect me."
"Let's practice that here." Momo offered.
"Ah yes. Extravagant party and rich people." Izuku looked around the large room that had been filling with more people who had dealings with The Syndicate. "Perfect place to forget my troubles by hustling some money from suckers."
The creation user flicked his cheek. "No! Not here Izuku!"
"You really take the fun out of hustling."
"Izuku. This is a major event for my parents. Can't really have you here being, well you."
"I take offense."
"Izuku you know what I mean."
"Offense."
"Izuku."
"Offense."
"I'll flick you."
"And I'll cry. I'm not above it."
"You'll because I'm too strong for you to handle."
"Hey I survived having my finger ripped off."
"You don't even remember that."
"Says who?"
"You literally said you don't remember anything from your first transformation into that state."
"I need evidence."
"Your word is the evidence."
"Your face is the evidence."
"Your face is evidence of your dumbness."
"Rude." Izuku very lightly smacked Momo's head.
"You started it!"
"Well you were rude!"
"You are a bad bodyguard."
"How dare you insult my bodyguarding?" Izuku poked her arm.
"You just smacked me." Momo responded as she poked his arm back.
"That didn't hurt."
"Yea because you are weak."
"Ma'am I'll have you know I once lifted a sheet of paper. I work out hard."
"I don't think a piece of paper counts as working out."
"You haven't seen the piece of paper yet."
Momo actually snorted from laughter at that point. "You're a dork."
"No I'm a cool bodyguard."
"You're a dork."
"I will cry under this harassment."
"Bodyguards don't cry."
"Never said I was a good bodyguard."
"Izuku... you have implied it multiple times."
"I never said it explicitly."
"I'm getting a new bodyguard." Momo gave Izuku a playful look.
"You can't replace me."
"Watch me."
"I'm union. Not getting rid of me that easily."
"Well dang." Momo had a grin.
A teen approached the two. It was a girl their age with bluish lavender hair and similar colored eyes. She had on a pale blue dress and a dark lavender scarf. "Hello I am Saiko Intelli."
Momo nodded. "Hello. I heard out parents might be doing business soon."
The girl nodded in response. "They are discussing the details right now."
"What's the business?" Izuku asked.
Saiko seemed like it irritated her that Izuku didn't just automatically know her family business from her name. However she didn't let it get to her too much. "Intelworks. A research organization."
"Oh I think you guys actually had some of the tech that was used on me." Izuku remembered seeing that name when David Shield was researching Izuku.
"Oh?" That surprised Saiko. "Was there research on you? For what?"
"My quirk acted weird." The halo user explained. "They tried to find out what happened."
Saiko nodded. "Glad to be of assistance."
"Yea thanks for making sure I didn't die."
Another teen showed up, a girl with long gray hair and white eyes. She had a simple white dress and wasn't even casting a glance at Izuku and Momo, only looking at Saiko. "Your mother would like a word Miss Intelli."
Saiko nodded. "Of course." She looked at Izuku and Momo. "It was a pleasure to meet you." She had a lingering look on Izuku before she left, something that irked Momo. The other girl left with Saiko.
"She seems okay." Izuku stated.
"I don't like her." Momo replied.
"Why? She seemed okay."
"I don't know. Something just feels... off about her." Momo knew part of it was her being territorial about Izuku but something definitely felt off about that Saiko.
"She could be vegan." Izuku joked, making Momo laugh.
"Hello." Another person their age introduced himself. A pale blue skinned teen that had visible gills and shark like features, as well as dark blue hair and eyes. His suit was dark and had a blue bow tie. "I am Kisame Kunomi." He held out his hand to Momo.
"Hello. Momo Yaoyorozu." The creation user introduced herself, not liking the look that Kisame had.
"Would you care to dance?" He asked, motioning to the large area where music was playing from a small orchestra.
Momo looked at Izuku. "Does my bodyguard have a problem with this?"
Izuku looked at Kisame. "Yea. Blue is no good."
"Izuku your hands have blue lines on them." The creation user pointed out the blue effects of his mold ability.
"A simple no was fine." Kisame seemed annoyed and left.
"He really can't take an L."
"I didn't like that look he gave me."
"Well as your bodyguard I'll make sure no guy looks at you like that."
"Thank you." Momo was really glad Izuku was there. "I think I owe you a dance for that."
"Didn't you have to be here to like, do stuff?" Izuku asked, feeling embarrassed about his still lackluster dance ability.
"Mother and father will most likely start taking me around with the higher investors and staff of she Syndicate later. They want me to be as ready as possible when I take over the Syndicate."
"You got some serious power in life." The leading Saint commented. "Heir to the Syndicate and one of the right hands of the leader of the Saints."
"Well obviously, one of us has to actually be somewhere in life." Momo joked.
"Hello darling." Momo's mother was there. "It's time. We would like to introduce you to some of the board."
"I'll be back Izuku." Momo have him a reassuring smile and got up to follow her mother. "When I come back you owe me a dance."
"Since when did I owe you a dance?"
"Mountain Zone at USJ. I win the bet so I cash it in as a dance." Momo had a playful smile. "I want to see if the powerful Saint can dance as well as he runs his mouth."
"You might be surprised."
"I hope to be." Momo's smile got bigger as she left.
Izuku was left alone now, and the words Momo said got in his head. One of us has to actually be somewhere in life. What was Izuku doing compared to Momo? He was leading a group of teens that he honestly felt he might be a bit in over his head doing. Momo was the heir to one of the most powerful corporations in the world and so sure of herself. It made his insecurities begin to surface more. What was he even doing here? He was a impulsive troublemaking teen at a rich people event. What was Momo even doing around him? She was sophisticated and elegant, from a powerful family with a powerful quirk. He was a quirkless guy who came from one abusive parent and he spent have of his time doing insignificant jokes just to amuse himself. For fuck's sake he through a chicken off of a building at one point! What was he doing somewhere like this? He didn't belong here at all.
Izuku stood up and almost considered just up and leaving altogether, but decided against it in favor of just stepping out to the large patio overlooking the garden to just take a breath. It was beginning to get darker outside and the section of the balcony he took to was bare of people besides him. He leaned in the balcony and forced all of the thoughts from his head. Why was he letting himself get in his own head like that? He couldn't just boil himself down to some punk kid who likes trouble. He was Izuku Midoriya! The guy who went to hell and back in a day! He broke a thirty year record at one of the hardest hero schools to ever get into, and by a large ass gap! He literally destroyed a being created to kill the strongest hero in the world! How could he just forget that and shoot himself down so bad!? He is a Saint! Saints don't wallow in the mud!
"Hello Midoriya." The voice of Saiko got his attention and he turned to the girl.
"Hello Intelli." Izuku replied.
"May I ask what research was done on you? I wasn't aware of research being done on someone my age."
"Oh it was just my quirk. The thing decided to act weird after this one event at school. Everything is all good now."
"What acted odd?"
"My quirk is energy based. The energy decided to not flow right and such." He was beginning to wonder why this girl was so curious about his quirk. Sure he got researched by a lab that had some equipment from her family company but still. Especially with that studying look she had.
"My quirk is energy based too. However it doesn't make me have such fascinating glowing lines on me." Saiko meant the halo veins Izuku had.
"What does your quirk do?"
Saiko ignored this question by giving another question. "That is an intriguing necklace you have. Does it have a meaning?"
Izuku hadn't been realized his necklace was on the outside of his jacket until that point. He must have pulled it out while he was panicking. "Oh this? It's just a gift from my grandpa. He says it is the sign of loyalty and strength." In Johnny's words it was actually loyalty and badassery but same thing.
"Are you that guy from U.A.? The one from that attack last week?"
Was that why she was so curious about him? She recognized him from the news? "I am from U.A. but I wasn't the only one there."
"The one who had to be taken by a hazmat team." Saiko responded.
"Oh yeah that was me. That's when my quirk acted up."
"It was shocking to see that Villains had attacked in such a manner."
"Yea but my class was tough. They all stood their ground and showed the villains what's what."
"You have respect for your classmates."
"Well yea. Those guys got strength."
"I would say you do too if you can be walking around at an event like this just a week after the state you were in."
"Saints are built different." Izuku shrugged.
Saiko had a grin she had managed to hide so it was unnoticed by Izuku. She got to what she was there for. "Saints?"
"Not the religious type. It's a group my family has a lot to do with."
"I have never heard of them."
"Yea the Saints kind of went down for a bit but I'm getting them going again."
"What does the group do?"
"As I have it now I guess we are just a group of heroes."
"You already have members?"
"Yea. Twenty of us."
"That's a good number."
"It has quantity and quality."
Another voice got their attention. "There you are Saiko." Izuku turned to see a middle aged woman with dirty blonde hair in a ponytail, two bangs framing her face. She had a gray business suit and skirt. A pair of black oval like glasses over her sea green eyes.
"Hello mother." Saiko stated, letting Izuku know this is her mother.
"Who is this young man?" The woman asked while she sent an unnoticed split second glance at Izuku's necklace, a symbol of a group she did not like at all.
"Hello I am Izuku Midoriya."
"Oh, the son of Hisashi?" The woman said, noticing the slight look of anger that Izuku got. She made note of that. She was fully aware of who Izuku was, the abandoned son of Spitfire. As well as the descendant of the sociopath Johnny Gat.
"He is not my dad." Izuku replied. That man might be his father but there was no way he deserved to be his dad.
"Just a coincidence? I apologize." The woman said. "I am Miss Intelli." She made sure to not use her real name in case this boy knew the history of his group. While in the end of the timeline before the reverse she might not have been an enemy of the Saints she was now. Especially with her husband back, who was currently working on their project on the other side of the planet.
Izuku found it odd that the woman didn't use her first name, but went with it.
"Hello Midoriya." Momo's father showed up at that point.
"We'll take our leave of you." The older Intelli said as the two left.
"Hello Mister Yaoyorozu." Izuku said to the man.
"Bah call me Jin." The man waved off the first title.
"Feels weird though."
"Whatever works for you Midoriya." The man shrugged. "Some of our board is actually interested in seeing the boy from USJ who managed to scare the criminals into submission."
"How do they know it was me?" The halo user asked.
"Well I might have bragged about Momo here after she was safe from USJ. Then I bragged about her classmates." Jin explained. "Especially a teen who's presence scared grown men."
"Nice." Izuku grinned. "I have a reputation."
"Let's go." The man began to walk back inside, the teen following.
Izuku actually began to enjoy the party after a bit. Some of the board members from The Syndicate were very interested in what happened at USJ. Izuku told them about everything, except the stuff he couldn't really say like the halo. They liked his telling of his ability to just chat with other kids while in a bad situation, all three kids having no difficulty with the mountain at USJ. They all were definitely amazed by his count of the Nomu and how all of the students worked well to take it down as best they could. He had to rely on Jin for a bit about what happened during his Saint's Demons transformation because he didn't have the proper details. The adults all thought Izuku always a definite hero in the making to look out for and some even offered sponsorships or asked for him to turn to them for his gear needs.
It was a nice moment for Izuku, it showing that he could fit in with people of a higher social status, a growing worry he had around Momo. He was beginning to think he had nothing to worry about.
"Midoriya my boy that was a fantastic telling." A man named Rusev Petro, a Russian man of elderly age said. "Truly remarkable stuff for a young man like yourself to accomplish."
"Indeed. It reminds me of my days in Spain." Another man, Izuku believed his name was Ruiz, said. "Granted I was a few years older when I had my first moments as a hero. By the time you reach where I was I believe you will already be a high standing lad in the charts."
"I kind of stopped caring about the charts." Izuku admitted. "Like I want to be a hero but to me my goal is to be the best leader of my group as I can be. Being the number one hero of my generation, if I do go for it, will be a side mission."
Jin nodded. "No doubt you will do both my boy. You are a capable young man."
"Speaking of the charts have you guys heard of what happened in Moscow just yesterday with the number two hero there? Teraform?" Rusev looked to his fellow board members. He was actually loosely related to Teraform because big his wife.
"Horrible stuff." An American board member shook his head. "I feel for his family."
"They say the monster is somewhere in Moscow still, so many search parties are there locking the city down." Rusev said.
"Did they-"
"Gentleman I must excuse Midoriya from us if we are going to discuss such matters." Jin said as he looked to Izuku.
"Okay." Izuku nodded and walked away, wondering what was bad happening in Moscow.
Izuku actually didn't know what to do now. Momo was nowhere to be seen, as was her mother. Jin was talking about something serious in Moscow that he couldn't participate in. That actually was everyone he would want to talk to at the event. He decided to just find his way back to his seat and just chill. On the way to his seat however he passed by a group of people his age who got his attention.
"Hey nice shades man." A guy said. The guy had spiky pink hair and his eyes were also just pink, no white sclera or anything, his eyes were just pure bright pink orbs.
"Why thank you." Izuku stopped walking to say that.
"You're from the news." Another teen said. This guy looked kind of plain. He had short brown hair and brown eyes. Only thing that was not plain looking about him were his enlarged upper canines that weren't contained by his mouth being closed. "U.A. right?"
"Yep." Izuku nodded.
"Surprised you are up this soon after that." The pink haired guy said. "Shiketsu would definitely not have let us just up and get ourselves into trouble like you did earlier this week." The guy must have been one of the people to put two and two together and realize but was Izuku in that event when Izuku rescued Eri.
"That was coincidental." Izuku stated.
"Does U.A. just let that happen?"
"Nah. I got yelled at pretty good." Izuku admitted.
"Hey so what is the deal with that girl?" Izuku saw that it was that shark like teen Kisame. He must have been talking about Momo.
"What do you mean what is the deal with her?" Izuku felt like he was going to get mad in a second.
"Like are you two a thing or is she good to go? Because she can get it."
Yea Izuku was going to get mad. "I doubt she would want it from you."
"She looks like she'd want it from any-" Kisame didn't get to finish that sentence when Izuku slammed a left hook right into the shark like teen's nose, actually breaking it and sending the teen toppling over a table behind him. No one was seated at the table luckily when Kisame hit the table and it fell to its side under the sudden impact.
The action got everyone in the large ballroom looking in that direction to see Izuku angrily looking at Kisame and the other teens taking a step back, noticing a black fluid in Izuku's veins.
"Midoriya!" Jin was the first to react, he quickly left his group to make sure Izuku wouldn't attack the other teen any more.
Izuku realized he just attacked a kid of one of the people that the hosts are supposed to be doing business with, that most definitely might have thrown a wrench into things for that particular business deal.
"Sorry." Izuku said to Jin as he left, going back outside.
"Neito man." Minoru came down the stairs holding Izuku's Ouija board. "I know we shouldn't touch this thing but it's going insane. I could hear it through the ceiling."
"It's doing what?" Neito looked up from Kyoka's music sheets.
"Is that a board game?" Eri has never seen the board before.
"It's a Ouija board." Kyoka said. "A rude one."
"What is it saying?" The One For All user asked and Minoru set it on the table.
"It keeps asking for the boss." Minoru said. "And calling me rude names."
Neito looked at the board. "What do you need?"
The board staring to move on its own.
Where is the halo bearer
"Not here." Neito replied. "Is this important or do you just want to insult him again?"
Emergency
"What emergency?" Neito got confused.
The halo only said a few more words before it stopped moving completely.
Beware the demon
Izuku muttered some curses as he sat on the edge one of the small fountains in the garden. He can't believe he just up and punched that dick causing a scene. Did he really have to resort to getting that pissed that fucking quick? The thoughts from before about his lack of belief of himself belonging there began to resurface.
"Izuku?" Momo said as she walked around one of the corners of the hedge maze. She knew he was out there and wanted to make sure he was okay. She had seen the black liquid and knew something that shark teen said must have pissed Izuku off. "Izuku are you okay?"
"I didn't get punched." Izuku was looking at the ground. All of his negative thoughts swimming around his head. They finally spilled out at that moment. "Why do you even like me?"
The question caught Momo off guard. "What?"
"Why do you even like me?" Izuku's voice had raised. "I'm not worth it."
"Izuku why would you think that?"
"I just punched a guy!" Izuku had stood up and faced Momo. "He said literally one comment about you and I had so little self control that I punched him into a table!"
"He was a jerk." Momo didn't even know what it was the shark teen said. "You're not worthless."
"How do I even fit in here! Everyone here is a wealthy person or someone who matters and I am just a kid who's father left him to die in an alley!" Izuku was beginning to tear up. "Why do you like me!? You're literally a modern day princess and I'm alley trash!"
Momo didn't say anything for a second, this hit her out of nowhere. She never expected Izuku to just implode from his problems. She knew he had them but he always was so carefree, she didn't expect him to have such a low picture of himself deep down. "Izuku... you're not alley trash."
"What else do you call a kid who was left to die in an alley!?" Izuku argued. "Alley tra-"
Momo wasn't proud exactly of her reaction to his words and her idea of getting him to stop, by slapping him across the face. Izuku did stop talking however because it surprised nthe hell out of him that she slapped him.
"Izuku Midoriya." Momo had a stern tone as she kept her crimson and onyx eyes on Izuku's own emerald and crimson eyes. "You. are. not. alley trash. You are the most talented guy I have ever met and you are worth way too much as a person to even compare yourself to anything from an alley. I have never met someone who is smart enough to build their own weapon at the age of fifteen that outshines modern day technology and still be childish enough to make a masturbation joke while fighting a supervillain. You can't keep measuring yourself by what happened between you and your father. You were just a kid and he clearly doesn't know shit from shine if he thought for a second that you had no potential whatsoever. Stop holding yourself by his standards and hold yourself by your own standards. Or anyone of the people who joined a group that has a backstory that sounds too bizarre to be true because they all clearly see that potential that you have. You are a great person, who is probably the greatest hero of our generation." By the point that Izuku was crying still but happily.
All of Izuku's self hatred and insecurities in that moment just washed away and he hugged Momo tightly. "Why are you so great?"
"I love you stupid." Momo did something she had been wanting to do for a while and kissed Izuku on the lips.
The action caught Izuku off guard but not even a second later he returned it.
In that moment Izuku was the happiest he had ever been in his life and gold liquid filled his halo veins completely, before his body gave off a golden light.
A/N: End of chapter 20. Sorry it's been a minute since this story was updated but hopefully that ending was worth it. I wanted to go over his transformation more but I didn't want to steal from the sweet moment there. The transformation actually has something I KNOW you all will love. If you want to know I plan on calling the transformation Saint's Grace.
Izuku is not going to immediately get over what his father did because honestly no one would be able to just easily move past something like that. This was a big step but he will still have steps he takes to get past it. I have an end goal for the tension between him and his father and OOOOOO do I really want to get to that part and the arc it is in because that whole arc is so impactful to the story and the characters. Honestly I don't know if anyone, even me, is ready for that Arc and I will say which arc I am referring to when we get to it, because damn do it have consequences and shit going on. I expect at least some tears and they might just be from me but that is a risk I am willing to take.
I dropped another Saints Row baddie here and I hope someone gets it because I feel like the description definitely points to the two. I dropped hints of two arcs I am going to deal with later, because I kinda like showing stuff way earlier than right before it happens, like it actually does exist before it is directly in the story.
Here is my advertisement for my other stories. I really suggest that if you like my writing my other stories are good. Personally I like Eyes of a Demon because of its unique world building, which takes stuff from Demon Slayer but I do kinda take liberties with how the world works (kinda like here).
Now I do that thing where I reply to things:
NeoGamer93: Yea Izuku is getting visions of the future. Not all of the visions are of the same fight but more or less some of the most important fights.
venomruby: I honestly thought I did bad at first incorporating them (I believe this story had an iffy start. It's good but I coulda done better) Glad you like it and I will continue to show the incorporations as the story goes.
Now I know I said last chapter that this one would be the last before the Sports Festival but it still is, but the next one will have stuff going on in it before the Festival really starts, like explaining Izuku's new transformation and his/Momo's relationship
Hope you all liked the chapter, let me know how it is and have a good day!